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  • Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker

    Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The exciting conclusion to the Star Kingdom series!Even though Professor Casmir Dabrowski has been fighting for months to help the kingdom and humanity as a whole, few people in positions of power have appreciated his unorthodox methods. Now he's a captive of the king and being taken back to his home world without his friends or the crushers he relies upon to protect him...
  • Home Front by Lindsay Buroker

    Home Front by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Casmir and his allies have struck a devastating blow to the powerful prince who sent invaders into their star system, but war still rages at home. Worse, the prince has escaped with a lethal bioweapon, and he intends to wipe out all human life on Odin. Casmir could lose his parents, his friends, and everyone he holds dear...
  • Planet Killer by Lindsay Buroker

    Planet Killer by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Casmir has survived against impossible odds, and now he longs to return home. But an invasion force is blockading the Kingdom’s wormhole gate, and it would be suicidal to fly through it now. Worse, his family and friends are stuck on the other side, with hostile forces attacking their home world. The only way Casmir can help is to find out who’s behind the invasion… and convince him to stop...
  • Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It is in the darkest hours of a universe’s past that their legends are born and their heroes rise…No one knows exactly how much heart they have until their mettle is put to the hazard and they reach the lowest point of hell. There, they have only two choices. Lie down and die. Or find the strength to push themselves to their feet and fight back with everything they have...
  • Dark Knight Station: Origins by Nathan Lowell

    Dark Knight Station: Origins by Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three MenTwo BrothersOne Failing StationWhen Edgar Vagrant down checks Verkol Kondur’s mining barge, Kondur gets swept up in station politics in spite of his best efforts to avoid them.When Edgar pushes his elder son, Malachai, into working on the station’s freighter, Malachai decides to take matters into his own hands...
  • Bellatrix by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle

    Bellatrix by Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A young woman, a bad boyfriend, a small black female german shepherd puppy.One of these has got to go...The story of Yelena, her relationship with Bellatrix and how they met the Bethany Anne while the two were trying to save her brother from a Wechselbalg.And beer...Let's not forget the beer.For fans of The Kurtherian Gambit series and world...
  • The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

    The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Two boys, alone in space.After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship.Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory of a launch...
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    angst  dark  lgbtq  mlm  space-opera  action-adventure  ai  aliens
  • Bray's Balance by Hannah Walker

    Bray's Balance by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bray is happy with life on Landran, surrounded by friends and those he considers family. But, just when he thinks they can settle down and enjoy the lives they’ve created there, another kidnapping forces them all back into action. With enemies coming from unexpected places, the hunt is on to find out who is targeting their clans and tearing apart families...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  demons  fiction
  • Taunting Krell by Laurann Dohner

    Taunting Krell by Laurann Dohner

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Book 7 in the Cyborg Seduction series. Krell hates humans. They left him scarred and undesirable to females. He’s lived a lonely existence in his home world because of their brutality. So he’s angry when he’s ordered to interrogate the captured human. She’s the enemy, a soldier from Earth. He’ll show her the same mercy they showed him. None...
  • Demons Don't Date by Hannah Walker

    Demons Don't Date by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Commander Bo’saverin Hevalis, head of the Cobalts, is trying to recover from the injuries he sustained in battle. The enforced downtime is giving him too much time to think, torture for a man of action. The trouble in their sector is weighing heavily on his mind as it seems to be getting ever closer to the demon homeworld...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  aliens  book  demons
  • Affiliations, Aliens, and Other Profitable Pursuits by Lyn Gala

    Affiliations, Aliens, and Other Profitable Pursuits by Lyn Gala

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A desire for status has brought Ondry and Liam to a human world to trade, but dealing with humans has brought up all the old pain in Liam’s heart. Even though Ondry would do anything to protect his beloved palteia, he doesn’t know how to protect Liam from himself...
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    angst  lgbtq  mlm  space-opera  abuse  action-adventure  adult  age-gap
  • Corsairs: Straik by Ruby Dixon

    Corsairs: Straik by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    What’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...
  • Zercy by Kora Knight

    Zercy by Kora Knight

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Emergency landing. Uncharted planet. Erotic captivity of epic proportions. Right when Captain Alec Hamlin thinks it can’t get any crazier, his team is sold to their captors’ mighty sovereign. King Zercy of the Kríe. Ruler of the planet’s most formidable species. Man, is he imposing. So regal and larger than life. And way too savagely handsome for Alec’s liking...
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    angst  dark  lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  aliens
  • Demons Don't Duel by Hannah Walker

    Demons Don't Duel by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dea's life is all about his role as a commander of a battlecruiser. At the height of his career, he can take command of any ship he wants, he's well respected, and surrounded by friends and family. Yet, something has been missing for a long time. Part of his soul was left behind at the academy, with someone he walked away from all those years ago. Uri loves control...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  demons  fiction
  • Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde

    Ka'Cit's Haven by A.G. Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Not the best of ways to introduce myself to you…A gentleman would have at least greeted you first…… but I’m no gentleman.”He’s the Bone Crusher. A man in a mask.His face is hidden alongside his intentions.He doesn’t do things for free…or to be nice.So just how did Nia end up stuck on a ship with him by her side?She’d wanted adventure, but Ka’Cit Urgmental was SO. MUCH. MORE...
  • Inversion Point by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen

    Inversion Point by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zander and Felix's relationship has been to the brink and back: the Human-Stin War, imprisonment and an actual death/resurrection. Zander's death, to be specific, and the experience has left him…changed. The mysterious race known as the Guardians chose to revive him and appointed him as their emissary...
  • Corsairs: Kaspar by Ruby Dixon

    Corsairs: Kaspar by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I 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...
  • Taji from Beyond the Rings by R. Cooper

    Taji from Beyond the Rings by R. Cooper

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Interplanetary Trade Coalition has not been welcomed with open arms by the Sha Empire. Isolated at the far edge of a distant system, the Sha are distrustful of outsiders, and previous I.P.T.C. diplomatic missions have ended with members imprisoned or dead. But, if pushed enough, the I.P.T.C. will overrun the planet to take what it wants...
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    angst  lgbtq  mlm  space-opera  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book
  • Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new novel in the popular and exciting science fiction Liaden Universe® series...
  • Mouse and Dragon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Mouse and Dragon by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Latest Novel in the Exciting Liaden Universe® Space Adventure Series. The Sequel to Scout's Progress. Aelliana Caylon has endured much, and finally, she appears to have won all: a spaceship, comrades, friends -- and the love of a pilot she adores...
  • Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    NEW ENTRY IN THE LANDMARK LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESThe only bridge between past and future is a leap of faith. Pursued by enemies, exiled Liaden clan Korval is settling into a new base on backworld Surebleak. Moving is expensive, as is war, and Korval is strapped for cash. Delm Korval has therefore instructed Master Trader Shan yos'Galan to design and implement new trade routes, quickly...
  • Clan and Command by Tracy St. John

    Clan and Command by Tracy St. John

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Losing the one man he loved convinced Piras he would never have a chance at happiness. He is too different from the other members of the Dramok breed to attract a Nobek warrior and Imdiko nurturer to his clan. Unwilling to pretend to be someone he is not, he faces a lonely future. Nobek destroyer captain Kila’s one night with Piras was a shocking revelation...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  fiction  futuristic
  • Demons Don't Dare by Hannah Walker

    Demons Don't Dare by Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the ruler of an empire, King Vict’arin is accustomed to living a life that is anything but normal. Unable to enjoy the simple things in life the way his demons do, he chooses to live and work for the good of his citizens. Lonely and tired, he finds solace with his family, enjoying watching his new grand-demonesses grow...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  demons  fiction
  • Crashed by Kiki Burrelli

    Crashed by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forced together, they are castaways on an unknown planet. The last thing Tannish knew, he was in a nightclub, dancing the night away and pretending his life was fine. But, the moment Tannish feels the warmth of Enzo's arms, he finally feels like he's home. An unbreakable bond that comes with a powerful new ability Until now, Enzo's first passion has always been medicine...
  • Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

    Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ocean’s Echo is a stand-alone, romantic space adventure, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit.When Tennal—a rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster—is caught using his telepathic powers for illegal activities, the military decides to bind his mind to someone whose coercive powers are strong enough to control him...
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    lgbtq  mlm  space-opera  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  space
  • Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John

    Clan and Conviction by Tracy St. John

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The drug Delir is sweeping the Kalquorian Empire, leaving madness and death in its wake. Investigator Dramok Gelan has already lost his enforcer partner in a deadly shootout because of the case. With no clues or suspects, he despairs of putting an end to the epidemic. Then a familiar face enters the picture: new partner and former lover Nobek Wynhod...
  • Lonely Shore by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen

    Lonely Shore by Jenn Burke, Kelly Jensen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book two of Chaos StationAll they can do is live day to day...Felix Ingesson has returned to his duties as the Chaos's engineer with Zander Anatolius, his ex-boyfriend-turned-broken-super-soldier, at his side. Hope means something again. But there's nothing Felix can do to battle the alien poison flowing through Zander's veins, or his imminent mental decline...
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    angst  dark  lgbtq  mlm  space-opera  action-adventure  adult  aliens
  • Expeditions, Estimation, and Other Dangerous Pastimes by Lyn Gala

    Expeditions, Estimation, and Other Dangerous Pastimes by Lyn Gala

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tuk-Palteia Liam has survived the front lines of a civil war and a return visit to his home planet, but now he has to face the ultimate obstacle. Stubborn lovers.As long as Liam and Ondry have the same goals—the pursuit of profits and status—they are the perfect partnership. But now Ondry wants to protect his palteia at any cost, even if it costs him his newly won rank...
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    angst  lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  aliens  animals
  • Declared by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Declared by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alien warrior, a kidnapped mate, and a traitor waiting to take everything from them both…Wesley: I’ve always loved space. Give me Star Trek over Lord of the Rings any day. Since I was a kid, all I’ve wanted is to explore the great beyond, to boldly go and all that jazz. And with my feet firmly stuck on Earth, the way I reach for the stars is through developing video games...
  • Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron

    Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    James Patterson is a gay accountant living in Keyes, Oklahoma—deep in the Bible Belt—the religious heartland of America. He’s also the first person to make contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence seeking to understand our world, and that makes him the most important person on the planet...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  family  fiction
  • The General's Mate by C.W. Gray

    The General's Mate by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to the Blue Solace: (Sequel to "The Mercenary's Mate") Leti Ando and Will Hackett are certain about one thing in all the galaxy. They love one another. Now that they are mated, it's time to meet Hack's parents and settle into their new home. In a normal courtship, the two would spend time getting to know one another and reveling in their love. Normal isn't what they get...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  lgbtq  space-opera  romance  sci-fi  aliens  fantasy  omegaverse
  • Journey's End by M.A. Church

    Journey's End by M.A. Church

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Adapting is a word Dale Michaels has become familiar with. As he settles into his new life with the Tah’Narian starship captain Keyno, Dale has adapted to life with an alien, space travel, and having his body mutated so he can carry a young. He’s closed the chapter on his old life.Living on Tah’Nar, Dale has a loving mate and good friends. He’s helped cement peace with the Onfre...
  • Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

    Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A deadly competition for the throne will determine more than just the fate of the empire in this duology opener.Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy. Her mother sacrificed everything to bring peace to the quadrant, and her uncle has successfully ruled as emperor for decades...
  • Collision Course by Michelle Diener

    Collision Course by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A step into the unknown . . . Rose is looking forward to meeting the Fisone as part of the United Council’s outreach mission. Since the Tecran were defeated, and the full scope of their crimes were uncovered, the UC has wanted to find the Tecran’s victims and extend the hand of friendship...
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    space-opera  kidnapping  dark  romance  sci-fi  aliens  ai  space
  • Ticees by Shae Mills

    Ticees by Shae Mills

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ripped from her world during a chance encounter with an alien landing party, Chelan MacKay suddenly finds herself on board the galactic battleship RIBUS 7. Korba, an ebony-clad god of war, the Iceanean Commander of RIBUS 7, is irresistibly drawn to her. Defying all the laws that govern his people, he risks all to make her his...
  • Clan and Crown by Tracy St. John

    Clan and Crown by Tracy St. John

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As Crown Prince of the Kalquorian Empire, Dramok Clajak seems to have everything he could possibly want. He lives a life of carefree adventure, with scores of lovers to indulge himself with. Yet he still wishes for what he can’t have: the two men he loves above all others. Imdiko Egilka has been promised as Clajak’s clanmate for 14 years...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  fiction  military
  • Black Sky Morning by Hanna Dare

    Black Sky Morning by Hanna Dare

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A bounty hunter in over his head.Xin knows how to look out for himself, and he knows when something sounds too good to be true. But a forgotten planet filled with riches is too tempting to pass up. Fortunately Xin also knows someone who can back him up - if he doesn't arrest Xin first. A government agent who's lost hope.Jonathan Gray used to believe in a better future. Now he's not so sure...
  • The Wayward Prince by Hanna Dare

    The Wayward Prince by Hanna Dare

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Spaceships, daring heists, and interstellar intrigue!  Since murderous AIs drove humanity from Earth more than a century before, people have been rebuilding civilization. That doesn't mean the galaxy is anywhere close to being civilized. A liar and a scoundrel - and he's the good guy...
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    lgbtq  mlm  space-opera  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book  crime
  • Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke

    Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On a world torn by war, two women discover a love that defies boundaries, challenges allegiances, and that just might mean the survival—or destruction—of all they hold dear.Roshan O’Landha, a Gantharian resistance fighter, works hard to maintain her cover as a wealthy businesswoman as war on occupied Gantharat seems imminent...
  • Kept From the Deep by Octavia Kore

    Kept From the Deep by Octavia Kore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A forgotten past, a tormented present, and a future in jeopardy. She’s been abducted from Earth, experimented on in the Grutex labs, and thrown into the path of not just one massive alien mate, but two. As a Filipina nurse living in America, she isn’t a stranger to adapting to unusual situations, but nothing could have prepared her for what’s to come...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  space-opera  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book
  • Game on Askole by Gail Koger

    Game on Askole by Gail Koger

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tihar travels to Earth to find and claim a Jones’ female. He knows they are fearless, psychic warriors and talented in bed sport. Ten minutes after meeting Sarah, Tihar knows the feisty, little human is the one he has been searching for. Now he must convince Sarah, she’s meant to be his. The first-time Sarah sees Tihar, she’s a bit freaked out...
  • Command Performance by Linnea Sinclair

    Command Performance by Linnea Sinclair

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evil aliens, an amorous cyborg and an unexpected trip to an alternate universe: just another day in the life of Captain Tasha Sebastian. And tomorrow's even better. .
  • Unchained: a science fiction romance adventure by Ruby Lionsdrake

    Unchained: a science fiction romance adventure by Ruby Lionsdrake

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One geeky neuroscientist sent to research the inmates of a prison asteroid. Two cyborg criminals determined to free the inmates. A forbidden romance among the stars. Dr. Skylar Russo, a woman known for her research skills rather than her people skills, wants nothing more than to forget that her fiancé left her at the altar...
  • Ghosts & Ashes by F.T. Lukens

    Ghosts & Ashes by F.T. Lukens

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three months have passed since the events of The Star Host, and Ren is living aboard the Star Stream under the watchful eyes of the Phoenix Corps. Plagued by vivid nightmares that ravage the ship in his sleep, he struggles to prove he isn’t a threat and fears he has traded one captor for another...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  aliens  book  fiction  space  young-adult
  • Nightmare by Steven Harper

    Nightmare by Steven Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Before Kendi learned to use his talent of navigating the plane of mental existence known as the Dream, he had to escape his physical existence as a slave...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  audiobook  book  crime
  • Pirate's Fortune by Gun Brooke

    Pirate's Fortune by Gun Brooke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pirate and mercenary Weiss Kyakh works as a reluctant double agent for the Supreme Constellations. Her mission is to infiltrate a cutthroat band of space pirates along with a sentient bio-android, Madisyn Pimm. Pimm's sole purpose is to bring pirates to justice. Weiss soon realises that Madisyn has her own secrets...
  • Indigo Alloy by Frost Kay

    Indigo Alloy by Frost Kay

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fact 417 - Kidnapping was not sexy. The old Earth romances had it wrong. Being captured by an attractive elfin alien was anything but glamourous. It was slave labor with a pinch of harassment. But Allie Sai wouldn't take anyone's gruff, even if it meant challenging the scariest man she'd ever met, erm.. alien.Fact 359 - Southern belles never played by the rules...
  • The Aliens' Mate by Delaney Rain

    The Aliens' Mate by Delaney Rain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luc Martin was abducted by aliens over a month ago and has been stuck in a cage on a spaceship with three women ever since. On either side of their cell are two alien prisoners who both seem to have a thing to staring at Luc. Oh and everyone’s naked...
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    dark  kidnapping  lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  aliens  animals
  • Cargo by Kiki Burrelli

    Cargo by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lust at first sight Phoenix spots the tall, dark and dangerously sexy man in line behind him at the club immediately. He thinks he's found a dance partner for the night, but the stranger has other plans. Jax has worked his entire life to become the best sourcer on Akar, maybe even in all of Zila Galaxy. He specializes in finding things, and if the money is right, he and his loyal crew are there...
  • Bound by the Alien Pirate by Alana Khan

    Bound by the Alien Pirate by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when a cynical pirate plucks Izzy out of the jaws of danger, flies her to his cave, and vows to keep her prisoner?IzzyOne moment I was touring the Supercollider, the top thing on my bucket list, the next I’m falling into a marsh on a prehistoric planet. The most handsome male I’ve ever seen, complete with lush, luminescent wings, flies in...
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