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Willow and the Wraith by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRuthless alien bounty hunter Wraith has buried his past so completely that not even he remembers his original name. All that matters now is that he's the best at what he does. He lives by two ironclad never break a contract and never get involved with a target... -
Life-Debt by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen scavenger and hybrid fox Viva comes across a derelict in empty space, what she and her furry partner, Pandora, discover puts them on a collision course for adventure, fame and wealth—assuming she survives the experience. Teaming up with the derelict's living cargo isn't wise, but the handsome stranger might hold the key to the ship and its many secrets... -
Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOn the run from assassins, Val Con yos'Phelium and Miri Robertson are stranded on a distant planet and must learn to trust each other if they're going to survive - and learn to love each other if they're going to heal the dark wounds of their past... -
Avow by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeneral Lo’San is second in command on Command Warship 1. Refusing the matriarchal ways of his home planet, he broke all ties and left for Cruestace in the hopes of joining their military and building a better life for himself. He’s kept his singular focus pinpoint sharp. One’s integrity, one’s honor, one’s duty is all that matters. Warriors aboard his warship have found and claimed their females... -
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His Little Turquoise by Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Mia’s turn to find out what it means to have a Papi of her own. After a bad relationship with a fake Daddy Dom, Mia has been nurturing her Little in the privacy of her own apartment. She hasn’t gone to a club in two years. It’s too scary. It’s easier to pretend she has the perfect man in her life than put herself out there and take a risk... -
Saven Defiance by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith war looming in outer space and the Earthen government forced into hiding, the battle for ultimate world domination is only just beginning.Having accepted her identity, Sadie sets out on a daring quest with her friends, which takes them deep into alien territory... -
Pursued by Presley Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis alien warrior is roguish, charming, and way more experienced than I am.Maybe he’s exactly what I need.All the other women who were abducted from Earth have gotten to make a fresh start on Kalix, but with my overprotective sister always hovering nearby, I feel like I’m stuck in the past—still the naïve little girl Brielle has to look out for... -
Reckless by Miranda Bridges
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy instructor hates me.If I could use my hacking expertise to fly through the academy’s courses I would, but that doesn’t work in hand-to-hand combat. And this guy? He’s determined to turn me into a soldier. Except I’m more suited to being a nerd than a killer.I’m not here to learn those skills, only enhance my knowledge of alien technology, and it doesn’t include the Lokarian anatomy... -
Fever by Milana Jacks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Fever Hordesman sits outside my house, wailing punny lyrics while beating a rock rhythm on his armor, and I'm late for work. My Omega heat’s coming on early, throwing a monkey wrench into my single-minded plan to ignore his single-minded quest to mate me. I have to admit—privately—his strong jaw, full mouth, and a scent that can send over a dozen Omegas into heat, make my girly bits quiver... -
Neutral by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAriadne loves calligraphy, the pen and ink meeting paper and the strange rituals that go with it. It gives her a focus and a reason to move forward, day by day. The rituals move her along, and it is her skill with the pen that gets her into the Volunteer Program.Training as a scribe brings her to the empire of Hredu as the means to slow the flow of requests to the emperor... -
Geared Up by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn to master mechanics, she fights her way into the Guardians and finds a path to glory when she gears up.Niad has controlled herself since returning from the Citadel. She has kept out of the public eye and kept off the Guardians’ radar. Her talent is not encouraged by her people, and she is not legally allowed to participate in a rescue, a natural disaster or any law-enforcement actions... -
Veiled Vixen by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll his other Harem brothers have found their one true love and they are spectacular princesses. Not Valor’s girl.Veila is the definition of evil.Not the kind of girl a guy falls for. Especially a stand-up guy like Valor. He’s not interested in her sexy glow, her pretty hair, or her glowing eyes.No. Valor only wants one thing for his fated princess.Death... -
Logic by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA criminal analyst with no social life fascinates a superhero during a hostage taking where she was the hostage, until she wasn’t.Beryl lives a quiet life taking online classes and working on solving cases for her brother when he needs a second pair of eyes. Her skills gain her the notice of the Volunteer Project, and she is encouraged to go and get a life of her own... -
Broken Wings by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Enjel who lost her wings and everything else learns that there is more to life than a past that can’t be changed.Minerva loses her wings when her home is attacked. She takes control of a mech and walks the bot into battle. When she is removed from the wreckage, it is determined that the bot ceased to work two days earlier and her latent talent has risen... -
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Lost and Sound by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSonic senses and determination take her to the Citadel, but only a sense of purpose can keep her there.Yllin has been raised in privilege and has never felt like it was the right life for her. She honed her skills for sonar as a waitress at a busy restaurant and jumped at the chance to apply for a position in Citadel Ohkhan.Her acceptance is a delightful surprise that isn’t enjoyed by her family... -
Class Zero by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPadana has negotiator training and an imperial bloodline. It makes her valuable to one man in particular…if he can find her.Growing up in the shadow of one of Terra’s champions was a comfortable place to be. Padana was the third child of the Empress Amanda Tyrell of the Haldis Imperium, and she was a very requested bride... -
Golden Darkness by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJanessa’s bond was sold to a mining consortium. If she can make it five years, she’s free. A blood-drinking Hmrain stops her plans.Janessa’s bond was sold to a mining company. She had no idea if she would be administration or grunt work. She could do either, but her learning issues meant that she was more likely to end up working to death... -
Twisting Souls by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAymin lived a normal life until she was told that her brand of talent was forbidden. A tattoo, nanites and a life as a social reject were the result. Backers were supposedly protected by law, but there were ways to torment them, and that is what wracked Aymin each and every day... -
Hidden Instinct by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYadeel finds herself fired, kidnapped and threatened with dissection on the same day. Being rescued is needed but it doesn’t turn out the way she expects.Yadeel has been teaching for the last six years as far away from home as she can get without coming back. She gets fired and abducted two weeks from the end of her contract and wakes in a cell... -
Hunted by the Barbarians by Epsilon Angel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey hunted me, caught me, and claimed me. Now they're going to share me.Barbarians. Just thinking about the shameful things these beasts would do with a human girl like me should have been enough to keep me out of the forest on Hunting Night, but I went anyway.The moment they caught my scent, my fate was sealed... -
Captured for Their Use by Ivy Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaken prisoner by the fearsome Yashonty, Celeste Mortenson is given a choice. She will be given either to General Ram or to four of his warriors. Ashamed at the thought of being shared, Celeste chooses Ram, but as the battle-hardened brute strips her, spanks her, and claims her hard and thoroughly, she quickly discovers that he can easily make her blush crimson all on his own... -
Summoned by Eve Vaughn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought we were untouchable, safe from The Registry and the invaders who essentially turned my people into their slaves. But my idyllic life was brought to an abrupt end when the Enforcers ripped us from our homes, tearing families apart. I was certain my defiance of the new laws would surely result in my death until I heard that fateful Breeder... -
Bonded by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKron is an Elite Warrior of the Cruestaci military.He’s temporarily on Earth as support personnel to the Cruestaci Consul to Earth. He’s basically happy on Earth, making friends easily, performing his duties in an exemplary manner. There is only one thing he can’t do. He can’t get Ginger Buchanan out of his brain... -
Nanny for the Alien Warrior by Athena Storm, Tara Starr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve tried my hardest to take care of the kids. I will not let Ryker take them away!My brother died in a protest when Kiphian soldiers shot at the human crowd.He left me his kids and now years later, Ryker wants to take them to live in his palace.See, his sister is their mother. But she died too.He tracked us down to the slum that I live in and offered them a good home with food and education... -
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Maid for the Alien King by Athena Storm, Tara Starr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe rescued me. And brought me into a whole new world of danger.Talan rescued me from the mountains on one of his hunts.Right off the bat I could tell that I was attracted to this alien warrior. His muscles rippled when he lifted me in the air.Feeling his torso only inflamed my desire.His legs were powerful. His scent was strong... -
Storgin: Warlord Brides by Ava York, Starr Huntress
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI've found her. Touched her silken skin. And then she ran from me.I will do anything to find her.My mate.Storgin is the fourth book of the Warriors of the Golden Meridian, a stand alone series in the Warlord Brides universe... -
Stalked by the Alien Assassin by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn alien assassin. A tempting human female he can’t resist. But what can a killer offer to the woman he longs to claim?Avery Watson moved to Denver to escape her controlling mother. Sure, it’s not easy, and she has to budget every penny, but it’s honest work... -
Claimed by the Alien Chieftain by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s my match… in more ways than one.”Sherif: Although my brother disappeared many cycles ago, I’ve never given up hope that he’s alive. I get word about a human who has seen him, but she’s evading me. When I finally come face to face with her, the situation becomes a whole lot more complicated, because I can’t deny the pull toward the female with the smart mouth... -
Barbarian Alien Part 1: Divided by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I’m one of them. Yay, me. In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a cootie. And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks I’m the mate to the biggest, surliest alien of the group. BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS... -
Silver Solace by Iona Strom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAggarHer face has haunted me ever since she wriggled out of my hold. I had returned, and my mission was to honor the human females who perished in the crash, scavenge what I could from the ship, and find the one who got away. Before I could catch her again, I was recalled. The settlement had fallen under attack, and my clan of exiles was on the move... -
Lured by Milana Jacks
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's so beautiful when she's unaware that anyone is watching. Most prey are, but none provide admirable entertainment like this one. Hart said womankind don’t leap. He said they’re awkwardly uncoordinated. That's because he's never seen Eme dance. But he will as soon as I bring her in. All there’s left for me to do is find her nesting place, open a portal into Kalia, and let her walk through... -
Zandian Pet by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“On your knees, pet!” Taramina could survive slavery, even as a pet in Prium’s Intergalactic Emporium. She always knew she’d escape! She just didn’t know escape would come in the form of a powerful handsome male of her own species. Especially one whose rough handling incites a fever in her she hasn’t felt before.. -
Transcend by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElite Force Commander Kol Ra’ Don Tol has been obsessed with Earth and its cultures for as long as he can remember. He’s thrilled when the gods smile on him, giving him an Ehlealah, a mate, that is human. But she’s suffered traumas and abuse that no being should have to endure. As a result, she’s not as receptive to his claim that she’s his as he hoped she’d be... -
Seduced by an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a proud alien warlord. She’s a single mom hoping to find love again. When their worlds collide, sparks fly.Bruge: I’m a serious warlord, not a youngling warrior in need of a mate. Ensuring the duskhorde don’t kill us and that the clan gathering runs smoothly is enough to keep me busy. Court an Earthling female? Perhaps later... -
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Materfamilias by Wendie Nordgren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHidden within the darkest reaches of space, they watch. The peaceful reprieve for which Teagan and the Empire have fought ends before it begins. Fear, suspicion, and distrust carry with them dire consequences of universal magnitude as the Parvac Empire and Galaxic Government prepare for war... -
The Spider Queen by Wendie Nordgren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen an alien species attacks the Talpa Sector, Teagan leads a fleet of warships across the vastness of space to rush to the aid of its peaceful inhabitants. However, being thrust into the center of an alien war is the least of her worries... -
Breakout by Ann Aguirre
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAll hell is breaking loose in the edge-of-your-seat follow-up to Havoc and Perdition from New York Times bestselling author Ann Aguirre… The prison ship Perdition has become a post-battle charnel house with only a handful of Dred’s soldiers still standing and now being hunted by Silence’s trained tongueless assassins...Categorized as:
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Aliens Abroad by Gini Koch
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the human population growing and alien refugees pouring in from around the galaxy, Earth is becoming too overcrowded to sustain itself--and the solar system is filling up with the alien overflow. Advanced technology from the Alpha Centauri and Vatusan systems offers one possible solution. It's time to explore new planets and see if any uninhabited ones can be claimed... -
Possessed by Presley Hall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy sister found love with a dashing alien warrior, but I’m too practical for something like that to ever happen to me.Right?Now that Nadia is happily settled into her new life with Zatir, I’m not quite sure what to do with myself. I was the protective older sibling for so long, I’ve forgotten who I am besides that.I need to make my own life on this strange new planet... -
Psyche's Caress by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoha Excelter - code named Psyche - is on assignment on Marketh. She had a simple investigation planned until someone tried to kill her. Twice.The simple problem turned out to be a conspiracy to keep volunteers imprisoned and the population in general, ignorant... -
Sithe by Starla Night
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s a routine mission. Hunt down the ones who dared – dared – steal our sacred procreation metal from us, the rulers of the empire.The Arrisans conquered Earth in a day. They smashed into our helpless planet like a wrecking ball, and overnight, everything changed.That’s what our history books say.The truth is, I’ve never seen an Arrisan face-to-face... -
Interference / Insurgency by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings2 novellas of The Verdant String SeriesThe seven planets of the Verdant String, the green, fecund sources of life spanning five solar systems, comprise the Verdant String Coalition. This is the setting for a new science fiction romance series from award-winning science fiction romance novelist Michelle Diener... -
Wrapped In Thought by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEspionage was never something offered to Aliiva as a career path until the Citadel came for tea. A talent for knowing what folks were thinking was something Aliiva had come to terms with, but leaving her home and using those skills at the Citadel was not something she was prepared for... -
Fire Dance by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer element is fire, her mind is missing memories and a dream master is her keeper. Hahvi’s dance will reshape a world. Hahvi has spent eight years in the dome with other physical talents. Her body is wrapped in a restrictor suit, but she keeps her mind free to dream of possibilities. She is given to the Citadel, and when she meets the dream master, her world and her options shift dramatically... -
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Thelkor: Warlord Brides by Ava York, Starr Huntress
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe doesn't dare touch her. Even though he's burning for the feel of her skin.They're about to be sent off to capture a deadly criminal, and all Thelkor wants is a new pilot.Instead, a human woman arrives on the Golden Meridian.As a pilot and a genetic match to one of the warriors on the ship, everything should be perfect ... but her records are lost in transit.She can't be his. He knows it... -
Alien Embrace : A Limited Edition Collection of Sci Fi Alien Romances by Milly Taiden, Ava Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAliens move among us—warriors, soldiers, explorers, and more—testing fate and finding love with their true mates. And they’ll do whatever it takes to ensure their human mates remain forever caught in their Alien Embrace.This hot new collection brings you all the best in science fiction alien romances from New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors... -
Creating Harmony by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIara was a Kozue whose talent was peace and tranquility. Her parents sold her as a bodyguard to a royal house when she was just nine years old. Twelve years as a bondservant gave her an education that the Citadel continued when she escaped from a fate worse than death.Partnered with Lock of the Sector Guard, she stifles her urge to scream... -
Ragnar by Vi Voxley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you take what you want, you can't let it slip away again. Selena Gordon is done with running, or so she hoped. Fleeing from an abusive relationship is a reality she has to face, but when it comes to the possibility of giving another man control over her, she's ready to stand her ground. No man, Nayanor or not, can make decisions for her ever again... -
Indigo Alloy by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFact 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... -
Knotted by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman with a green thumb is married by proxy to a noble who has a secret life commanding shadows. Gardener versus Guardian. Rowen went along with her niece to apply for the Volunteer project, and when she is asked to participate, she has to decide if the stars are for her. When they offer her an entire world full of gardens, she is hooked...
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