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  • The Ender Quartet Box Set  (The Ender Quintet, #1-4) by Orson Scott Card

    The Ender Quartet Box Set (The Ender Quintet, #1-4) by Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This boxed set contains Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind. Ender's Game Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers...
  • Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane

    Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***WARNING!!! This book is a Part 1 and contains a heavy cliffhanger that will not be resolved until Part 2, True Traitor is released at the end of July 2015!*** Gracus Adrastor, First Commander of the ship Adaria, had been circling the planet Earth for more than two years now...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane

    Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The gift was Emily Smith’s curse, and she’d have killed herself long ago if her mother hadn’t died giving birth to her autistic sister. The baby needed her, and that was enough to keep Emily in the world. She’d never known peace in her life; the curse kept them isolated and on the move as they sought to flee the spirits of the dead...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Jett by Tasha Black

    Jett by Tasha Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She thinks he's annoyingly cocky. He thinks she's a nun.Madeline Atwater hasn't been given a lot of choices in her life. When her twin sister unexpectedly dies, Madeline takes the opportunity to honor her memory and change the dangerous trajectory of her own life...
  • The Naga Maverick's Determined Mate by Robin O'Connor

    The Naga Maverick's Determined Mate by Robin O'Connor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayed, I end up on a Naga-infested planet, and the golden one? He thinks he can be my knight. CosimaAfter a horrible hostage situation, I thought I was rescued, only to find myself betrayed and trapped on the next awful planet. There’s snake people here! They terrify me, and then one shows up with a freaking dragon.When Zsekhet, the dragon rider, casts me intense looks...
  • A Dragonlings' Haunted Halloween by S.E. Smith

    A Dragonlings' Haunted Halloween by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    During one of her many excursions exploring the palace, Cara Truman discovers a vast underground chamber that turns out to be the perfect place for her next invention. Soon, her dream of building the ultimate playground for the Dragonlings is a reality...
  • Whammo Ranch by Jerry Boyd

    Whammo Ranch by Jerry Boyd

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A saucer comes in damaged, with sick people aboard. A deadly plague threatens Earth. Can Bob and his crew save the day? Will Bob's good nature cost him his life? Julie's boss wants to retire. Can she handle running the restaurant? Can Bob find her the help she needs? Dee has come down with a terrible case of pedestrianism...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  ai  book  fiction  humor  sci-fi
  • Drace by Ava Ross

    Drace by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a fierce alien dragon warrior claim his mate before she’s stolen from him forever?Aria: Determined to overcome my scaredy-cat status, I make a dare-me checklist. First on the list? Sign up for the Driegon mail-order bride selection...
  • Rescued by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rescued by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I may have almost died on this planet, but it hasn't broken me yet.At least, I'm working real hard to toughen up and become the kind of woman who'll be ready to board that spaceship and kick some Grivath a**.But, thanks to the way the overprotective warrior at my side insists on hovering, you'd be forgiven for thinking I'm fragile...
  • Argan by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Argan by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Celia Kyle writing as Erin Tate.Argan’s honor as a Preor warrior made him defend her. Liquid Knot’s heart demanded she save him.  Liquid Knot—hacker extraordinaire—has made mistakes in her life, but none so big as getting an alien warrior sentenced to death.  His head is on the chopping block and the Preor leader is determined to follow the letter of the law...
  • Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Star-trading Clan Korval—known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as "the Dragon"—has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll...
  • Protected by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Protected by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What’s scarier than being abducted from Earth and almost eaten by cannibals? The idea of falling in love with a huge alien warrior.Just a few days ago, I was living my best life. Now? I’m on the run on a strange alien planet. Thanks to my short temper and a severe lack of self-control, I’m being hunted, and it’s only a matter of time before I end up captured or dead...
  • The Arcav Captain's Queen by Hope Hart

    The Arcav Captain's Queen by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She 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...
  • A Green Christmas! by Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack

    A Green Christmas! by Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Let it snow! Christmas is just a couple days away, and Zack can't wait to go back to Earth and have a white Christmas in Vermont. But with a cosmic storm in the forecast, the Nelsons have to cancel their travel plans and spend Christmas on their new home planet. Zack is really upset ... until the storm hits and green flakes start falling from the sky. Could they be ..
  • Dark Cover by Jeffrey Burger

    Dark Cover by Jeffrey Burger

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space." ~Carl Sagan Secret, alien operatives have spent decades infiltrating humanity; government, military and key positions in the populous to prepare the world's population for control and mass slavery...
  • Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde

    Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The third book in the First Light Chronicles Series. The crew of the First Light enjoy the first safe harbor since they departed Freeground. While repairs are under way some of the crew get a chance to know each other better, including Captain Jonas Valent and Commander Ayan Rice...
  • The Modloch Empire by J.W. Murison

    The Modloch Empire by J.W. Murison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book three in the Steven Gordon series takes us in to the heart of the Modloch Empire. Humanity quickly becomes ensnared by galactic politics. The people of Earth have to choose a single representative and the President of the United States is elected. He leaves his office and rushes to the aid of the fleet, now trapped within the Modloch Emperor’s web...
  • Drago by Mikayla Lane

    Drago by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devon Sinclair loved her life. As one of the biggest parasites in DC, she spent every day bribing officials and ruining the American dream for the working class as she lobbied politicians on behalf of her clients. At the top of her game, she was highly sought after by every dirt bag corporation and scum with their own agenda to ruin America for financial gain and power...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi  romance
  • Rogue Warrior by Elin Wyn, Ava York

    Rogue Warrior by Elin Wyn, Ava York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don’t know if I can save Valtic from the darkness. But I’m damn well going to try.Every day I make a choice. Spread the light. Help where I can. Make sure my friends, my new family, are safe.But the darkness inside of Valtic calls me. I can see him fighting it with every breath.I want to, need to, help him. And not just as a doctor. His heated glances and fiery touch beckon me...
  • Ziva's Prince by Miranda Martin

    Ziva's Prince by Miranda Martin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I was a Princess of the Stars. I had everything, or so it seemed.On the Generation Ship I was a socialite. My life was lived in the public eye. It was great, on the outside. Everyone wanted me or wanted to be me.Then we crashed.Here we humans have a dragon-alien protector. The way he looks at my former ship-mate Riley is the one thing I never had. A man who saw me...
  • Draekon Pirate by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Pirate by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I 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...
  • Alien Hero's Claimed Bride by Juno Wells

    Alien Hero's Claimed Bride by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Abducted from Earth and now I’m being sold… Cassandra... Stranded and alone in a sector of space ruled by vicious queens, I’m losing hope of ever finding freedom. After being abducted, all I wanted was to escape from the aquatic species trying to sell me on the open market...
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    aliens  dragons  action-adventure  adult  book  dark  fiction  humor
  • Dragon King Charlie by Scott Baron, Gary Bennett

    Dragon King Charlie by Scott Baron, Gary Bennett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Charlie thought building a spaceship had been tough, so being king should be a piece of cake. Unfortunately, it was like a cake made of cement. Hard to swallow, and just might kill him.It was good being king, or so Charlie had believed. After an abrupt crash arrival, people had finally stopped trying to kill him - for the most part, anyway - and his new subjects respected him. Or feared him...
  • Red Planet Dragons of Tajss by Miranda Martin

    Red Planet Dragons of Tajss by Miranda Martin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Riley I was never meant to find out. No one was supposed to know. Yet I do. I know what's coming and it's up to me to stop it, for the survival of my entire race. Angota We destroyed Tajss to save it from ourselves. I've never doubted our cause. Until her. Until I find a secret plan that betrays everything my warrior race has ever stood for. Honor, respect, and treasuring our females...
  • DragonSeer by S. Rodman

    DragonSeer by S. Rodman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two lovers, our dragons, eggs on the way, and one cottage.It’s everything I need to be happy. But my partners were meant for greater things, I can feel it in my bones.Kirby is radiance and light. His presence is too big for a Welsh valley in the middle of nowhere.Cai is doing so well, but he is clearly a shattered man.They both need more and I need to give it to them. The world needs them too...
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    dragons  aliens  romance  fantasy  mlm  magic  paranormal  lgbtq
  • Draekon Guardian by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Guardian by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The big, bad, alien hero rescued me from the evil Zorahn.He sees to my every need.He sends me thoughtful presents.If someone threatens me, Yafet destroys them. He’s ruthless in his desire to keep me safe.And despite all of that, I can’t get him to take the next step.Kisses? Yes.Heavy petting? Again, yes.Anything more? Nope. He won’t go further even though he obviously wants to...
  • Draekon Holiday by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Holiday by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Day Two-Hundred-Something on the Prison Planet... ...And things are finally settling down. Life is slowly getting back to normal. Babies that won't sleep through the night? Check. Pregnancy cravings? We've got those, too. Fresh starts? Check. A new chapter in our lives? Check again. And people are leaving. Wait, what? If this is our last chance to be together, it's time to celebrate...
  • Daughter of Draekons by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Daughter of Draekons by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Daughter of Draekons is a short story set in the Exiled To The Prison Planet (Dragons in Exile) series. It does not not stand alone, and should be read after Draekon Destiny, Book 5. Catch up with everyone on the prison planet while you’re waiting for Draekon Fever. We're still stuck on the prison planet, and I'm pregnant. I cycle between three states. Hungry. Horny. Weepy...
  • Hael's Fury by Viola Grace

    Hael's Fury by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Minimizing natural disasters was all that Liv Hael lived for. Her matriarchal family tree had a long history of doing their duty to Drai and she was following in their footsteps. When she meets the dragon that she dreamed about, and he offers her a position in the Sector Guard, she can't believe her ears. Only one thing stands in the way of Liv and Vasu joining...
  • Dragon Summons by Viola Grace

    Dragon Summons by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 8, in the bestselling Sector Guard series.Assigned as Inventory Master to the newest Sector Guard base on Teklan, Roxanne is sure only of one thing, if the seductive singing in her mind doesn’t stop, she is going to go nuts. With a little investigation, she finds the source of the nocturnal music and tells it to shut up...
  • The Star Wars Storybook by Geraldine Richelson, George Lucas

    The Star Wars Storybook by Geraldine Richelson, George Lucas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The intergalactic adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance as they battle the evil Imperial forces which have overthrown the Old Republic...
  • The Continuing Mission by Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens

    The Continuing Mission by Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the first time, the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation is explored from the inside, told by the people who were there everyday putting out a television series without realizing that they were creating a lasting legacy. A true collectors item, it contains over 700 full-color photographs, many of which are from the personal collections of the people who created the series...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  space  sci-fi
  • Cracked Control by Viola Grace

    Cracked Control by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Addy was a lost Terran. Her ship was captured on the way to the Alliance training center, and she and the other occupants were held for experimentation. Months of agony with her fellow humans dying under the test-to-destruction methods of the researchers ended the day that Addy was taken to the edge of her limits...
  • My Alien Beast by Stasia Black

    My Alien Beast by Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Just because Giselle’s two best friends fell in love with alien hybrids and are now living their happily ever after’s in the King’s compound doesn’t mean Giselle feels left out… Sure they’ve got their adorable little half-alien winged babies and are happier than they’ve ever been but Giselle has a high-powered job and a full calendar of charity work and she’s… happy. Really...
  • Karos by Susan Hayes

    Karos by Susan Hayes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Looking for love on all the wrong planets? Try the Star-Crossed Dating Agency.Karos might have survived the war on Romak, but it left scars on his body, and his heart. Now he’s on Earth, assigned to guard the first alien embassy. His purpose is simple – protect his new home and everyone in it. This time, he won’t fail in his mission...
  • Let Me Love You by Miranda Martin

    Let Me Love You by Miranda Martin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's nothing a dragon warrior won't do to bring Valentine's Day to their treasure. Samil I'm not a warrior. I'm not as fast or as strong as the other males. No matter how hard I've tried, that's just not me. However, it's my memory of my mother that will allow the others to create the cho-co-lat for their mates. My dragon does long for one female. She's my chosen, but I'm not worthy of her...
  • Ranger by Kate Rudolph

    Ranger by Kate Rudolph

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's supposed to be a prince, not a prisoner...Things are as bad as they can get for Ranger when he's thrown in a cell and told he's about to be sold for a profit. But his captors don't know he's a dragon, and he's ready to rain fire on them all in payback.Until he meets Sidney.She's stronger than she looks...When Sidney discovers Ranger on the ship, it throws her world into upheaval...
  • Corsar by Becca Colton

    Corsar by Becca Colton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I thought I’d seen it all. And then the green guys showed up and abducted me.Me and a few other girls destined for slavery crashed a spaceship on an alien planet. The green aliens weren’t happy about that.While running through an alien jungle, avoiding slavers, giant spiders, and who knows what else, I found myself rescued...
  • Stargate Atlantis: Secrets by Jo Graham, Melissa Scott

    Stargate Atlantis: Secrets by Jo Graham, Melissa Scott

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Old secrets, new truths…It is the aftermath of battle. Scattered and struggling to regroup, Colonel Sheppard’s team face their darkest days yet in the war against the Wraith Queen, Death.Continuing her perilous masquerade as Queen Steelflower, Teyla Emmagan’s friendship with Guide grows stronger...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  space  sci-fi
  • The Furies by Jo Graham

    The Furies by Jo Graham

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Enemy WithinWhen disaster strikes, the Atlantis team resort to desperate measures in their bid to save Doctor Rodney McKay from the clutches of Queen Death...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  space  sci-fi
  • Fenrir by Luna Hunter

    Fenrir by Luna Hunter

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a fiery dragon shifter and a curvy human linguist save the universe? When Abigail Snow discovers her college boyfriend has been cheating on her, she uses her degree in alien languages to get as far away from Earth -- and men -- as possible. On planet Audur, she meets Fenrir Dagursson, heir to the throne of Clan Dagur...
  • Alien Captain's Claimed Bride by Juno Wells

    Alien Captain's Claimed Bride by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being the only female on a ship full of hot dragon warriors would be a dream come true for most women. Stacy If it weren’t for all the wounded pouring into her med-center, Stacy might enjoy the novelty of being surrounded by so many admiring dragon males. Even a heads up when a battle was brewing would help. However their taciturn captain left much to be desired when it came to communication...
  • Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You can't go home again..
  • Orphan Star by Alan Dean Foster

    Orphan Star by Alan Dean Foster

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    One man in the Universe holds the key to the mystery of Flinx’s past–and that man is trying to kill him!It is a strange childhood for a kid, to be adopted by the restless Mother Mastiff and raised in the bustling marketplace of Drallar. Flinx never knew the mom and dad who abandoned him years ago. In fact, his birth has always been shrouded in mystery...
  • Dragon and Liberator by Timothy Zahn

    Dragon and Liberator by Timothy Zahn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jack Morgan 14, and Draycos, poet/warrior K’da dragon hiding as tattoo on his back face Neverlin, who killed Jack’s parents and destroyed the scout fleet of which Draycos was the sole survivor. When their friend Alison is captured, Jack gives himself up, and Draycos is imprisoned too...
  • The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen

    The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Getting back to Earth from the planet Tschai involved only stealing a spaceship or having one built to order — for Tschai was the abode of several intelligent star-born races and, as such, had spaceyards. But Adam Reith's problem was not so simple...
  • Flinx Transcendent by Alan Dean Foster

    Flinx Transcendent by Alan Dean Foster

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From one of the most brilliant imaginations in science fiction comes Flinx Transcendent, Alan Dean Foster's thrilling conclusion to the series that began over thirty-five years ago-the epic adventures of Flinx and his flying minidrag companion, Pip...
  • Experiment b4hR by Miranda Martin

    Experiment b4hR by Miranda Martin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m a monster. The moment I see her, I know. This beauty is my treasure.Once I was a male to be admired and desired. That was before. Before the experiments, before the procedures. Now I’m a monster.A beast.I didn’t mean to kidnap Sophia. I saw her and I acted. Now I can’t let her go. I won’t. She must understand what I know. We are meant to be together.SophiaAs if life wasn’t hard enough...
  • Doctor Who: The Infinity Doctors by Lance Parkin

    Doctor Who: The Infinity Doctors by Lance Parkin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Sing about the past again, and sing that same old song. Tell me what you know, so I can tell you that you're wrong." Gallifrey. The Doctor's home planet. For twenty thousand centuries the Gallifreyans have been the most powerful race in the cosmos. They have circumnavigated infinity and eternity, harnessed science and conquered death...
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