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A Kiss of Frost by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan the warmth of the holiday season thaw an alien warrior’s frozen heart?When Katerina is faced with an unwanted marriage, she takes her younger sister and runs, only to discover a small band of misfits hiding in some ancient ruins. Their fight for survival grows even harder as the holidays approach - until a massive horned warrior appears in their camp... -
![I Married a Beast by Regine Abel]()
I Married a Beast by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe is the Beast of her dreams.Belle prayed for the day she would meet her Beast. As a proud monster lover, she signs up with the Prime Mating Agency for a chance to be paired with an exotic alien. The one she’s matched with exceeds her wildest fantasies...Categorized as:
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![The Strip Down by Honey Phillips]()
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... -
![A Family for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn]()
A Family for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA grumpy alien warrior. A pregnant librarian. A ready-made family?Wanda has never hankered after excitement - or romance. A quiet life as a small town librarian suits her just fine. But while she doesn’t need a man, she does want a child. Just as her hard-earned dreams come true, she is abducted by aliens... -
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![Scarred by Tana Stone]()
Scarred by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a tough, Drexian captain gets trapped on an alien planet with the human tribute bride he’s supposed to rescue? Without his clothes.Brok has vowed to track down the pretty human who was snatched by space pirates and return her to be matched with a Drexian warrior. One who isn’t battle-scarred and damaged, like him... -
![Sakar by Ella Blake]()
Sakar by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy two girls and I are going to be snowed in for Christmas and that’s fine with us, until an alien spacecraft crashes behind our wooded Maine home. I take the gorgeous Virilian, Prince Sakar, home with me. He’s injured and tracking an endangered alien dog with a taste for my neighbor’s goats... -
![Blaze by Tana Stone]()
Blaze by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI swore to myself that I’d never fall for an alien warrior. Now my life depends on trusting a Drexian I’d hoped to never see again.I was coming on board the Drexian space station to attend my cousin’s wedding. That was it. Despite every other woman on Earth falling all over themselves for one of the tough aliens, I wasn’t interested. Not even a little bit... -
![Daughter of the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn]()
Daughter of the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan a grieving alien warrior and a desperate mother overcome their painful pasts through the shared love of a child?One year ago, Jade’s husband was killed and the baby she had wanted for so long disappeared. She has been searching for her daughter ever since. Nothing - not even being abducted by aliens - is going to stop her... -
![Affiliations, Aliens, and Other Profitable Pursuits by Lyn Gala]()
Affiliations, Aliens, and Other Profitable Pursuits by Lyn Gala
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA desire for status has brought Ondry and Liam to a human world to trade, but dealing with humans has brought up all the old pain in Liam’s heart. Even though Ondry would do anything to protect his beloved palteia, he doesn’t know how to protect Liam from himself... -
![Dragon's Redemption by Miranda Martin]()
Dragon's Redemption by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJormund I have to have her. These other males can't care for her the way I will. They'll try to get her back, of course. What else could they do? I'll have to outsmart them to keep her. And keep her I will. She-who-is-mine will see, eventually. We are fated. She is my heart and my soul. Delilah I'm resigned to my life alone. Well, not really alone... -
![Alien Hunter's Fate by Ava Ross]()
Alien Hunter's Fate by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alien insists I’m his fated mate. After we escape a deadly alien game called the labyrinth, he says he’s keeping me. This deal was supposed to be simple. Take a shuttle to the space station. Connect with an alien in need of Slaking—their term, not mine. One week between the furs with no hearts involved, something I’m determined to avoid after being burned... -
![Space Mercenary's Prize by Lynnea Lee]()
Space Mercenary's Prize by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a tiny form crashes into me in the alley behind my old haunt, I don’t expect to find a half-dressed human female in my arms. Jenny brings out my instinct to guard and protect. Drunk and eager for a fight, I knock out her attacker and vow to take her home to Reka 5.There’s only one problem: Jenny’s owner wants her back.We wake the next morning with an enormous bounty on our heads... -
![Alien Pirate's Plunder by Ava Ross]()
Alien Pirate's Plunder by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alien pirate promises to give me a child. But what if he steals my heart?Aliens are real and they’re eager to Slake. What’s Slaking, you ask? It seems Xilan males go into a voracious heat period every three years, and there aren’t enough females to fulfill the needs of these beastly aliens. Enter me and other Earth females eager to have children... -
![Dragon's Isolation by Miranda Martin]()
Dragon's Isolation by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI've lost my happily ever after...My story was supposed to be over. We were supposed to grow old together in each other's arms and watch our tiny son become a man with a life of his own.The Zmaj, seven foot tall winged and scaled dragon warriors, are getting sick. It's stealing their memories and making them regress into primal barbarians, losing themselves completely... -
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![Alien Ruler Needs a Nanny by Tasha Black]()
Alien Ruler Needs a Nanny by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s in charge of an entire planet, but only she can rule his heart…Ba’shir Kreed is a hardworking single dad who also happens to be the leader of a planet of two billion souls. He is used to dealing with any issue that comes along. But he knows he’s got real problems the minute he lays eyes on his kids’ new Terran nanny... -
![Caveman Alien’s Cage by Calista Skye]()
Caveman Alien’s Cage by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe tied me up and put me in a cage. I should hate him.So why can’t I look away from his twitching pants?Morfan’ox is the most striking warrior in his caveman tribe.Supremely confident, eight feet tall, with bright green stripes and muscles from here to Earth, he moves like he owns this deadly alien jungle.I’ve barely talked to him, but he’s always on my mind.But his tribe and mine are enemies... -
![Conquering the Alien Commander by Bella Blair]()
Conquering the Alien Commander by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhatever it takes, I will never leave HER!ASHLEY: Taken by the Cryons during a rescue mission gone wrong, I thought my life was over. I prepared myself to die on an alien planet, swearing I would take some of the hateful Cryons with me.But a chance to escape leads me right into the arms of the Pandraxian’s superior commander, who claims I’m his mekarry—soulmate... -
![The Alien Tyrant's Conquest by Bella Blair]()
The Alien Tyrant's Conquest by Bella Blair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI can offer her a queenship, but not my heart, still, I need her to be MINE.AUDRA: I knew pissing my boss off was a bad idea. But I didn't know how bad until I am sent to The Tribulations to become fodder for the contestants. Resigned to my fate, I can hardly believe it when this golden god appears from out of nowhere to save me...Categorized as:
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![I Married A Dryad by Regine Abel]()
I Married A Dryad by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe was her perfect match.Fed up with the deadbeats and jerks infesting the standard dating pool, Maeve reaches out to the Prime Mating Agency, hoping to improve her luck. Her fear of ending up with some weird primitive alien is immediately alleviated when she’s paired with a stunning Edocit... -
![Protected by the Alien Mercenary by Robin O'Connor]()
Protected by the Alien Mercenary by Robin O'Connor
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTrapped in a terrible situation, I decide to hire a mercenary to help me escape. Pay him? I’m sure we’ll figure that out…RikkiI’ve been kidnapped and auctioned off. I’m not waiting around for my new ‘owner’ to do whatever he wants with me. When he leaves me with his guard in a sleazy bar, I see my chance...Categorized as:
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![Alien in Charge by Lili Zander]()
Alien in Charge by Lili Zander
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI have better things to do than babysit a human. And her cat.Someone has attacked the Human Federation Ambassador in Gehar territory, and out of an abundance of caution, the Empress has assigned me to protect the human until the culprit has been caught.The new Ambassador, and her kitten, Luna. (Short for Lunatic.)Yes, seriously... -
![Alien Savage's Stolen Bride by Juno Wells]()
Alien Savage's Stolen Bride by Juno Wells
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRebecca While fleeing a dying Earth I've endured cold, hunger and thirst. The one bright spot in my nightmare is my friend and fellow red-head, Willow. I've never had a friend like her before, one who I'd do anything for and she'd do the same for me. We're traveling to the Draconian home-world to accept an offer of sanctuary. Of course nothing in the universe is free... -
![Dragon's Secret by Miranda Martin]()
Dragon's Secret by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis isn't how I saw my life going. It's not what was supposed to happen and damn it, I want to live my dreams! As if. Every day it becomes clearer that I'm going to be the Mary Poppins of Tajss. I do love helping with all my friends' half-Zmaj, half-human babies but it also fuels the empty ache of wanting one of my own to hold and raise... -
![Dragon's Temptation by Miranda Martin]()
Dragon's Temptation by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's a simple mission, right? Not a thing. Go, meet the new group of massive alien-dragon Zmaj warriors who call themselves 'The Order', make friendly and come home with everyone on good terms and willing to work together. Survival on Tajss is hard, everyone needs more allies, it's a no-brainer. Easy. No problem whatsoever... -
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![Ensnared by the Alien Lord by Ella Blake]()
Ensnared by the Alien Lord by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScaronI go out on a hunting expedition and what do I return with? An alien female. I’d toss her out, but…she’s absurdly appealing to me. The longer I allow her to live on my ship, the less I want to kill her. With a looming showdown against our enemy to prepare for, the last thing I need is a female distracting me, but I cannot stay away and I would kill to protect her... -
![Alien Hope by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Hope by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsABBYI have a secret.I’m pregnant. With a human baby. And not a much-needed girl the Sea Sand Gahns would welcome.Nope. I’m carrying a 100% human male .So when the kind, quiet Bitter Sea warrior Kohka tells me he’s leaving for the Deep Sky settlement, I convince (aka, beg) him to take me along. I just need to get away from here... -
![Hunter: Desert Hunter / Alien Hunter / Galactic Gladiator Christmas by Anna Hackett]()
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... -
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Alien Hope by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTorn apart for ten years, can they reclaim their love? For as long as Emlan could remember, T’renan had been part of her life - friend, protector, confidant - but when she tried to show the massive alien warrior she wanted more, he left her. When she heard that he had been killed, she couldn't let herself believe he was really gone... -
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Alien Alliance by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLizabet always knew she wanted an alien warrior of her own, but can she handle two of them?Tired of waiting for T'kol to decide she's ready, Lizabet is determined to move on with her life and leave the massive horned warrior behind. However, an unexpected blizzard and a wrecked alien flyer alter more than her destination... -
![Consumed by Presley Hall]()
Consumed by Presley Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll 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... -
![Chained to the Stryxian by Ella Blake]()
Chained to the Stryxian by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArus Bor'vak understands machines better than people. He likes them better, too, so when human women begin to populate the Stryxian settlements, he finds it best to give them a wide berth. They’re beautiful, soft, and utterly incomprehensible, and none captures his attention like Keira Becker, the strong ex-lieutenant who makes him lose his tongue in her presence... -
![The Alien's Fire by Ella Blake]()
The Alien's Fire by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHarpHe’s my boss on this ship, but not the boss of me. At least that’s what I tell myself every time the gorgeous, icy-eyed—and hearted—Heveian warrior speaks to me. Or rather, growls at me. Despite his clear dislike of me, I have the dirtiest thoughts about the big guy... -
![Rita and the Raider by Honey Phillips]()
Rita and the Raider by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery good mating begins with a kidnapping… Worvak was taught to value honor above all else. When his honor demanded he sacrifice everything to save a friend, he didn't hesitate. But then a dangerous mission leads him to a fragile, dirty female with enough courage for ten warriors - a female he would do anything to call his own. For the first time in his life, his honor and his heart are at war... -
![The Alien's Challenge by Ella Maven]()
The Alien's Challenge by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe's all fang and no bite... until I push him too far.Tabitha: It's not like I'm a stranger to one-night stands, but I've never had a drunken make-out session with a horned, blue-skinned alien only for him to leave me with the female equivalent of blue balls. The jerk. Xavy's all talk but no bite... -
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![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... -
![The Buff Beast by Honey Phillips]()
The Buff Beast by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan Mina survive the icy cold of an alien winter? And melt the heart of the hardened alien warrior who rescues her?Her home. Her job. In a few short months, Mina has lost everything, including hope. Freezing and alone on a winter night, she isn't sure if she will make it to the next day. Or even if it matters.She wakes up to find herself naked and freezing, but no longer alone... -
![I Married Wonjin by Regine Abel]()
I Married Wonjin by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe once feared him but now cannot resist him…After decades of violence, the war pitting the human colony on Cibbos against the Yurus tribe has finally ended. Lara never expected that peace between their species would lead to a romantic entanglement with one of their former enemies. Resembling a cross between an orc and a minotaur, Wonjin looks nothing like how Lara had imagined a potential mate...Categorized as:
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![Assimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities by Lyn Gala]()
Assimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities by Lyn Gala
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOndry and Liam have settled into a good life, but their trading is still tied up with humans, and humans are always messy. When political changes at the human base lead Ondry to attempt a difficult trade, the pair find themselves entangled in human affairs. Liam wants to help the people he left and the worlds being torn apart... -
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Paladin by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA cyborg drowning in emotions and an abducted Earth woman trying not to feel.Abducted, enslaved, and constantly worried for her daughter, scientist Dr. Simone Li has had a rough few months. Now that she and her daughter, Grace, have been rescued by the fierce cyborgs of the House of Rone, she’s trying to make a life for them on the desert world of Carthago... -
![A Son for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn]()
A Son for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCan she create a new family with an alien warrior?On the anniversary of the disappearance of Mariah’s sister and nephew, Mariah returns to their last known location, expecting to find only painful memories. Instead, she encounters an alien spaceship and recklessly sneaks aboard, taking one last chance to be reunited with her family... -
![Tempted by an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross]()
Tempted by an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe hates him (not really). He hates her (not really?). But when she's kidnapped by the duskhorde, he mounts a bold rescue, only to be captured himself. Can they escape and find true love together?Zetar: After losing my mate to the disease, I promised never to love another. Then I meet Josie. She’s full of fire, and she tests my patience... -
![Flying in Spaceships with Aliens by Erin Raegan]()
Flying in Spaceships with Aliens by Erin Raegan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI once had what I thought were small dreams. Dreams that I was never sure if I would have the chance to pursue. Even so, I had been content. Happy. Or so I thought.All that changed when Killian entered my life. But just as quickly as he lifted me up, he shoved me down so far I didn’t think I would ever have the strength to find myself again... -
![Enemy of the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Enemy of the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the Bride Games.A year ago, I did the unthinkable.I helped a woman running from the Alien Bride Lottery.I spent three months in a federal prison for it, too.As soon as I got out, a secret organization recruited me. Our goal is to end the Bride Lottery program forever.So when my name is drawn in the Lottery this year, I know it’s a setup... -
![Drex by Ella Blake]()
Drex by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMadison McGurdy didn’t enter herself into the selection process to become mistress to a powerful Virilian male for the money. She did it to escape. When your obsessed ex is one of the most ruthless men in the world and there’s no place on Earth to hide from him (because you’ve tried), going to a faraway planet sounds like an adventure and a chance for a fresh start... -
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![Alien Betrothed by Luna Kingsley]()
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... -
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Scorched by Heather Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRachel: Mama always said that when I open my mouth, stupid comes out. I guess that's why instead of telling Grace the real reason I'm at the medical hut, I tell her I want to train to be a healer. It's not so bad, though. It's nice to give something back to the tribe, and also, it means I get to care for injured warrior Vantos... -
![Charlie's Order by Miranda Martin]()
Charlie's Order by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a member of the enemy Order, but his dragon staked its claim and he killed a Brother to defend me...CharlieI’m a scientist. Logic has always gotten me through, but there's no logic to love. Lusting over the alpha, domineering alien dragon man, sure, makes sense. But instant love? Fated mates? Impossible.Besides, he’s a member of the evil Order... -
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Rescued by the Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHumans lie. I learned that lesson once before.I thought I found a mate, but she betrayed us all.I won't let that happen again.Not even when I find Sia and four other females nearly dead on a defunct planet.Not when the lovely female is remanded to my custody.She's not being honest about what she knows.But with a little pressure, a little punishment, I might get her to talk.Teach her to obey... -
![Asia's Fate by Miranda Martin]()
Asia's Fate by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's an old saying that no plan survives contact with the enemy. But what if the enemy is your fated mate?AsiaFalling in love wasn’t part of the plan.I was supposed to be "captured", gather intel from the inside, then be rescued and returned to safety.But the moment I saw the enormous, electric blue scaled alien dragon warrior, my heart leapt into my throat... -
![Allie's Match by Miranda Martin]()
Allie's Match by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAllieI know Balan is 'the one' the instant we meet. It's hard to miss my breath catching in my throat, my heart galloping out of my chest, and my stomach deciding it's a gymnast. It's either love at first sight, or maybe I'm just dying.That's what it feels like when the new chisel featured Zmaj with a panty melting physique shows up and proceeds to completely ignore me...
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