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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... -
![She is the Principle: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Michael Anderle]()
She is the Principle: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA teenage boy with a terminal condition, a group of school bullies, and an incognito Empress with a short temper…Kirian Larsen knows he won’t live to see adulthood. Dex and his gang only care that he’s a human living on “their” planet.Their determination to make his life harder bothers Kirian less than their efforts to do the same for their other victims... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![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... -
![A Redemption for Ulrek by Lynnea Lee]()
A Redemption for Ulrek by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRefuge in the Arms of a Monster This job on board the New Horizon is supposed to be my fresh start, a fail proof plan to escape my poor excuse for a husband and his dangerous friends. But my white horse quickly turns into a nightmare when I discover that my new boss is none other than Ulrek the Horrible, my sworn enemy... -
![Quantum Entangled: A Quantum Series Mystery by Douglas Phillips]()
Quantum Entangled: A Quantum Series Mystery by Douglas Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwenty-three intelligent species. One ancient mystery. And two humans thrust into the middle.Daniel Rice hasn’t felt right since his return from a dystopian future now extinguished. Curious dreams repeat with detailed precision. A voice - or something - seems to be calling him. His problem isn’t medical, it’s not even scientific, and it’s driving his wife crazy... -
![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... -
![The Art of Smuggling by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
The Art of Smuggling by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhy would anyone steal art? Who can you sell it to? The High Chancellor puts Rivka on the trail of serial art thieves. Dismantle the ring. Recover the art. Put the thieves behind bars, thieves who stay one step ahead.Insiders? Or maybe outsiders with inside knowledge? No suspects. No clues... -
![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... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![Servant for an Alien Leader by Roxie Ray]()
Servant for an Alien Leader by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm ready for a new start on a new planet… Failed farm. Failed relationship. Failed family. I'm done with Earth and excited for a life with whatever alien will hire me. When I arrive on Macros and meet Urul, my attraction to him knocks the air out of my lungs. He's everything I could possibly want, and the heat burns hot between us, but he's keeping his distance...Categorized as:
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![The Start of Time by Marilyn Foxworthy]()
The Start of Time by Marilyn Foxworthy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was my second day on the ‘Red Planet’. Today I’d better find water. That had been the instructions in the box: learn to walk; find Water; make a weapon; find a nice Martian girl to teach you to speak the language. I figured that finding food would be a good idea too. It wasn’t exactly like I had expected, but how could it be? I had followed an unbelievable path to an unbelievable destination... -
![Apocalyptic Pirates 2 by Eric Vall]()
Apocalyptic Pirates 2 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe meteor storm has finally ended, but the apocalypse has just begun.Radioactive dragons are prowling the Earth, and they’re getting better and better at hunting us all down no matter where we go.Now more than ever, pirates like me and my women need to keep on our toes... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Fratricide by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Fratricide by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSafety takes a back seat to profit. Until it crosses the line. Shipyard deaths. Labor complaints. Fear. Intimidation. Rivka gets called in to sort things out, investigate the safety issues, mediate the dispute.What she finds isn’t a negotiation at all. She puts on her Magistrate hat and gets to work sorting out crimes made to look like accidents... -
![Bastion of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon]()
Bastion of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHalek Cain has one chance to save the people he loves.The Alon Empire has redoubled its efforts to conquer Yansden and strip the planet bare. Their massive fleet devours every star system it encounters. They demand total surrender and show no mercy. The Neverseen are rising from the forests, oceans, and desert wilderness and thirsty for blood... -
![Ship Wrecked II by Mark Wayne McGinnis]()
Ship Wrecked II by Mark Wayne McGinnis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Book 2 of the Ship Wrecked saga . . . this series is so much damn fun! " Brandon Sweeny, Ventura, CA It was a hard sell, but Cameron had convinced Heather to return to the exoplanet Sang-Morang—where he had hoped they could experience the wonder of this majestic corner of the universe, together... -
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![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... -
![Hunt of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon]()
Hunt of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnly a miracle can save Cain’s people from the combined assault of the Alon and the Sansein fleets. His friends believe there is a super weapon capable of driving back their enemies but he has his doubts. To make things worse, a new rival now hunts Cain with a vengeance even as everything is falling apart... -
![Will of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon]()
Will of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say you only get one chance to make a good first impression, especially when it comes to making first contact with an advanced race of aliens. When Dr. Ayers uses the DNA of a long dead alien lifeform known as the Sansein, the Last Reaper finds himself caught up in an unprecedented situation. The Sansein, as it turns out, were not as extinct as Ayers originally believed... -
![Descent of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon]()
Descent of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHumanity’s last chance for survival lies on a quarantined planet deep in enemy space. Not even the exodus fleet’s ancient enemies dare set foot on the surface. When Cain's friends make a daring assault on the dormant shipyard of an ancient civilization, he's soon confronted with a nightmare made real... -
![Wrath of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon]()
Wrath of the Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt’s all on the line now. When Halek Cain and his allies search for a new home, the exodus fleet faces their ancient enemies right when a captured scientist unleashes deadly experiments. Alon scout ships are drawing the exodus fleet into a trap... -
![The Incarnator by Roman Prokofiev]()
The Incarnator by Roman Prokofiev
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the shattered fragments of the Black Moon collapsed onto planet Earth, splitting continents apart and flooding them with raging oceans, Darkness descended onto our world. The eruptions of hostile energy from behind the Edge distorted the laws of the physical world, creating new life forms which now threaten to take over the planet... -
![Orion Rises by G.J. Ogden]()
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... -
![Virak by Ella Blake]()
Virak by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessa Robson applied to the alien match program for the money. After a string of disappointing relationships and a childhood spent shuffling between foster homes, she doesn’t envision love in her future. When she’s chosen to be a mistress for a Virilian male, she sees that five-million-dollar fee as her ticket to an independent life, free from scraping by and dead-end jobs... -
![Scorched by Heather Fox]()
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... -
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![Silenced by Heather Fox]()
Silenced by Heather Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarrie: The new arrivals at our tribe may have their minds only on one thing, but I can't even think about finding my mate. Not when my voice has been stolen away by a broken promise. Unable to communicate with the others, I'm relegated to the edges of the tribe. But I'm not the only one. Endzoh, the quiet warrior I've always thought didn't much like us girls, is right here with me... -
![Seduced by Heather Fox]()
Seduced by Heather Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLorna: After the awful mess that was my life back on Earth, living in the raskarran village is great. It's a simple life, but the big green guys provide for us, our huts are cosy and I get to spend my days looking after two adorable children. There's only one problem - the dreamspace. Much as I might want to have a family one day, I can't have anyone inside my head... -
![Nkarri by Annabelle Rex]()
Nkarri by Annabelle Rex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was as if his focus narrowed, the rest of the people in the room fading out as he took her in...Jas has spent years regrowing her confidence after getting burned by her ex. Now she has great friends, a beautiful home and a successful career - everything she thought she needed... -
![Raith by Annabelle Rex]()
Raith by Annabelle Rex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf he suggested it, she was absolutely going to unwrap him like a Christmas present.Mia made a promise to always attend her family’s Christmas ‘gathering’. Hard to call it a party when they’re about as much fun as a funeral. It’s the same thing every year... -
![Cheating in the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Cheating in the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have no desire to join the Alien Bride Lottery.But even more than that, I don't want my parents to choose a husband for me. And that's what will happen if I stay on Earth.So I make a deal with them: if I go to Station 21 and don't get chosen by a Khanavai male, I will come home and allow them to plan the rest of my life... -
![Tempest by Philip C. Quaintrell]()
Tempest by Philip C. Quaintrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second volume in Philip C. Quaintrell's Terran Cycle continues to span the galaxy, exploring the origins of mankind. Kalian Gaines and the remains of humanity are forced to forge a new beginning in a galaxy that doesn't want them. After the Gomar wrought destruction across the Conclave, those taking refuge aboard the Gommarian are tainted by the same brush - humans are dangerous... -
![Human Test by E.M. Foner]()
Human Test by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSequel to Turing Test - Read that book first. Imagine a world populated by human refugees removed from Earth. Now imagine they're producing handicrafts for the galactic luxury market. Mark Ai and his expanded team are deep undercover on Reservation, a world the Ferrymen populated with humans transported from Earth between the Bronze Age and early Iron Age... -
![Waves on Mars by D.R. Swan]()
Waves on Mars by D.R. Swan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDooms Day, May 3, 2101, at 6:00 and twenty seconds. The alien artifact’s predicted collision with Earth by the planet-killing asteroid was fast approaching... -
![Devourer (Reality Benders Book #8): LitRPG Series by Michael Atamanov]()
Devourer (Reality Benders Book #8): LitRPG Series by Michael Atamanov
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe aggressive invaders from another galaxy cannot be stopped. The Composite keeps capturing system after system wiping out everything in its path, and there is no sign of a force capable of standing up to it.In the search for allies, Gnat embarks on a long journey aimed at uniting the various branches of the human race... -
![Revelation: Ascendancy: Book 1 by D. Ward Cornell]()
Revelation: Ascendancy: Book 1 by D. Ward Cornell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst Contact, told from the alien's perspective. Newly edited and released. Michael Baker is a 35 year old, natural born, American citizen from Texas, a successful entrepreneur and amateur astronomer. The scientific community mocks him when he publishes the time and coordinates where a supernova will occur. When it occurs, people start wondering who Michael is... -
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![The Arachnid by Kishore Tipirneni]()
The Arachnid by Kishore Tipirneni
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsU.S. spy satellites over Asia make a disturbing discovery. An arachnid, an elephant-sized creature created by an alien race, is roaming a forest in North Korea. How did it get there? What is its purpose? Is it a weapon of some kind? When there’s complete radio silence from the North Koreans, and further satellite images show the area around the creature being evacuated, the U.S... -
![Space Merchant's Jewel by Lynnea Lee]()
Space Merchant's Jewel by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJakkan I live a double life. To the Dominion, I’m a merchant who only cares about the luxuries credits can buy me. But to the outer planets, I am information. My crew and I are the reasons Reka 5 thwarted the last Dominion attack.Helping the outer planets is my entire life’s goal until I meet her. Jillian is a brave human female who calls Reka 5 home, but she doesn’t know my secret... -
![Alien Reject by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Reject by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She is a difficult creature, my tiny Kat. But I have never met with a creature I could not tame..."KATI can't believe so many of my human friends have fallen in love with aliens. Sure, the Sea Sand warlords are strong and tall and some might even say good-looking. But I still think it's absolutely nuts to jump into a relationship with one of them... -
![Invasion: Book 3: Total War by J.F. Holmes]()
Invasion: Book 3: Total War by J.F. Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first day of a war is easy, compared to what follows. Plans become undone, victory is in doubt, and your friends start falling, one by one. You have to have the heart to endure mind numbing loss, excruciating pain, overwhelming grief, and a tiredness that goes down to your soul... -
![Invasion: Book I: Resistance by J.F. Holmes]()
Invasion: Book I: Resistance by J.F. Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn space, when you lose the high ground, you lose the war. Eleven years before, General David Warren was the best and brightest, in charge of defending the Earth from an attacking fleet. Overmatched in battle, the Earth forces were devastated, and the enemy moved into the high ground and proceeded with orbital bombardment... -
![Kor'ven by Alana Serra, Juno Wells]()
Kor'ven by Alana Serra, Juno Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction… especially when two strong-willed scientists collide. Addison Monroe has dedicated her life to studying the Karuvar, striving to bridge the gap between their longevity and that of her fellows humans. Work has always been her focus, and she refuses to let love come before scientific achievement the way her mother once did...
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