Books like 'The Shipshape Miracle: And Other Stories'
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The Rings of Hesaurun by Peter Harrett
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFleeing an alien menace of galactic proportions, a starship named The Dreamer crash-lands on Earth in the year 2436 BCE. Responding to the crash, the primitive earthlings discover the ship's commander Valerie Dunne is a 5,000-year-old woman from the future, forced to escape her nemesis, the Boecki, by hiding in the past... -
![Adverse Possession by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Adverse Possession by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA planet in dispute. Farmers vs miners, and no one knows the full story.The Federation sends Rivka and her team to resolve a case of settlers squatting on a remote planet when the owners finally came calling.Not what it seems. Three generations of settlers and more. A planet that isn’t as welcoming as it appears. Crops coming ripe. Miners ready to dig. Tempers flare as the sides face off... -
![Rise of the AI by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Rise of the AI by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Singularity enters the Federation. Its citizens are AIs.And no one knows how to treat them. From collaborations to master-slave, every relationship is different, when they shouldn’t be. The AIs fight back, but on a level none of the other members understand.The fight starts slowly, but when the realization of what’s happening hits too close to home, more extraordinary measures are called for... -
![The Interview by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
The Interview by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the right thing goes wrong, someone has to answer.Dismantling the Blood Trade wasn’t the end, but the beginning. Everything the Magistrates do has been called into question.Do they have probable cause? Are they respecting a suspect’s right against self-incrimination? The ambassadors have questions, and they think they know the answers, but only the Magistrates know the truth... -
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![Blood Trade by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Blood Trade by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA crime against all – stealing one’s life blood.It prolongs life! It gives strength and power. Such exotic luxuries come at a high price. Those who have been drained? “Donors” but not quite volunteers. That’s why they’re kidnapped, never to be heard from again. Taken from their families and removed from existence... -
![Deception by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Deception by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLies & deceit leading to a domino of crimes.The Trans-Pacific Task Force is getting ready to deploy but they don’t have what they need. Someone’s been skimming. A contract won through mistruths. Incomplete payments limiting the army’s readiness.Colonel Marcie Walton is angry and calling anyone who will answer.Magistrate Rivka Anoa is on the job and thrown into the middle of two shooting wars... -
![Dispute by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Dispute by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo races. One war. Perpetual hatred. And the Magistrate crash lands right in the middle of it.Rivka and her crew take a much-deserved vacation, but find themselves on a jungle planet, cut off from the rest of the galaxy. Part by design, but mostly not. Isn’t that what a good vacation is supposed to be, disconnected from the rigors of everyday life? Until no one can hear your calls for help... -
![Fair Trade: An Alien Invasion Story by Mackey Chandler]()
Fair Trade: An Alien Invasion Story by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMost of my writing is in a series people seem to enjoy but there is a constant small crowd who say: I'd really like your take on an alien invasion story. Well this is for them. The bulk of the aliens come to Earth stories assume their vast superiority, sometimes invincibility. Sometimes they suddenly appear on the white house lawn dictating terms... -
![Checkmate by Michael Anderle]()
Checkmate by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe end is nigh for either humanity or the ascensionists. Who will be left to pick up the pieces?Gödel has made her final move and the future of Irth hangs in the balance... -
![Lost in Transit by Jerry Boyd]()
Lost in Transit by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan Bob handle his biggest challenge yet, a couple days off? Will John ever find true love? What's aboard the colony ship Bob and Nikki found? The answers to these and other burning questions can be found in 'Lost in... -
![Cataclysmic Mistakes by Michael Anderle]()
Cataclysmic Mistakes by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ZOO has pushed and pushed hard. What will the response be?Not everyone is happy about rumblings of the wall going up faster.Frustration abounds for everyone. The ZOO has changed tactics and moved the goalposts.Who is going to win, humanity or the Zoo?Niki needs to vent, and Taylor does his best to show her a good time... -
![No Time For Fear by Michael Anderle]()
No Time For Fear by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou mess with DESK, you mess with McFadden and BanksThe DOD and others want DESK. Taylor doesn’t want to give her up.The whole team gets behind the effort to save one of their own from a few in the government who are determined to bring DESK onto their team.Who is going to win?Is the Zoo sentient? Only time will tell.However, the Zoo has achieved a level of sneakiness that would make one think so... -
![Learn to Live by Michael Anderle]()
Learn to Live by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNiki Banks and her team from the DOD need Taylor's help, but he isn't at home.He is in New Orleans with her cousin, which has Niki more than a little curious.She needs to stop a potentially catastrophic release of cryptids into the Louisiana biome... -
![Protector by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Protector by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBarnabas has destroyed the Committee’s research facility, but his victory came at a his friend Jeltor remains captive and brainwashed.He isn’t going to stand for that. He is going to find and rescue his friend, no matter what it takes... -
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![Flame by Tana Stone]()
Flame by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only thing worse than always being upstaged by your perfect sister? Falling for her alien fiancé.I wasn’t supposed to end up on the Drexian space station or be matched to one of their gorgeous warriors as a tribute bride. My perfect twin sister is the one they wanted. Instead, I stole her spot... -
![The Fallen Ship 2 by Mark Wayne McGinnis, Kim McGinnis]()
The Fallen Ship 2 by Mark Wayne McGinnis, Kim McGinnis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Stayed up all night reading - Love this series!" Carl Manding The epic battle for AI supremacy in the universe between the Geo-Mind and Gia continues. Beneath the isolation zone, 300 alien troops have been dispatched, and if that’s not discouraging enough, the 23rd Silarian Fleet has initiated terra displacement operations outside the energy dome... -
![Charlie's Planet by Jerry Boyd]()
Charlie's Planet by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBob and Nikki decide to take a honeymoon, to celebrate Nikki’s pregnancy... -
![USS Jefferson: Charge of the Symbios by Mark Wayne McGinnis]()
USS Jefferson: Charge of the Symbios by Mark Wayne McGinnis
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"McGinnis has pulled another rip-roaring page-turner out of his hat," Ben StratAfter the recent near-destruction of the USS Hamilton, Captain Galvin Quintos has been lying low, getting the USS Jefferson ready for service. In the midst of refurbishing the vessel, he gets a call for help from his former XO, new starship captain Gail Pristy... -
![Shady Oaks by Jerry Boyd]()
Shady Oaks by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBob and the boys continue their crusade against the scourge of pedestrianism. John is taken hostage by desperate deserters. Can Dee save him with the power of sideways?The residents of Shady Oaks need exercise. Can Snitz get the whole place on their feet?Get the answers to these and other burning questions on the next episode of 'As the Frisbee Turns'... -
![Wherever Seeds May Fall by Peter Cawdron]()
Wherever Seeds May Fall by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAstronomers from around the world watch in awe as an extrasolar comet approaches Saturn, being drawn in by its immense gravity. When the comet grazes the planet rather than plunging beneath the clouds, speculation is rife... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Silent Death by Michael Anderle]()
Silent Death by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Vickie, would you mind answering that?" Taylor asked, soldering gun already in hand and glasses in place to keep him from blinding himself. "Sure," she said, picking the receiver up from the cradle. "Who the hell has a landline these days?""We the hell do," Taylor grumped. "Answer the phone."He could almost hear her eyes rolling as she pressed the receiver to the side of her head... -
![Sacrificial Weapon by Michael Anderle]()
Sacrificial Weapon by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Do you think he doesn't care about the hours he's putting in?" Vickie asked. "I get it," Bobby responded, clearly annoyed. "And I'm not saying Taylor doesn't care about the work. I'm only saying that…well, it's not like him to be late."Vickie shrugged and returned to her work. "The chances are he went to that breakfast place the two of you love so much... -
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![Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha]()
Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sisterhood’s dangerous militarist sect finds a foothold in a broad swath of space inhabited by the descendants of Earth’s fourth colony ship, Destiny. They’re welcomed by the mining corporations, whose leaders see unbridled opportunity in the sisters’ advanced tech.Five powerful corporations own six mining planets... -
![The Last Revocater by G.J. Ogden]()
The Last Revocater by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Last Revocater is book five of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and adventure of Indiana Jones. With Goliath continuing its rampage through the network of portal worlds, Hudson Powell and Tory Bellona go on with their search for Logan Griff and the crystal. But first they must embark on a final, dangerous relic hunt inside a crashed alien wreck... -
![Alien Beast's Warrior Bride by Juno Wells]()
Alien Beast's Warrior Bride by Juno Wells
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe higher you reach the more humiliating the defeat.Being the most primitive of the old bloods, Borak is no pleasure to look upon but he's got his sights set on a high status human queen. Nothing will keep him from pursuing the queen of his heart. Not war, not vicious enemies nor his chain of command.JulietOn a dystopian Earth dominated by women, men are rarity... -
![All’s Fair In War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
All’s Fair In War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a merc company, better pay is...better, right? Not necessarily. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… Heavy Metal has benefited from promo videos, but unfortunately, someone figured out that some of the driving during the Russian Base operation... Was just too damned good... -
![Justice Comes Due by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Justice Comes Due by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the good guys win and the bad guys end up dead. But that isn't how it always goes down. In the ZOO, you are either fast and lucky or you are dead. Heavy Metal has a few videos that are out gaining attention in parts of the world, and that doesn't bode well for them... -
![Blood of My Enemies by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Blood of My Enemies by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's time to bring the pain, and Heavy Metal knows how to make that happen. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… What do you do when a mercenary team comes looking for trouble in your base... In your home? There is a problem with Courtney's company and those that wish to have Courtney step down... -
![Monster In Me by Michael Anderle]()
Monster In Me by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's time. The gloves are coming off.The mob has disrespected Taylor's people, and he won't stand for it.However, DESK is more than willing to help everyone bet their bank account on the outcome... -
![This is B.S. by Michael Anderle]()
This is B.S. by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaylor McFadden is willing to go against any monster thrown at him.But something Niki threw at him has got him off his game.Niki must build a consultant team to figure out if she has a problem with another company.But, will Dr... -
![Mc’Mercs by Michael Anderle]()
Mc’Mercs by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNiki is willing to do anything to protect her family. This time, she might have gone too far.In Italy, she got the job done, or did she? Her boss is asking pointed questions.Taylor has a new challenge with someone looking into his business, and this time it's a feisty reporter from a Cryptid-Inquirer magazine... -
![Diplomatic Immunity by Michael Anderle]()
Diplomatic Immunity by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the biggest monsters use their mouths for more than ripping and tearing.They use them to beguile their fellow humans.Taylor and Niki need to find out who is importing a dangerous alien serum and looking to mix it into the drug trade.The consequences might be more dire than humanity could possibly know...Categorized as:
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![Head Hunter by Michael Anderle]()
Head Hunter by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaylor McFadden is in a military hospital recovering, and Niki is on the warpath, with Jennie visiting him in the hospital.Will Taylor live through an operation in which a helicopter dropped on him only to die when Niki gets hold of him?Further, he has decided to have the final word with the crime lord attacking his people... -
![Defender by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Defender by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDecades of groundwork. Countless civilians abducted, experimented on, and killed. The perfect plan has taken shape, and soon, the entire sector will be under the control of the shadowy Committee. That was the plan, anyway. But some human has decided to blow the whole thing up. What do you do when one of those pathetic little newcomers tries to ruin your plans? Make him pay... -
![Justiciar by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle]()
Justiciar by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter taking down the Yennai Corporation, Barnabas has earned a little break. On the way back to High Tortuga, however, he stops to answer a distress call. How long could it take, after all? Barnabas is about to find out... -
![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... -
![Arena 3 by Logan Jacobs]()
Arena 3 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf there is one thing I know, it's winners. And I am fantastic at picking winners. Everyone I pick wins. I know it. America knows. The world knows. It's a fact. And Marc Havak is a winner. Period. Tremendous winner. The best. Exceptional. When aliens came to Earth and said they needed a winner, well, I was busy running America. Fantastically. So, the next best winner was Marc Havak... -
![The Alien's Blade by Ella Blake]()
The Alien's Blade by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s worse than waking up from a hibernation cell fifty-two years after being abducted?Nothing. No, wait—a wise-cracking alien hunk with a killer smile who doesn’t let me out of his sight, that’s what.Wulfrex knows every inch of his massive space cruiser and makes it impossible for me to steal it... -
![She Is His Witness by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
She Is His Witness by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE IS HIS WITNESS. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle Can you get your PhD in the ZOO? Salinger Jacobs treats others as he is treated. Screw him over, and he might hold stuff back. You have his back? He will have yours... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![Lost to the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra, #1) by Ella Blake]()
Lost to the Alien Lord (Lords of Destra, #1) by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Sci-Fi Alien Romance I signed up for a research mission with five other women. Instead, we crashed on an alien planet with too many dangers to count. Separated from the other women, I'm on my own until a huge alien with color-changing skin and a massive sword gets me out of a bad spot. I don't understand Savair's language, but I think he's under the impression that I'm his.I am NOT his... -
![Chasing Daisy by Scott Baron]()
Chasing Daisy by Scott Baron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThrown for the biggest loop she would likely ever be forced to experience, Daisy found herself at a complete loss for once. While a course of action normally made itself clear to her, her new predicament made following her instincts impossibly dangerous. One misstep and she not only might harm those she cared for, but could even fracture the universe itself... -
![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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Orion Rises by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOrion Rises is book two of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and action of Indiana Jones. Kicked out of the Relic Guardian Force, Hudson Powell has started down the path to becoming a relic hunter. Fortune awaits inside the mysterious, alien hulks found on every planet throughout the vast network of portal worlds... -
![Goliath Emerges by G.J. Ogden]()
Goliath Emerges by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGoliath Emerges is book three of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and action of Indiana Jones. News has spread of Hudson and Liberty’s unique ability to discover new portals; now every relic hunter wants a slice of the action.Starting out from Deimos Station near Mars, Hudson and Liberty take the Orion to a new portal world...
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