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  • A Miracle for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips

    A Miracle for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can an alien warrior who’s given up hope save a desperate woman and her unborn child?Lauren knew the decision to have a baby on her own wouldn’t be an easy one. She didn’t know that she would be kidnapped by aliens whose only interest in her is as a breeding vessel. A desperate attempt to escape leaves her trapped and isolated - and about to give birth...
  • Tomlin by Honey Phillips

    Tomlin by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Discipline. Restraint. Control.Tomlin has been hiding his true nature his entire life, but cracks are beginning to show in his perfect facade. And then he meets a beautiful, intelligent female who could destroy all his barriers. He should run but he needs her help... he needs her.Etta is too thin and too plain to interest most men, and that suits her just fine...
  • The Segonian by Dianne Duvall

    The Segonian by Dianne Duvall

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall brings readers the second stand-alone novel in a thrilling new sci-fi romance series full of action, humor, and happily-ever-afters.Eliana's life has never been what one might term ordinary. At least, it hasn't been for a very long time...
  • Lab Rat One by Andrea K. Höst

    Lab Rat One by Andrea K. Höst

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Part 2 of the Touchstone trilogy:In the months since Cassandra Devlin walked off Earth onto another planet, she has grappled with everything from making blankets to helping psychics battle the memories of monsters. Not able to find a way home, she has instead gained friends and a purpose...
  • The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

    The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    The Culture--a humanoid/machine symbiotic society--has thrown up many great Game Players. One of the best is Jernau Morat Gurgeh, Player of Games, master of every board, computer and strategy. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel & incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game, a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor...
  • Treyvon by M.K. Eidem

    Treyvon by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    General Treyvon Rayner is the Supreme Commander of the Kaliszian Defenses. He is the cousin and trusted friend of the Kaliszian Emperor, Emperor Liron Kalinin, in spite of Treyvon’s ancestor being one of the causes of the Great Infection so many centuries ago. It is never far from Treyvon's mind, and he vowed he'd spend his entire life trying to make things right...
  • Salvage by Jenny Schwartz

    Salvage by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets can get a girl killed. Cherry Pendit knows to keep hers close. But what if it’s whispering to her? What if it’s warning her of danger on the galactic horizon, and only she can save her clan?To save the people she loves, Cherry will have to risk her life to rescue a man she’s never met.A hunted man, a man abandoned on a derelict space station, on the far side of a black hole...
  • Sara and the Spymaster by Honey Phillips

    Sara and the Spymaster by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a passionate woman awaken a frozen warrior? Sara’s life is turned upside down when she is kidnapped by brutal aliens. Even after she’s rescued by an Imperial ship, she can’t return to Earth. The only person who seems concerned about her future is the icy alien warrior who interrogates her...
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    aliens  romance  sci-fi  space  slavery  other-world  futuristic  humor
  • Jacinda's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Jacinda's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Jotham is the King of the House of Protection. He was the youngest male ever to assume the position because of the sudden death of his father in Jotham’s twentieth cycle. In the last forty cycles, he married his life mate, Lata, and lost her in a transport accident. He had two sons and lost one due to his son’s own treachery...
  • 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...
  • Victoria's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Victoria's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Victoria Lynn Chamberlain… at two, she was abducted by an alien race, the Regulians… at nine, her world literally explodes when the Regulians returned, destroying Earth. She and her Aunt are the only survivors thanks to another alien race, the Carinians. Now she’s eighteen, a new graduate from their top medical school, and is ready to claim her life mate...
  • Cassandra's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Cassandra's Challenge by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alternative cover edition ASIN B00CKXWOM2Cassandra Chamberlain has always stood out. It's hard not to at 6’1” and 165 pounds with jet black hair and sapphire blue eyes. And if that wasn’t enough she is also brilliant, graduating from Harvard at fifteen, teaching at MIT at nineteen and up for the prestigious Magellan Award at twenty five. But she’s never really fit in...
  • The Long Black by J.M. Anjewierden

    The Long Black by J.M. Anjewierden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Morgan always assumed that if she could survive growing up in the mines of Planet Hillman – feared for its brutal conditions and gravity twice that of Earth – she could survive anything. That was before she became a starship mechanic. Now she has to contend with hostile bosses, faulty equipment, and even taking care of her friend’s little girl...
  • 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...
  • Rita and the Raider by Honey Phillips

    Rita and the Raider by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every good mating begins with a kidnapping… Worvak was taught to value honor above all else. When his honor demanded he sacrifice everything to save a friend, he didn't hesitate. But then a dangerous mission leads him to a fragile, dirty female with enough courage for ten warriors - a female he would do anything to call his own. For the first time in his life, his honor and his heart are at war...
  • Path of the Fury by David Weber

    Path of the Fury by David Weber

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A space adventure with a strong female character in the tradition of Sassinak and Generation Warriors--by the bestselling author of Mutineers' Moon. The "invincible", planet-wrecking pirates made a big mistake when they raided ex-commando leader Alicia DeVries' quiet home world and murdered her family...
  • Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

    Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey with the start of her brand-new series about a female bounty hunter and the man who is her sworn enemy.Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher, a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy...
  • Unbondable by Evangeline Anderson

    Unbondable by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A female Blood Kindred who hates her fangs…A fierce warrior who loves her…Can Kara and Raak stay together?Or will their love be shattered because he is…Unbondable?Kara is a rare Blood Kindred female…unfortunately for her, she has the fangs to prove it. To Kara’s dismay, it’s hard to find a warrior who wants to get bitten when things get hot and heavy...
  • Luna of Earth by Laura Jo Phillips

    Luna of Earth by Laura Jo Phillips

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are lots of great ways for a beautiful, wealthy, brilliant young woman to meet a suitable romantic partner. Through the Internet, Church, volunteer groups, or even singles bars. Or, you can do it the way Luna Meadows did--by rescuing an alien from his crashed intergalactic spaceship on the side of a remote mountain in the Rockies just ahead of a three day blizzard...
  • Alien Barbarian's Queen by Juno Wells

    Alien Barbarian's Queen by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I do not desire death, but if that is my destiny to protect my Queen, then so be it...EveAfter the fall, homeless folks like I became were shut out of the system. Not even my medical degree saved me from the fate so many experienced. Living rough with a group of women and children, we end up attached to a roving military unit when hostile aliens attack Earth...
  • Brekk by Alana Khan

    Brekk by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brekk 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...
  • My Fair Alien by Honey Phillips

    My Fair Alien by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can an alien professor decode the language of love?Professor Harak H’gin leads a peaceful life studying linguistics on his native planet of Plumeria. Until the day he stumbles across a bedraggled, beautiful human female. Dared by a colleague to transform the pitiful creature into a true member of their society, Harak takes on the challenge...
  • Earth Force Rising by Monica Tesler

    Earth Force Rising by Monica Tesler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thirteen years ago, Earth Force—a space-military agency—discovered a connection between brain structure and space travel. Now they’ve brought together the first team of cadets, called Bounders, to be trained as high-level astronauts.Twelve-year-old Jasper is part of this team being sent out into space...
  • Conviction by Glynn Stewart

    Conviction by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A starfighter squadron driven to desertionHunted by friends and enemies alikeWith one final hope for a new beginningThe last reward Kira Demirci expected for heroism in a time of war was to spend the rest of her life dodging assassins—but when her government betrays her as part of their surrender, she and her comrades flee the star system of Apollo to the edge of civilized space...
  • The Commanders' Mate by Grace Goodwin

    The Commanders' Mate by Grace Goodwin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Commander Karter is a Prillon Warrior. His first duty is to protect his people, to defend the Coalition worlds from a fate too terrible to comprehend. Battle is his life. His heart. He fights. He has never once been selfish enough to believe he deserved an Interstellar Bride. Until he's matched at the worst possible time!Astronomer Erica Roberts has always dreamed of seeing the stars...
  • Alien Mate by Sadie Carter

    Alien Mate by Sadie Carter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With all the drama and trouble behind her, Zoey is looking forward to arriving on Zerconia and settling down into a normal life as Dex’s mate. Normal? What was she thinking? There is nothing normal about being mated to a sinfully sexy, often times arrogant and overprotective Zerconian warrior. But then normal is overrated, right? Trouble follows Zoey to Zerconia, threatening her very life...
  • Alien Protector's Rescued Bride by Juno Wells

    Alien Protector's Rescued Bride by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When hope is dimmest, a ray of light breaks through... Daisy... Being abducted from Earth was terrifying. When the fish-headed, aquatic aliens took me I knew I was in trouble...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  adult  book  dark  dragons  fiction  first-contact  humor
  • Tribe Protector by Stacy Jones

    Tribe Protector by Stacy Jones

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lily thought she had her hands full with her conflicted feelings over her quickly progressing relationship with Arruk’s wild twin, Drrak, the uneasy truce with the tribe leader, and trying to prove she’s trustworthy to a people who want nothing to do with her. But all that pales in comparison to what’s coming...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  adult  book  contemporary  dystopia  female-mc  fiction  harem
  • Alliance by S.K. Dunstall

    Alliance by S.K. Dunstall

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As the Linesman series continues, linesman Ean Lambert finds himself facing an alien ship he doesn’t understand—and a terrifying political threat he cannot fight…   The lines. The soul of every ship. It was once thought there were only ten, but that was before an alien vessel appeared at the edge of space—before Ean Lambert heard more lines singing...
  • The Outlaw Cyborg by Honey Phillips

    The Outlaw Cyborg by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Can a cyborg ranger save Mars - and the woman who won’t admit she needs him?Everything Serena Gatling ever wanted was taken away from her by a single horrific act of betrayal. Determined never to fall victim again, she closes her heart and dedicates her life to a cold-blooded quest to regain the one thing that still matters to her...
  • Confluence by S.K. Dunstall

    Confluence by S.K. Dunstall

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From the national bestselling author of Alliance, linesman Ean Lambert finds himself caught in a dangerous fight for political power... The lines. Mysterious yet familiar: the key to controlling every ship in the galaxy...
  • The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi

    The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They’re young, they’re fast and strong, and they’re totally without normal human qualms.The universe is a dangerous place for humanity—and it's about to become far more dangerous...
  • Wray by M.K. Eidem

    Wray by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Emperor Wray Vasteri is the ruler of the Tornian Empire, his House has ruled the Empire ever since the great infection struck over five hundred years ago and he fears he will be the last. The number of compatible females is dwindling faster than anyone knows and if compatible females aren’t found soon their entire civilization will cease to exist...
  • Shadowed by Evangeline Anderson

    Shadowed by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Reddix is a Kindred warrior with RTS—a debilitating disease that forces him to endure the emotions of others like a physical invasion every time he is around anyone. Nina is the girl he dreams of but can never have...
  • Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey

    Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Her name was Killashandra Ree. And after ten grueling years of musical training, she was still without prospects. Until she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild who could provide careers, security, and wealth beyond imagining. The problem was, few people who landed on Ballybran ever left. But to Killashandra the risks were acceptable...
  • Bright Shards by Meg Pechenick

    Bright Shards by Meg Pechenick

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the second novel in the science fiction series The Vardeshi Saga.Linguist Avery Alcott has spent three months proving herself to her Vardeshi companions and earning their respect. She arrives at Arkhati, the space station halfway between Earth and Vardesh Prime, eager to continue her adventure. But the next stage of her mission brings its own challenges...
  • Gracie's Touch by S.E. Smith

    Gracie's Touch by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Gracie Jones was little more than a child when the Earth was invaded by an alien species. Escaping into the subway tunnels of New York City, she hid in fear of being captured. Discovered by four men who became her protectors, she fought alongside them and they became known as the Freedom Five...
  • The Last Colony by John Scalzi

    The Last Colony by John Scalzi

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his wife, former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres, adjudicates local disputes, and enjoys watching his adopted daughter grow up...
  • Grim by M.K. Eidem

    Grim by M.K. Eidem

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    King Grim Vasteri is the most feared warrior in the Tornian Empire. He has been sent by his Emperor to find and retrieve compatible females for their dying civilization...
  • Doc's Orders by Cynthia Sax

    Doc's Orders by Cynthia Sax

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She wants both sides of her cyborg—the medic AND the beast. *** A fully functional cyborg is balanced. His machine half and his organic half work together to produce the perfect warrior. Doc isn’t fully functional. The G Model operates at the two extremes. When his machine is in complete control, he’s the logic-driven medic, saving lifespans...
  • 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...
  • Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller

    Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A thrilling untold adventure based on the acclaimed Star Trek: Picard TV series!Starfleet was everything for Cristóbal Rios—until one horrible, inexplicable day when it all went wrong. Aimless and adrift, he grasps at a chance for a future as an independent freighter captain in an area betrayed by the Federation, the border region with the former Romulan Empire...
  • Shadow's Chosen by Olivia Riley

    Shadow's Chosen by Olivia Riley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From their first encounter, she knew he was troubleA top operative in her field, Elise was trained since youth to be one of Earth's most elite soldiers.But nothing could prepare her for Tyrminus and the deadly aliens taking over the city.One job: find the Grayhart team of explorers that have disappeared within the undercity and bring them back alive. A seemingly impossible mission...
  • Star Navigator by Naomi Lucas

    Star Navigator by Naomi Lucas

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “It’s different because of Atlas,” she whispered, wholeheartedly feeling the truth of that statement. "I can say the most terribly erotic things in your ear," Atlas warned hotly from behind her. Reina stopped caring, and she doesn’t know why...
  • Alien Captain's Claimed Bride by Juno Wells

    Alien Captain's Claimed Bride by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being the only female on a ship full of hot dragon warriors would be a dream come true for most women. Stacy If it weren’t for all the wounded pouring into her med-center, Stacy might enjoy the novelty of being surrounded by so many admiring dragon males. Even a heads up when a battle was brewing would help. However their taciturn captain left much to be desired when it came to communication...
  • The V'Dan by Jean Johnson

    The V'Dan by Jean Johnson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A thrilling new perspective of the world created in the explosive, national bestselling Theirs Not to Reason Why series. It’s two hundred years earlier—the age of the First Salik War. And the battle against humanity has been engaged. The V’Dan always believed they were the chosen race, destined to make a mark on the galaxy...
  • Alien Commander's Reluctant Bride by Juno Wells

    Alien Commander's Reluctant Bride by Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For the first time in my life I'm surrounded by attractive, eligible males. If only I could choose one. Kearney Draconian Warriors are not only drop dead gorgeous, they’re more accommodating than any other species. My younger sister and I have signed contracts with the Draconians and they’re waiting for us to choose a mate, but I can’t focus on that right now...
  • On a Barbarian World by Anna Hackett

    On a Barbarian World by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When an independent deep-space scout crash-lands on an unknown alien world, the last thing she expects is to find herself claimed by a barbarian warrior. Aurina Phoenix spends most of her time zooming through uncharted space and gathering intel for her family’s deep-space convoy, but her life takes an unexpected detour when a meteor shower brings down her ship...
  • Colony Three Mars by Gerald M. Kilby

    Colony Three Mars by Gerald M. Kilby

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Now that the truth of the genetic experiments on Mars has been revealed, new missions are on their way to gain control of this extraordinary technology. In the process, they seek to exploit and enslave the colonists—turning them into nothing more than lab rats...
  • Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! by Tom Angleberger

    Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! by Tom Angleberger

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak directly to today's young readers while enhancing the Star Wars experience for core fans of the saga...
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