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  • Forever Defend by Michael Anderle, Emily Beresford

    Forever Defend by Michael Anderle, Emily Beresford

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Some forget why she was called the Queen Bitch. Not Anymore. Bethany Anne is going stir crazy after more than a decade of having to be 'The Empress.' Now, her advisors have to deal with an Empress who is determined to be on the front line.The Ixtali's come to the Etheric Empire, hat in hand.Nathan decides that the best way to handle soft intelligence, is to create a new company...
  • Rebel by Jenny Schwartz

    Rebel by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life is complicated along the Hadrian Line. Decisions made on the border will decide the fate of the entire Human Sector.Nora is adjusting to her new role as a player in the games of the powerful. She's gained some interesting enemies and some even more dubious allies. She has also been presented with a unique opportunity, courtesy of Jonah...
  • The Ceph Sector by Jenny Schwartz

    The Ceph Sector by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The legendary Ceph have been in stasis for forty two millennia. In a century, they’ll wake. History remembers them as an unstoppable force, employing a mysterious power to decimate sentient life on the planets they attacked. Jaya’s first mission as a new Shaman Justice is to lead an expedition into the perilous Ceph Sector...
  • Binary Pair by Michael-Scott Earle

    Binary Pair by Michael-Scott Earle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What do you get when you mix Firefly, Mass Effect, and Shadowrun together? You get Star Justice. The latest action packed series from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Michael-Scott Earle. ***Following the hint given by Persephone, the crew arrives at planet Y-114-a...
  • Bell's Beloved by Hannah Walker

    Bell's Beloved by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bellan ‘Bell’ Nimeri loved Niko Dastria with all his heart. Knowing Niko was his lifemate from the moment he set eyes on him was bittersweet. Surrounded by unknown threats, becoming more than friends wasn't an option. Besides, he didn't think Niko had the same feelings as he did. What’s more, Niko would need to accept both sides of Bell’s shifter personality, as he and his darintha are a team...
  • To Valor's Bid by M. Tress

    To Valor's Bid by M. Tress

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Desmond McLaughlin was just getting through his life and trying to survive. A 9-5 job and a hobby that cost more than it earned left him just enough money to afford a crappy apartment and time to dream of something better. He was expecting to spend most of his life like this.He hadn’t expected to be greeted by a CIA agent waiting inside his house one evening...
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  • 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...
  • Taking Vengeance by Cynthia Sax

    Taking Vengeance by Cynthia Sax

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • Dark Ambitions by Michelle Diener

    Dark Ambitions by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's been months since Rose McKenzie was taken far from Earth. She's trying to make a place for herself amongst the Grih, with help from her Grihan lover, Captain Dav Jallan, and the dangerous and loyal Sazo, a powerful artificial intelligence who's integrated with an infamous Class 5 battleship...
  • Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

    Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fliss 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...
  • Relic of Sorrows by Lindsay Buroker

    Relic of Sorrows by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Captain Alisa Marchenko finally has a lead on finding her daughter, but her passengers want her to take them on their quest instead. Even though the Star Nomad is her ship, they have power she cannot fight, and she finds herself with no choice but to accept another detour. But the ancient relic they seek has the ability to destroy worlds and is coveted by many...
  • 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...
  • Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

    Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    With the man who kidnapped her daughter imprisoned aboard her ship, Captain Alisa Marchenko is closer than ever to reuniting her family. But her new guest has been in a coma for weeks, with the secret to her daughter's location locked away in his mind. She must find a way to sneak him into a state-of-the-art hospital on Arkadius, a planet in the heart of Alliance territory...
  • Brilliant Starlight by Anna Carven

    Brilliant Starlight by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Abbey 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...
  • 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...
  • Draekon Warrior by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Warrior by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Captured in space. Imprisoned. Sold to the highest bidder. But my biggest problem is this bossy, aggravating, impossible, alien who’s supposed to rescue me. The bossy alien I kissed. That might have been a mistake.Kadir is dangerous. I’ve seen him fight, and his body is littered with scars. He’s a soldier. A warrior. And when he loses control, he turns into a big scary dragon and breathes fire...
  • 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...
  • Cosmic Catalyst by Jenny Schwartz

    Cosmic Catalyst by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ASIN B076PSPMHH moved to latest edition as per guidelinesEveryone has secrets. But some people will risk the galaxy to protect theirs. When starship shaman Jaya Romanov and her new mate partner, galactic bounty hunter and robot wolf shifter, Vulf Trent, saved the galaxy from the deadly actions of a determined geriatric terrorist, they forgot that old Earth truism: no good deed goes unpunished...
  • 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...
  • Unfrozen by Regine Abel

    Unfrozen by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the penitentiary ship she's incarcerated in gets sucked into an anomaly, Lydia barely survives the crash onto an alien planet. Only the sadistic experiments performed on her by the prison's scientist allow her to survive this harsh and dangerous world. The future looks grim until she stumbles upon a magnificent city of ice and its most unusual inhabitant...
  • 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...
  • Her Robot Wolf: Gift of Gaia by Jenny Schwartz

    Her Robot Wolf: Gift of Gaia by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jaya Romanov is an independent star ship shaman. She studies the energy flows of the universe and—for a price—will harness them to her employer’s purpose. Wormholes are a whole lot safer to travel when a shaman guides the jump. Vulf Trent is a bounty hunter. It was that or join the family business, piracy, and Vulf is too much the lone wolf to tolerate the demands of a large pirate crew...
  • Warriors' Claim by Michele Mills

    Warriors' Claim by Michele Mills

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three Xylan Warriors. One female Cyborg… Wyric, Zaxon and Bex. Trish can’t stop staring at the three handsome warriors who’ve recently moved in next door. She’s supposed to be helping them upgrade their facility, but Trish can’t keep her eyes off of their perfect physiques. Loving the sound of their harsh voices and their fierce demands. Wanting them. All three of them...
  • Shattered Earth by Jenny Schwartz

    Shattered Earth by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The scum of the galaxy are using Earth as a nuclear winter death camp. It outrages pirate captain Kohia Jekyll’s sense of justice. No one deserves to die agonizingly of radiation poisoning, especially not on the planet humanity had to evacuate seven generations ago. So Kohia intends to close the prison camp down...
  • The General's Mate by C.W. Gray

    The General's Mate by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to the Blue Solace: (Sequel to "The Mercenary's Mate") Leti Ando and Will Hackett are certain about one thing in all the galaxy. They love one another. Now that they are mated, it's time to meet Hack's parents and settle into their new home. In a normal courtship, the two would spend time getting to know one another and reveling in their love. Normal isn't what they get...
  • Vexing Voss by Gail Koger

    Vexing Voss by Gail Koger

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For Voss, a Coletti Warlord, conquering the universe is a piece of cake. After all, he's a master of psychic seduction; no one can resist him when he sets his mind to it.Zoey Jones is determined to find her mother's killer. Surrendering to a fierce Coletti warrior is the last thing on her mind...
  • 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...
  • Claimed by the Cyborgs by Grace Goodwin

    Claimed by the Cyborgs by Grace Goodwin

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Prillon warrior Thomar Arcas is the royal heir to his ancestor’s legacy of dishonor, betrayal and death. When he was captured by the Hive, some on his home world cheered. Some sighed with relief. None shed a tear.Thomar, along with his second, Varin, break free and destroy an enemy base, barely escaping with their lives. They transport to The Colony, the last refuge for contaminated males...
  • 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...
  • Gracie's Touch by S.E. Smith

    Gracie's Touch by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Gracie Jones was little more than a child when the Earth was invaded by an alien species. Escaping into the subway tunnels of New York City, she hid in fear of being captured. Discovered by four men who became her protectors, she fought alongside them and they became known as the Freedom Five...
  • Ghost of a Machine by Cynthia Sax

    Ghost of a Machine by Cynthia Sax

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fragile. Stubborn. His. Ghost, a C Model cyborg, has disconnected his machine from his human side. Severely damaged, he knows two things—the curvy human female on his ship belongs to him and he must keep her safe. He’ll stop at nothing to protect her, claim her, make her his. Primitive. Damaged. Hers. Lethe has seen the savage side of beings...
  • Devoured by Evangeline Anderson

    Devoured by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Tess Hughes is on the run from her abusive ex-husband. The problem is, he’s a detective and there’s no place on Earth he can’t find her. Solution? Hide somewhere that’s not on Earth—the Kindred Mother Ship. That’s how she winds up posing as Pairing Puppet—one of the robotic mistresses that service the Unmated Males of the Kindred who need a little sexual stress release from time to time...
  • Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase

    Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Moire Cameron, former NASA explorer and web pilot, now has a working ship, a loyal crew, an unexpected son, and a valuable Earthlike planet to protect from the clutches of Toren. Then Ennis, the only one to discover her secret, is captured by Toren--and Moire discovers crucial information that could help end the crab-human war...
  • The Skypirate by Justine Davis

    The Skypirate by Justine Davis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dax, a skypirate hunted to the ends of the universe by the cruel interstellar Coalition, can't escape the allure of Captain Califa Claxton. A chance to destroy the Coalition awaits them, and in the white heat of their explosive union a new bond may be forged - souls joined by a magnificent love...
  • Asylum by Kali Argent

    Asylum by Kali Argent

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a male dominated world, Alliance Commander Olivia Jacobson has spent most of her adult life clawing her way up the ranks, but her dream of commanding her own post has always been just beyond her grasp. With the discovery of a new planet, a new race, and the relocation of Alpha Station: X21, her dream is finally within reach...
  • Doc's Orders by Cynthia Sax

    Doc's Orders by Cynthia Sax

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wants both sides of her cyborg—the medic AND the beast. *** A fully functional cyborg is balanced. His machine half and his organic half work together to produce the perfect warrior. Doc isn’t fully functional. The G Model operates at the two extremes. When his machine is in complete control, he’s the logic-driven medic, saving lifespans...
  • Shalia's Diary: Book 4 by Tracy St. John

    Shalia's Diary: Book 4 by Tracy St. John

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is a compilation from the free serial story blog ‘Shalia’s Diary – A Clans of Kalquor Story’ by Tracy St. John. It is highly recommended you read Shalia’s Diary, Books 1, 2, and 3 before reading this story. Shalia’s Diary Book 4 picks up immediately where Book 3 left off. Shalia feels ready for a little fun when the Kalquorian transport docks for shore leave at the Xniktix Space Station...
  • Game on Askole by Gail Koger

    Game on Askole by Gail Koger

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tihar travels to Earth to find and claim a Jones’ female. He knows they are fearless, psychic warriors and talented in bed sport. Ten minutes after meeting Sarah, Tihar knows the feisty, little human is the one he has been searching for. Now he must convince Sarah, she’s meant to be his. The first-time Sarah sees Tihar, she’s a bit freaked out...
  • Outlaw by Kali Argent

    Outlaw by Kali Argent

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being implicated in a murder she didn’t commit, Isla Blevins seeks sanctuary on the one planet where the Alliance can’t reach her. On Earth, she’s the heiress to a fortune, but on Xenthian, she’s an outsider without a single credit to her name. Heartbroken over the loss of her mother, afraid she could be next, and not knowing who to trust, she can’t imagine how things can get much worse...
  • Command Performance by Linnea Sinclair

    Command Performance by Linnea Sinclair

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evil aliens, an amorous cyborg and an unexpected trip to an alternate universe: just another day in the life of Captain Tasha Sebastian. And tomorrow's even better. .
  • Girl Gone Nova by Pauline Baird Jones

    Girl Gone Nova by Pauline Baird Jones

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NOTE: Alternate cover edition for ASIN B00EFB8IIG.Doc-Delilah Oliver Clementyne's-orders are simple: do the impossible and do it yesterday. A genius/bad ass, she does the impossible on a regular basis...
  • Warrior's Mate by Emma Alisyn

    Warrior's Mate by Emma Alisyn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    3rd book in the Yadeshi Brides series.A Dark Alien Prince + his unquenchable desire x his insatiable thirst = a warrior willing to defy a galaxy to claim his mate.Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth, warrior bride-in-training Gayle throws it away in order to sneak aboard a Yadeshi military vessel to escape imprisonment by her family...
  • Star Breaker by Viola Grace

    Star Breaker by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With an asteroid heading to Morganti, Kale volunteers to retrieve the Star Breaker, a weapon that has the ability to shatter anything in it's way. When he takes possession he feels a familiar presence, a star's Avatar is trapped within the sphere. Carella has been waiting for her freedom, and when her sphere collides with the asteroid, she is naked, free, and in the mood to blow something up...
  • Fate of the Beast by Sonia Nova

    Fate of the Beast by Sonia Nova

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Ambassador trying to hold peace… Being an Ambassador wasn't easy. It was even harder when you were the Earth Ambassador on an alien planet that was on the brink of war. As if Naomi didn’t have her hands full with war negotiations and ensuring the safety of humans on Agaria, the last straw is the beastly Ezak-X soldier who seems to push all her buttons wrong...
  • The Lowest Depths of Shame by Niall Teasdale

    The Lowest Depths of Shame by Niall Teasdale

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aneka and Ella have secured the end of the Herosian War. The Herosians are in disarray, disorganised and vulnerable. It seems that it is just a matter of time until everything can return to something near normal. There are worlds to liberate, but the Jenlay Navy has help from Old Earth and no one expects there to be any problem...
  • Star Navigator by Naomi Lucas

    Star Navigator by Naomi Lucas

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “It’s different because of Atlas,” she whispered, wholeheartedly feeling the truth of that statement. "I can say the most terribly erotic things in your ear," Atlas warned hotly from behind her. Reina stopped caring, and she doesn’t know why...
  • Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener

    Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Delaney has been kidnapped by aliens. Again. After only a month back on Earth with her hotnew alien boyfriend Ruckus, the deadly and devastatingly handsome prince Trystan has dragged her right back to his planet. While some girls may dream of winning a prince’s heart, Delaney just wishes this one would leave her alone...
  • Salvage Rights by Kelly Lucille

    Salvage Rights by Kelly Lucille

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Distant Worlds StoryFound on an abandoned salvage with no memory of who she is or how she ended up there, she becomes the salvage claim that powerful men will kill for. A truthsayer and a genetically tampered with Bruha, she has one chance to escape sexual slavery to a tyrant....His Brother.Lucan Warrung rules his pirate moon with an iron fist...
  • Genesis by Laurie Roma

    Genesis by Laurie Roma

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mya Spartan has lived a privileged life. She has a family who adores her, work that fulfills her, and enough credits to have everything she’s ever wanted. However, what she really wants isn’t something that can be bought…Alphas of their pack, Maddox, Daimon and Tavius Adaro, have created an empire with no equal...
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