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Tane by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs the battle against the invading aliens reaches its endgame, a group of bad boy bikers and mercenaries will stand and fight for humanity’s survival…Tane Rahia is good at one thing—fighting. Before the alien invasion, he fought as a mercenary in the worst jungle hellholes...Categorized as:
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Haven by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name's Bryn Mathis. I'm seventeen years old, and I'm alive at a critical time in our world's history, unlike all the adults and babies who didn't survive the virus that almost wiped out the human race. Alliances are building, enemies are gathering, and everything's about to reach the boiling point...Categorized as:
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War by A.G. Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings...Categorized as:
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Coveted by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHEATHERWhen I offered to help the scary alien hunter rescue his friend, I had no idea the seven feet tall brute planned on abducting me. Now I’m stuck in a shuttle with my growly, purple captor, speeding away from everything I ever knew.Nov’k is sinfully handsome, covered in muscles, and claims he wants to wake up every day with me in his arms. He makes me feel beautiful for once in my life... -
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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...Categorized as:
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Caveman Alien’s Enemy by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMia I’ve caught a dragon. He’s huge, silvery and so beautiful it physically hurts. Or maybe that’s just my urge to run away from such a deadly creature. But a sudden, icy blizzard is raging outside on this dinosaur-infested planet, and I’m stuck with this, our worst enemy. I’ve bound him with steel wire, but if he snaps them I think I might be in for a world of hurt... -
Ghost Towns by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinue the journey in the thrilling penultimate book of The Child Thief series (as we move toward the grand finale in Book 6!)Now that Robin has discovered a lead on her daughter, all she can think about is tracking her down. And her birth parents—whom Robin never dreamed she’d have the opportunity to meet...Categorized as:
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The Truth is Contagious by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Truth is Contagious, the epic conclusion to the award winning Contagium Series!A mysterious virus has infected most of the world’s population. This sickness transforms the living into violent “crazies” and eventually into the flesh-eating undead.Orissa and Hayden have survived in this new harrowing world...Categorized as:
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The Culling by Tricia Wentworth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings150 years after a virus wipes out most of the world’s population, Reagan Scott finds herself chosen for the State of the Union's fifth Culling. She will compete against 49 of the country's brightest girls. And then, of course, there are the 50 boys. She’ll have to pair up with one for her shot at becoming the next Presidential Couple... -
Beyond Surrender by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe final book in the bestselling, award-winning series... She's the heart of O'Kane liquor. He's the brains of the revolution. They're facing a war that could end their world. Again. On December 13th, the Beyond series comes to its climactic conclusion with Nessa and Ryder's story--and the final battle between the sectors and Eden...Categorized as:
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Loving Zorn (Zorn Warriors, #1-2) by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRal'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... -
When She's Wary by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBeing stolen from Earth has taught me that there's nothing in this universe to be trusted. Not people, not promises. So I make sure that I'm prepared for the worst at all times. I fill my homestead with pit traps. I make weapons for fun. I avoid my friendly neighbors.And I never leave my house if I can help it... -
Broken Dreamer by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLed by her dreams, she finds her way into the stars where fate conspires to put her exactly where she needs to be, in a hero’s path.When her parents died, Lyra was untethered. She left school, followed her dreams, and focused on keeping herself alive. She is not a fan of people and enjoys being alone... -
Loved by the Lion by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Monstrum Warrior who has vowed never to Claim a bride…An older woman, who thinks she’s done with Love…Can they come together to save the Earth…and each other?What’s the worst Christmas present imaginable? A cheating husband? An angry mob outside your front door? What about Menopause? Minister Emilia Oxley has gotten all three this Yuletide season and she could do without them all, thank you... -
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My Ant Monster Mate by Susan Trombley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYeseniaHunting giant ant aliens is never an easy job, but the opportunity to capture a male Menops before he imprints on a queen is too good to pass up. Even if it means putting up with a mouthy Artificial Intelligence and traveling to a planet restricted by the Cosmic Syndicate. Vengeance for humanity—for my family—is too important to let any obstacle stand in my way... -
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... -
Demon Defeat: Part 2 by M.J. Haag
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsListening to Molev's intuition that the west coast isn't safe, we start making plans to return to the community he and his brothers have made. However, the infected are changing. Into what, we're not sure, and we don't want to find out.Our final stand against the infected is coming, whether we want to admit it or not, and even with Molev at my side, I'm not sure I'll survive... -
The Torid Affair by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen 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...Categorized as:
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Kinn by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe hates the alien warriors that conquered her world. All of them but one...Serena lived by three rules - Survive. Fight back. Stay hidden. But that was before. Before she was caught and brought to T’Kinn, the most arrogant, annoying alien she’s ever met…and the sexiest. This alien isn’t just a warrior - he’s a healer, and a threat to every secret she has... -
Forbidden Letters by Elin Peer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCuriosity has the ability to turn the smartest person into a reckless fool. "Few dared live as close to the border as us. Not even the long-standing peace treaty between our two nations could make people forget how the savage Men of the North used to hunt down and kidnap women here... -
Rescued by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKORIV’N My mate’s scent calls to me. I hunt it, each step taking me closer to the one thing I came to Earth to find.These silly humans think they’ve captured me. What a joke. They’ve captured nothing! I’m here for my female, and nothing can stop me. I will find her, and I will claim her. She is mine!When my mate runs right into me and begs for me to take her away, I can hardly believe my ears... -
Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis 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...Categorized as:
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Warpaint by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 2 of 4 in the YA Dystopian APOCALYPSIS Series, suitable for older teens and adults. WARPAINT. My name’s Bryn Mathis. I’m seventeen years old, and I live in Kahayatle, otherwise known as The Everglades...Categorized as:
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Claimed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat’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...Categorized as:
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Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCONNIE I have a purple stalker. I don’t know what possessed me to hit the Xarc’n warrior with my bat, but now I have a stalker—a big purple stalker with fangs and horns. And to make things worse, I can’t go back to New Franklin.After my first night out on my own, I wake up all wrapped up and cuddly with a certain possessive hunter. He purrs like a giant cat and vows to protect me...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Adaptation by Pepper Pace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCarmella was still a teen when the Motherships first appeared dotting the skies over the Earth. For years the world tried to normalize while the silent Motherships hovered. And then THEY arrived, promising that they meant no harm. But within ten years eighty percent of the world’s population would be wiped out. Including everyone that Carmella loved... -
The Wanted by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you be willing to sacrifice to get what you Wanted? It's the question facing both Rosa and Joseph as they are pushed and pulled in unimaginable directions.It's the question Superior Grant answered with a resounding, -Anything and everything.-The only thing they want is to be back in each other's arms...Categorized as:
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The Genius by Elin Peer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith three degrees and the highest measured IQ in the Motherlands, Shelly Summers knows that she’s socially awkward. It doesn’t bother her since as the head engineer for Advances Technologies she has little time for social interactions anyway...Categorized as:
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The Warrior by Elin Peer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven the strongest man in the world has a weak spot! Magni knows what he wants and he’s used to getting it. As the second in command in the Northlands, he doesn’t care that he comes across as rude or domineering. Asking for permission or apologizing for his actions is for weaker men. Six months ago, Laura was Magni’s sweet and submissive young wife... -
Beyond Forever by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBefore they were the King and Queen… Six years before the Beyond series started, an ambitious bootlegger named Dallas O’Kane caught a very pretty thief named Lex with her hand in his safe. The rest is very sexy history...Categorized as:
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Risteard’s Unwilling Empress by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRistéard 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... -
Beyond Solitude by Kit Rocha
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a motorcycle accident leaves Derek Ford riding a desk at the O’Kane compound, the last thing he needs is a sexy new assistant upending his office and his life. But Mia isn’t scared of her domineering boss. The friction between them generates an undeniable heat—but Mia will not be kept, and Ford will do anything to protect what’s his... -
Corruption by Jessica Shirvington
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe thrilling finale to bestselling author Jessica Shirvington's Disruption series.How do you live with yourself when you've deceived the one you love? How do you move on when the person you've been fighting to save betrays you? Two years ago, Maggie Stevens began the hunt. Four weeks ago, Maggie's world fell apart, when she finally found what she'd been looking for...Categorized as:
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Raksha by Frankie Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings** Please note: The title of Raksha has been changed to Halo **She has no name. She has her knives; her training; her halo. The first and second give her the tools and the skill to defeat the opponents she is pitched against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be...Categorized as:
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Survivors by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…Survivors contains three action-packed novellas in the Hell Squad series.Includes:Nate – Long before the aliens invaded, former Marine Nate Caldwell came home a broken man. Going off-grid in a cabin he inherited in Australia’s Blue Mountains, he survived the invasion with only his dog Blue for company...Categorized as:
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Hemi by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the middle of an alien invasion, a big, tough, tattooed former mercenary is finally going to chase down his woman.Camryn McNab knows love is a lie. Okay, maybe not for everybody--her fellow soldiers on Squad Nine have managed to fall in love in the middle of a vicious alien attack. But it's not for her. She comes from two people incapable of love...Categorized as:
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Levi by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the middle of an alien invasion, a bad boy berserker collides with a spunky mechanic on a dangerous sabotage mission. Levi King has always lived rough. Raised by a biker dad, he fought for everything he had—including being president of the Iron Kings motorcycle club. But when the aliens invaded, he lost it all...Categorized as:
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Healing Her Patient by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman who struggles with infertility has given up on finding loveA warrior who thinks he will never be able to bond a brideThrown together on a mission where they must pretend to be Joined MatesWill their lie become a reality? Dr. Danielle Adams isn't looking for love. Health issues have rendered her unable to have kids and she has given up on finding a relationship... -
Actress for an Alien Prince by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe paparazzi is hounding me, my fiancé cheated on me, and I’m sick of living up to everyone else’s expectations. Former child star syndrome much? Yeah, I’ve got a chronic diagnosis.Is running away to another planet drastic? Maybe. But I’m ready and couldn’t be happier to sign my name on IEP’s dotted line. Luckily, I land a sweet job as an assistant on Tracarox... -
Designed Collision by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stranger walks through the woods and offers to take her from her broken world. Hell yes. With conditions.With the asteroid looming, she makes a run for a family farm and the animals therein. After the crash with communications cut off, she lives a routine of subsistence and survival with no other soul to speak to... -
Taken by the Pikosa Warlord by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHalimaI’m wrenched from a five thousand year sleep into a new world. It was supposed to be uninhabited. Humans were supposed to have died off. Those of us preserved in the stasis tanks were supposed to rebuild.But there were survivors.And now those survivors have formed factions. The leading tribes enslave those weaker and language keeps them apart...Categorized as:
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Bloody Sunset by Gwendolyn Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the steamy, thrilling conclusion of the Zombie Apocalypse Romance trilogy... Caitlin Meadows has survived a plane crash, malicious government foot soldiers, and a zombie infested wasteland. Her life is nothing like it was only several months prior, but her one bright spot is her beloved Jack Booker-- the man she never would have imagined for herself and now cannot live without... -
Rett by Mina Carter, Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thought they were on the same side. That mistake cost her everything... including her freedom. Anya dedicated her life to the fight against the alien invaders who had conquered Earth. Now that fight is over. The rebellion failed, the enemy won, and she knows exactly who to blame. He was her lover, her friend, and a spy for the aliens. Worse. He’s one of them… and she’s his prisoner...Categorized as:
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Wanting The Monster by Rena Marks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever judge a man by his looks, even when he has tentacles.Relion has so much more going for him. Protective. Playful. Caring. He’s become my best friend and it doesn’t even matter that we’re male and female. Or that we’re two entirely different species... -
Thrive by E.M. Raegan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe days are blurring together. I can’t seem to keep my eyes open at night. Terror follows us everywhere we go. Nowhere is safe. It’s spreading. Thriving. We can’t outrun it. All we can do is bunker down and pray it passes us by. But that’s wishful thinking. The ravaged will find us and there’s not a thing we can do to stop them. They are everywhere. I haven’t seen him. I haven’t spoken to him...Categorized as:
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Traitor's Mandate by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dreams I once had as a soldier fade to nothing, insignificant as the last battle for Earth looms darker each day.Whatever makes my mind unique could provide our rebellion with an army large enough to crush the Mandate and the other group circling in for the kill.If I can hold on.Because I’m dangerous—a bomb that could detonate and kill my friends and the man I love at any moment...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Thrive by E.M. Raegan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe days are blurring together. I can’t seem to keep my eyes open at night. Terror follows us everywhere we go. Nowhere is safe. It’s spreading. Thriving. We can’t outrun it. All we can do is bunker down and pray it passes us by. But that’s wishful thinking. The ravaged will find us and there’s not a thing we can do to stop them. They are everywhere. I haven’t seen him. I haven’t spoken to him...Categorized as:
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The Dancer by Elin Peer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the purest love can turn to the deepest hate. I was twelve when I promised Solo that I would one day marry him. Maybe I would have if he hadn’t gotten impatient and ruined everything that summer when I was fifteen. For the last seven years I’ve replaced the love I once felt for him with anger over his almost getting me killed...Categorized as:
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