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A Miracle for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCan an alien warrior who’s given up hope save a desperate woman and her unborn child?Lauren knew the decision to have a baby on her own wouldn’t be an easy one. She didn’t know that she would be kidnapped by aliens whose only interest in her is as a breeding vessel. A desperate attempt to escape leaves her trapped and isolated - and about to give birth... -
Tomlin by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDiscipline. Restraint. Control.Tomlin has been hiding his true nature his entire life, but cracks are beginning to show in his perfect facade. And then he meets a beautiful, intelligent female who could destroy all his barriers. He should run but he needs her help... he needs her.Etta is too thin and too plain to interest most men, and that suits her just fine... -
The Segonian by Dianne Duvall
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall brings readers the second stand-alone novel in a thrilling new sci-fi romance series full of action, humor, and happily-ever-afters.Eliana's life has never been what one might term ordinary. At least, it hasn't been for a very long time... -
Lab Rat One by Andrea K. Höst
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPart 2 of the Touchstone trilogy:In the months since Cassandra Devlin walked off Earth onto another planet, she has grappled with everything from making blankets to helping psychics battle the memories of monsters. Not able to find a way home, she has instead gained friends and a purpose... -
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The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsThe Culture--a humanoid/machine symbiotic society--has thrown up many great Game Players. One of the best is Jernau Morat Gurgeh, Player of Games, master of every board, computer and strategy. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel & incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game, a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor... -
Treyvon by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGeneral Treyvon Rayner is the Supreme Commander of the Kaliszian Defenses. He is the cousin and trusted friend of the Kaliszian Emperor, Emperor Liron Kalinin, in spite of Treyvon’s ancestor being one of the causes of the Great Infection so many centuries ago. It is never far from Treyvon's mind, and he vowed he'd spend his entire life trying to make things right... -
Salvage by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets can get a girl killed. Cherry Pendit knows to keep hers close. But what if it’s whispering to her? What if it’s warning her of danger on the galactic horizon, and only she can save her clan?To save the people she loves, Cherry will have to risk her life to rescue a man she’s never met.A hunted man, a man abandoned on a derelict space station, on the far side of a black hole...Categorized as:
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Sara and the Spymaster by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a passionate woman awaken a frozen warrior? Sara’s life is turned upside down when she is kidnapped by brutal aliens. Even after she’s rescued by an Imperial ship, she can’t return to Earth. The only person who seems concerned about her future is the icy alien warrior who interrogates her... -
Jacinda's Challenge by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsJotham is the King of the House of Protection. He was the youngest male ever to assume the position because of the sudden death of his father in Jotham’s twentieth cycle. In the last forty cycles, he married his life mate, Lata, and lost her in a transport accident. He had two sons and lost one due to his son’s own treachery... -
Corsairs: Straik by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhat’s worse than finding a lost ship full of stolen humans? It’s finding out that your family is responsible. This is a wrong I have to somehow right, so I take off to find answers…and discover one of those kidnapped humans has stowed away on my ship.She’s furious that I’ve deserted her friends. She’s determined to make me pay... -
Victoria's Challenge by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVictoria Lynn Chamberlain… at two, she was abducted by an alien race, the Regulians… at nine, her world literally explodes when the Regulians returned, destroying Earth. She and her Aunt are the only survivors thanks to another alien race, the Carinians. Now she’s eighteen, a new graduate from their top medical school, and is ready to claim her life mate... -
Cassandra's Challenge by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternative cover edition ASIN B00CKXWOM2Cassandra Chamberlain has always stood out. It's hard not to at 6’1” and 165 pounds with jet black hair and sapphire blue eyes. And if that wasn’t enough she is also brilliant, graduating from Harvard at fifteen, teaching at MIT at nineteen and up for the prestigious Magellan Award at twenty five. But she’s never really fit in...Categorized as:
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The Long Black by J.M. Anjewierden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMorgan always assumed that if she could survive growing up in the mines of Planet Hillman – feared for its brutal conditions and gravity twice that of Earth – she could survive anything. That was before she became a starship mechanic. Now she has to contend with hostile bosses, faulty equipment, and even taking care of her friend’s little girl... -
Corsairs: Kaspar by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI live for danger. For excitement. For adventure.When I end up in an escape pod with Alice, though, my world changes. She’s human. Vulnerable. She does NOT love danger, or excitement. But her mind is clever, her retorts sharp, and her smile brings me to my knees. I want nothing more than to keep her safe…and keep her at my side... -
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Pass of Fire by Taylor Anderson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter being transported to a strange alternate Earth, Matt Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker have learned desperate times call for desperate measures, in the return to the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series.Time is running out for the Grand Human and Lemurian Alliance...Categorized as:
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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... -
Path of the Fury by David Weber
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA space adventure with a strong female character in the tradition of Sassinak and Generation Warriors--by the bestselling author of Mutineers' Moon. The "invincible", planet-wrecking pirates made a big mistake when they raided ex-commando leader Alicia DeVries' quiet home world and murdered her family... -
Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey with the start of her brand-new series about a female bounty hunter and the man who is her sworn enemy.Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher, a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy... -
Edge of Eon by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFramed for a crime she didn't commit, a wrongly-imprisoned space captain's only chance at freedom is to abduct a fearsome alien war commander. Sub-Captain Eve Traynor knows a suicide mission when she sees one. With deadly insectoid aliens threatening to invade Earth, the planet’s only chance of survival is to get the attention of the fierce Eon Warriors... -
The Tundra Trials by Monica Tesler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsIn the tradition of Michael Vey and The Unwanteds, Jasper and his friends continue their education as Bounder—and get into more trouble—in this second book in a brand-new series, which S.J... -
Unbondable by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA female Blood Kindred who hates her fangs…A fierce warrior who loves her…Can Kara and Raak stay together?Or will their love be shattered because he is…Unbondable?Kara is a rare Blood Kindred female…unfortunately for her, she has the fangs to prove it. To Kara’s dismay, it’s hard to find a warrior who wants to get bitten when things get hot and heavy... -
Ascension Saga: 9 - Destiny, Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestiny is doing everything she can to find her mother and stop the evil traitors from taking over her planet. But explosions, murder plots and chaos are just the beginning. And now she has more on the line than ever before. Now, she's in love. And Nix isn't the sit-by-and-watch kind of guy. He's right there next to her, risking everything. For her...Categorized as:
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Luna of Earth by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are lots of great ways for a beautiful, wealthy, brilliant young woman to meet a suitable romantic partner. Through the Internet, Church, volunteer groups, or even singles bars. Or, you can do it the way Luna Meadows did--by rescuing an alien from his crashed intergalactic spaceship on the side of a remote mountain in the Rockies just ahead of a three day blizzard... -
Ascension Saga: 6 - Faith, Part 3 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe traitor within the Jax household has been found, and the repercussions are staggering, with Faith barely surviving and their mating destroyed. But Faith has always been unpredictable—just ask her sisters— and nothing will stop her from getting what she wants…and she wants Thor. Even if it kills her... -
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Ascension Saga: 8 - Destiny, Part 2 by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestiny has a problem—a six-foot-three, stubborn, gorgeous, deadly, sex-on-a-stick—kind of problem. While her brain might want to kick his ass across the galaxy, the rest of her wants to jump him like a bouncy house. Ardor or not, she’s hunting a killer. Nix is going all protective, alpha male, claiming she’s his mate just because she had a few mind-blowing moments in his bed... -
Alien Barbarian's Queen by Juno Wells
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI do not desire death, but if that is my destiny to protect my Queen, then so be it...EveAfter the fall, homeless folks like I became were shut out of the system. Not even my medical degree saved me from the fate so many experienced. Living rough with a group of women and children, we end up attached to a roving military unit when hostile aliens attack Earth... -
Brekk by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrekk waited a lifetime to find his fated mate. When Isabella discovers his monstrous secret, will Halloween fun turn into her worst nightmare?IsabellaI love living on Hallion, but I miss my favorite Earth holiday—Halloween... -
My Fair Alien by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan an alien professor decode the language of love?Professor Harak H’gin leads a peaceful life studying linguistics on his native planet of Plumeria. Until the day he stumbles across a bedraggled, beautiful human female. Dared by a colleague to transform the pitiful creature into a true member of their society, Harak takes on the challenge... -
Earth Force Rising by Monica Tesler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThirteen years ago, Earth Force—a space-military agency—discovered a connection between brain structure and space travel. Now they’ve brought together the first team of cadets, called Bounders, to be trained as high-level astronauts.Twelve-year-old Jasper is part of this team being sent out into space... -
Warrior by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim… It was supposed to be an exciting job on a space station, but instead, scientist Dr. Regan Forrest finds herself fighting for her life when she’s kidnapped by alien slavers... -
Conviction by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA starfighter squadron driven to desertionHunted by friends and enemies alikeWith one final hope for a new beginningThe last reward Kira Demirci expected for heroism in a time of war was to spend the rest of her life dodging assassins—but when her government betrays her as part of their surrender, she and her comrades flee the star system of Apollo to the edge of civilized space...Categorized as:
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The Commanders' Mate by Grace Goodwin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCommander Karter is a Prillon Warrior. His first duty is to protect his people, to defend the Coalition worlds from a fate too terrible to comprehend. Battle is his life. His heart. He fights. He has never once been selfish enough to believe he deserved an Interstellar Bride. Until he's matched at the worst possible time!Astronomer Erica Roberts has always dreamed of seeing the stars... -
Alien Mate by Sadie Carter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith all the drama and trouble behind her, Zoey is looking forward to arriving on Zerconia and settling down into a normal life as Dex’s mate. Normal? What was she thinking? There is nothing normal about being mated to a sinfully sexy, often times arrogant and overprotective Zerconian warrior. But then normal is overrated, right? Trouble follows Zoey to Zerconia, threatening her very life... -
Alien Protector's Rescued Bride by Juno Wells
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen hope is dimmest, a ray of light breaks through... Daisy... Being abducted from Earth was terrifying. When the fish-headed, aquatic aliens took me I knew I was in trouble... -
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Tribe Protector by Stacy Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLily thought she had her hands full with her conflicted feelings over her quickly progressing relationship with Arruk’s wild twin, Drrak, the uneasy truce with the tribe leader, and trying to prove she’s trustworthy to a people who want nothing to do with her. But all that pales in comparison to what’s coming... -
Alliance by S.K. Dunstall
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the Linesman series continues, linesman Ean Lambert finds himself facing an alien ship he doesn’t understand—and a terrifying political threat he cannot fight… The lines. The soul of every ship. It was once thought there were only ten, but that was before an alien vessel appeared at the edge of space—before Ean Lambert heard more lines singing... -
The Outlaw Cyborg by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCan 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... -
Choosing Riley by S.E. Smith, David Brenin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRiley St. Claire has always followed her own rules. When she discovers her current employer is not as law abiding as she thought, she has to leave town in a hurry or end up buried with the dead guy she discovered. What she doesn't expect is to find herself being picked up by a passing trader from another world... -
Confluence by S.K. Dunstall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the national bestselling author of Alliance, linesman Ean Lambert finds himself caught in a dangerous fight for political power... The lines. Mysterious yet familiar: the key to controlling every ship in the galaxy... -
Ambushing Ariel by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAriel Hamm has always had a tender heart. Her love for her sister, Carmen, and her best friend, Trisha, has always been a priority in her life. But at twenty-eight, she is ready to start focusing on what she wants. After her fiancée unexpectedly ends their engagement, she is searching to redefine who she really is. A pilot for Boswell International, she knows flying is not her first love... -
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They’re young, they’re fast and strong, and they’re totally without normal human qualms.The universe is a dangerous place for humanity—and it's about to become far more dangerous...
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