Books like 'Arrival'
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When She's Common by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt's lonely for an extrovert on Risda III, the human refuge on the edge of the universe. Maeve craves company and friends, but she knows she can't keep harassing the locals for attention. What she needs is a pet to love on.What she gets is...a stowaway. Sorta. Zhur is actually a praxiian prince on the run, and the cat alien needs a place to hide out... -
![Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck by Mandy M. Roth]()
Thunder with a Chance of Lovestruck by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Detective Drest Bright meets his newest charge, sparks literally fly. There is no denying the instant attraction he feels for Rachael Frankenstein. But she’s off-limits, and he knows as much. Her family has been a thorn in the side of the Nightshade Fae Hunters for over a hundred years, and they aren’t about to let him run off into the sunset with her without a fight... -
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S'kal by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA troubled alien, a runaway human, and a haunted past…Evie is in trouble. She’s out of money, out of luck, and out of time. Desperate to get out of Port Cantor, she stows away on a trading caravan heading for the remote settlements in the hinterlands of Cresca. When she’s found by the biggest and most intimidating alien she’s ever seen, she’s terrified... -
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Savage Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Small Town Grumpy Shifter RomanceThe first time she saw him he was coming out of the river... Oh! what a view.Jackson Miller (Jax) left the SEALs to return to his small hometown, Mystic River, Alaska where all the residents are shifters. He’s a grumpy bear shifter and the sheriff.Autumn Bradley was hiking with her fiancé for a birthday weekend... -
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![Graves by Laurann Dohner]()
Graves by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGraves is a judge, jury and executioner for the Werewolf packs. Not everyone is suited for the job, but a tragedy in his youth changed him into the man he is today, feared by…well…everyone. So when he completes a job for a nearby pack, and the alpha gifts him with a servant, Graves is shocked... -
![When She's Pregnant by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Pregnant by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNaomi has spent her entire profits from her farm's yield for a fertility shot. She wants a baby to ease some of the loneliness of life at the edge of the universe. Unfortunately for her, the donor she had lined up can't finish the job. What's a lonely, ovulating human to do?This one heads to the Port Custodial office and asks for help from the military custodian on duty... -
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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... -
![Married to the Alien Mountain Man by Ursa Dax]()
Married to the Alien Mountain Man by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook five of the Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides Series. Oaken's story...Categorized as:
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Taliz by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTaliz avoids people for a reason… his untamed predator. But when a stranded human arrives, can he restrain his inner beast before his monster decides she’s his prey?ZaydieI’ve traveled all the way to planet Hallion to research their winter holiday... -
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Borgaz by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA grumpy alien, a stubborn human, and a chance at a new future…Nothing has gone right for Mary since her parents were forced to sell their farm. Alone and desperate, she seizes a chance to return.Although the home she once loved is now a rundown shack and the once prosperous farm is little more than weeds and dirt, she knows she can make it work...Categorized as:
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![Alien Warlord's Claim by Presley Hall]()
Alien Warlord's Claim by Presley Hall
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSavage. Brutal. Possessive.This alien barbarian will stop at nothing to make me his.When I caught my fiancé cheating on me with my best friend right before our wedding, I thought my day couldn’t get any worse.I was wrong. It got a lot worse. Like, alien abduction worse.Now I’m being held captive by a tribe of fierce alien warriors with striped skin, piercings, and horns... -
![Alien Wanted by Julie K. Cohen]()
Alien Wanted by Julie K. Cohen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEscape Earth. Find an alien husband. Get dumped. Now what? EmilyEmily’s last husband returned her to the mail order bride agency because she’s defective. When the agency matches her to a second alien, he doesn’t show up to claim her. She has two choices: go to the local brothel to earn her keep or be sold off at random alien, a Zyanthan Warrior to be precise... -
![Wanted by the Alien Warden by Ursa Dax]()
Wanted by the Alien Warden by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA rough and tumble alien warden, a curvy human woman who refuses to be cowed, and the temptation that turns both their worlds upside down...I've worked so hard to establish the human-Zabrian mail-order bride program. I think I've done a pretty good job, too. Until a bombshell gets The ranching outpost planet I've sent the human brides to is a penal colony... -
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Kade by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’s the target of an intergalactic bounty hunt. But he’s going to capture her heart.Aurora Day is running from a crime she didn’t commit – or at least, she didn’t mean to commit. But the intergalactic soldiers on the hunt for the woman known as the Fox don’t care about the details. Hiding out on the remote frontier moon of Clotho is her only hope for survival... -
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![My Orc Santa Claus by Veronika Kane]()
My Orc Santa Claus by Veronika Kane
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe charming town of Eastshore Isle is my hiding place, but I need someone strong to keep me safe…I’m pretty sure there’s rules about an elementary teacher hooking up with a student’s parent, but what if I didn’t know that’s who he was? See, I’ve spent the last few months getting hot and heavy with this guy on the app MonsterSmash, but we haven’t exchanged names... -
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Rescued by the Alien Bull Rider by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA grumpy alien cowboy, a pregnant human woman, and the power of finding family in the most unexpected of places…When I lose my home and my horse all in the same afternoon, I’m forced to take painful stock of my situation. I’m twenty-three years old. Single. And pregnant... -
![Alien Conquest by Honey Phillips]()
Alien Conquest by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan love forge a path between an alien invader and his human mate? When the Yehrin arrive on Earth, Emily Rogers is more intrigued than scared - intrigued enough to work for them on the United Worlds project. But in a single night, everything changes. Sabotage destroys the project and kills the alien male she trusted. Now the gentle Yehrin scholars are replaced by fierce Yehrin fighters... -
![My Orc in Uniform by Veronika Kane]()
My Orc in Uniform by Veronika Kane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been a single mom for sixteen years, and I know there’s no place left in my life for fun. Right?I grew up in the South, where there are three things you’re never supposed to A woman her age, a man his salary, and a single mother how the duck she’s managing to juggle a job, a mortgage, and a teenage son who’s suddenly become too big for his britches...Categorized as:
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![A Monster's Light by Lynnea Lee]()
A Monster's Light by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo years ago, my best friend vanished without a trace, and I’ve been looking for her ever since. The terrifying alien warrior before me holds the key to finding her, but I’ll have to give up everything I’ve ever known to help him break out of a high-security prison.And there’s a catch... -
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Quantum by Erin Kellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpace Invader steals time for love... Ex-soldier turned space pirate Tey Raider is visiting Earth to steal a fortune and use one of the Red Rock vortexes to escape into the deep black. When he bumps into Sophia West, he has no idea the human woman will throw a wrench into the hyperdrive of his master plan, and spin him, his storm cruiser, and his heart out of control... -
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Honor and Shadows by Jessie Mihalik
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCaptain Octavia Zarola needs an infusion of credits—fast—if she’s going to keep her close-knit bounty hunting crew paid and fed. Tracking down an escaped embezzler on a backwater planet should be a piece of cake, but bounties are rarely as easy as they seem... -
![A Howl to Remember by Milly Taiden]()
A Howl to Remember by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets, Magic, and Sizzling Romance in Whispering Pines Celeste Rowan returns to the only place she's ever felt at Whispering Pines, a magical town filled with paranormal beings. But a car accident at the edge of town leaves her with no memories of her life and in the arms of a mysterious, muscular wolf shifter who sets her heart ablaze...Categorized as:
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Under the Dome by Stephen King
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsIt's a bright Autumn morning in the small town of Chester's Mill. Claudette Saunders is having a flying lesson and Dale Barbara is hitching a ride out of town. Neither make it to their intended destinations...Inexplicably, an invisible barrier has descended over the town... -
![Dark Parts of the Universe by Samuel Miller]()
Dark Parts of the Universe by Samuel Miller
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOuter Banks meets Bone Gap in New York Times bestselling author Samuel Miller’s propulsive and genre-bending YA mystery, following a group of teenagers who discover a dead body while playing an app-based adventure game that sends players to “random” locations, unlocking a much deeper mystery about their small town...Categorized as:
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![The Alien's Mail-Order Bride by Ruby Dixon]()
The Alien's Mail-Order Bride by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThough still carrying the scars of his past as an intergalactic soldier, Emvor doesn’t mind the quiet of his chosen life as a farmer. He doesn’t even mind that most nights are lonely on remote Cassa, but he does need help around his farm. A mail-order bride from his homeworld seems like the perfect solution. She’ll be a tall, sturdy female to help with the chores and bear his children...Categorized as:
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![The Monster Variations by Daniel Kraus]()
The Monster Variations by Daniel Kraus
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis fast-paced read will keep readers on the edge of their seats!Someone is killing boys in a small town. The murder weapon is a truck, and the only protection is a curfew enacted to keep kids off the streets. But it’s summer—and that alone is worth the risk of staying out late for James, Willie, and Reggie...Categorized as:
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Heartbreaker by Claudia Dey
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA poignant new novel that combines humour and heartache, from the brilliant mind of Governor General’s Award finalist Claudia DeySeventeen years after falling from a stolen car into a remote northern town, Billie Jean Fontaine is still an outsider. She may follow the stifling rules of this odd place, but no one will forget that she came from elsewhere... -
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Human.4 by Mike A. Lancaster
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKyle Straker volunteered to be hypnotized at the annual community talent show, expecting the same old lame amateur acts. But when he wakes up, his world will never be the same. Televisions and computers no longer work, but a strange language streams across their screens. Everyone’s behaving oddly. It’s as if Kyle doesn’t exist... -
![Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian]()
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA heartbreaking, wildly inventive, and moving novel narrated by a teenage runaway, from the best-selling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls.Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands is the story of Emily Shepard, a homeless teen living in an igloo made of ice and trash bags filled with frozen leaves... -
![The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson]()
The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsStranger Things meets World War Z in this heart-racing conspiracy thriller as a lonely young woman teams up with a group of fellow outcasts to survive the night in a town overcome by a science experiment gone wrong.Turner Falls is a small tourist town nestled in the hills of western Oregon, the kind of town you escape to for a vacation...Categorized as:
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