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残次品 [Can Ci Pin | Imperfections] by Priest
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“这是最好的时代,也是最坏的时代。”——狄更斯《双城记》“我带着深藏骨血的仇恨与酝酿多年的阴谋,把自己变成一个死而复生的幽灵,沉入沼泽,沉入深渊,我想埋下腐烂的根系,长出见血封喉的荆棘,刺穿这个虚伪的文明。我到了淤泥深处……捡到了一颗星星。”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.—— C. Dickens《A Tale of Two Cities》I took my hatred and plot for revenge with me down the mire, to the depths of the abyss, and returned as a ghost of the past... -
Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older, Madeline Ashby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe official continuation of Orphan Black, narrated by Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany. The story we never wanted to end continues... -
Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter graduating high school, a freak accident whisks Reggie Valentine back in time to the 1950s where he meets Daniel Parker, a sweet and wholesome guy his grandmother used to date. Reggie learns that Daniel is not only closeted, but unaware that two men can fall in love or even marry... -
Torchwood: Broken by Joseph Lidster, John Barrowman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhenever Ianto Jones has a tough day at work, he has somewhere he can hide. And, for Ianto Jones, it's always a tough day at work.His girlfriend is dead, his colleagues don't trust him, and his boss... his boss is something else... -
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Constant by Lexi Ander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a Warlord and a Prince find love when the galaxy is on the brink of war?Chief Warlord Sohm'lan has a job he loves protecting the family who claims him as one of their own. He has known the loss of a mate and believed he would walk alone for the rest of his life… that is until Prince Mestor demanded more from him than duty... -
Coming Full Circle by Kian Rhodes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaded from months of exposure to the seasons, lengths of tattered yellow crime scene tape still fluttered in the breeze where it was caught in the branches of the shrubs dotting the old Omega auction house grounds... -
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Lo que pasa es que te quiero: Poemas de amor y desamor by Gloria Fuertes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPara Gloria Fuertes el amor era algo involuntario, como la poesía o el hipo. Curiosa, melancólica y mordaz, durante toda su vida amó y escribió con un espíritu de libertad y ternura insólito en la España de su época. Le rompieron el corazón mil veces, y mil veces lo recompuso para seguir queriendo... -
Deep Crossing by E.R. Mason
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSequel to Fatal Boarding. No one on Earth could ever convince Adrian Tarn to take an untested prototype spacecraft deeper into unexplored space than anyone had ever been, to retrieve a mysterious artifact never before seen by humans... -
The Harvest Young: Bound by Destiny by M.A. Church
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestiny brought them together even before they were born. Raiden Shou, a fierce and loving Tah’Narian warrior, has everything he ever wanted. A loving mate, a highly sought-after position as Chief Helmsman of the Unity, and now the possibility of a young in the near future. But destiny never promised life would be easy... -
Ingenious by Barrie Farris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the TriangleIn a dystopian world ruled by women, brilliant but awkward Cadet Quiggs Fallon has a bright future. Academically gifted with a brain like the ancestors, he's well on his way to figuring out how to kill the vines overtaking the land, earning him--a male--an unheard-of seat in the Assembly of Ruling Mothers... -
The Dead Next Door (Will to Live) by T.W. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE WORLD ENDS IN DAYSFirst the bombings… cities crumble… infection spreads… Will is alone. His lakeside neighborhood has become a cemetery, the houses now tombstones... -
Black Knight by Svetlana R. Ivanova
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAntonina Black, or just Nina, is a wise-mouthed but wounded girl. She is sent to live with her aunt in America. After leaving her homeland Russia, Nina tries to adjust to a new life with her homophobic cousins and American high school. But her life begins to take a strange new turn when an enigmatic girl shows up. Allecra Knight is a gorgeous blonde mystery... -
A Very Tentacular Christmas by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRIVERHo, ho, ho…and tentacles? I’ve written a super secret Christmas novella in my over-the-top space saga/tentacle romance series. Who could have imagined I’d have so many actual alien fans across the universe? I can’t wait to share this new story with them, but first I need some feedback I can trust... -
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My Husband is Suffering from a Terminal Illness by Bu Hui Xia Qi, 不会下棋
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXie Yang has spent many years in the apocalypse and is tired and worn out. Then he transmigrated into a simple and superficial novel about the entertainment circle.The protagonist of the novel was handsome, smart, and reborn. The female protagonist of the novel was beautiful, inspirational, and had a golden finger. Some male and female roles were also beautiful and had a deep background... -
Ensnared by the Rabbit Genius by Delaney Rain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEllis Cole is an FBI research analyst assigned to observe a giant white rabbit while he’s on Earth. Wherever he goes, Ellis must follow. Never told to be covert about it, Ellis finds the only way for him to keep up is by slowing his bouncy bunny down. Getting naked wasn’t part of the plan, but it seems to be working... -
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOcean’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... -
Clan, Honor, and Empire by Tracy St. John
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDramok Rajhir has never had to go without. He’s been blessed with the best schooling, a prestigious pedigree, a fine home, plus all the intimate companionship a young Kalquorian male could ask for. But with status comes responsibility. His father insists Rajhir assume his place in Kalquorian society as soon as possible... -
His Human by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll Trip wants is the man of his dreams. If that guy comes with tentacles and an interesting sense of humor, that’s even better. When Trip meets Mr. Right—who’s actually more like Mr. Sexy With Tentacles—at the grocery store, of all places, he’s expecting fun and hoping for a bit of domination if he’s lucky... -
Starship Mine by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJames 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... -
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Arc of a Scythe series continues with stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge...There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down... -
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories by Naomi Kritzer
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAcclaimed writer Naomi Kritzer's marvelous tales of science fiction and fantasy are now collected in Cat Pictures and Other Stories. Here are seventeen short stories, including her Hugo Award-winning story "Cat Pictures Please," which is about what would happen if artificial intelligence was born out of our search engine history. Two stories are previously unpublished... -
Ghosts & Ashes by F.T. Lukens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree 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... -
Family by M.C.A. Hogarth
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXenotherapist Vasiht'h always thought himself as lucky to have befriended one of the rare and fascinating Eldritch, a man who's served as partner in their counseling practice for years without Vasiht'h ever really learning anything of his background.. -
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Fits Like a Glove: A Velvet Glove Tale by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHercules is the owner of the Velvet Glove, the premier men's bdsm club in the galaxy. He's made sure to hire the best people for their jobs, from the cleaners to the trainers. It's exclusive, it's hot and it's all his. Malachi is the club's main trainer and an extraordinary top; he was handpicked by Hercules. The man has a secret though, one that Hercules discovers and shares with him... -
Nightmare by Steven Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore 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... -
Velvet Glove: Volume V by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fifth installment of the Velvet Glove series about an exclusive men's BDSM club, features three works: Three to Heal, Rock Stars and Size Queens and Fits Like a Glove... -
Horatio by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow... -
Remember Me, Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Summer Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn MPreg Romance Sometimes all it takes is a few words to change everything: Remember Me, Omega. Omega Ethan loved being a parent. But now that his son is moving away from home, Ethan has decided to recapture his identity as the strong, intelligent, determined, and fun omega he used to be—and to follow his artistic dreams... -
My Little Human by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWeirdest munch ever.Dane isn’t expecting much from the mostly straight munch he’s somehow ended up at. As awkward encounters turn into a boring meet-and-greet, he’s ready to escape when the most interesting Daddy in the room sets eyes and tentacles on him.When an earnest new Daddy and a slightly confused little come together, sparks and laughter fly because tentacle Daddies make the best Daddies... -
Mr. Melancholy Wants to Live a Peaceful Life 忧郁先生想过平静生活 by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYu Hua loses his job, and the weight of the household falls on the shoulders of his partner, You Zhengping. His husband is a temporary employee at the subdistrict office, with a monthly salary of only 2500; this troubles Yu Hua exceedingly.You Zhengping is secretly engaged in the work of protecting the world from Destroyers, with a rather liberal subsidy... -
Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy law, one cannot copyright a title. If someone were stupid enough to do it, novels could be written and published with such titles as " Moby Dick," " Alice in Wonderland" or "Gone With the Wind." But also, by law, ownership of a title can be guaranteed if it can be proved that the original author has established such a connection with the title that any duplication would infringe that linkage... -
The Outrage by William Hussey
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"You know, when you live in a time of progress, it seems that progress is the only possible way. The idea that everything we'd gained, all of those hard-won rights, could be taken away from us, and that open minds could be closed again? But then the Outrage happened."Welcome to England, where the Protectorate enforces the Public Good... -
HappyHead by Josh Silver
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024An Amazon Best YA Book of the Year, 2023 An Irish Sunday Independent Book of the Year, 2023We are in an epidemic. An epidemic of unhappiness. Friends, here is the good news: HappyHead has the answer... -
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Watcher Unfeigned by J.L. Madore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the shadowed streets of Toronto, there exists a garrison of soldiers like no other—nine immortal warriors, half-Archangel/half-human, living unknown amongst the city, defending humanity from the Daemons of the Hell realm. After millennia of death and violence, Lady Divinity has granted them reward for their servitude, a gift that makes her mighty warriors stronger than ever—Love... -
The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the far reaches of our galaxy, the artist will face the ultimate censorship.Mikk of Vyzania, the galaxy's greatest performance master, commanded stages on all the myriad worlds. His sublime, ethereal performances were unforgettable, drawing on the most treasured traditions of every culture, every people, throughout inhabited space... -
The Alien Emissary by Eryn Ivers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe metal tentacles tightened around Bryant’s wrists and for the first time in years he finally felt...safe.When Bryant breaks into the ship of a powerful Qeshian emissary, he knows he might get caught. But he needs the money to save his daughter, and for her anything is worth the risk... -
Cuando te vas. Amistades Imperfectas by Pamela Stupia
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLo que debía ser un comienzo se transformó en un final.Santiago tiene diecisiete años y está roto. Cuando está a punto de comenzar su último año en la escuela, debe mudarse a Barcelona junto con su familia, dejando en Buenos Aires a sus dos mejores amigas: Zoe, su verdadera mejor amiga, y Starlie, de la que lleva enamorado cuatro años en secreto... -
Five-Twelfths of Heaven by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a space-faring civilization where a single woman is increasingly sisenfranchised, the star pilot Silence Leigh is defrauded from her inheritance by a greedy competitor. Forced to ally with two men, Silence is dragged into a deadly political struggle, and is tantalized by the hints of the legendary Earth, as well as the dread and the glory of Magi's power... -
Anything for a Byline by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNat has paid his dues and just needs his first by-line to break into the journalism business. It's gotten to the point where he isn't too fussy about what magazine or newspaper that by-line is in either. When his friend and old newshound Al arranges an interview for him at the Velvet Glove, a private BDSM club, Nat figures all he has to do is show up, do the interview and write his story... -
Feral Machines by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the interstellar wildlife sanctuary Casaverde is quarantined due to an mysterious outbreak of malaria, Andrew Salazar must turn to military surplus synthetic life-forms to help him in his work as warden.But Andrew soon discovers that the synthetics are far more complex creatures than he first imagined and that something more deadly than an old-world disease is stalking Casaverde... -
Dreaming Metal by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott returns to the world of her earlier novel, Dreamships, and, as in several of her novels, takes up the theme of artificial intelligence. Persephone is a planet racked by class struggle and economic and political upheaval... -
The Siege by Mark Alpert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMission: Sabotage.Adam gave up everything for a new chance at life. Now with a cutting-edge digital mind, he is smarter, faster, better than a normal teen. Except Adam is anything but invincible. He's indebted to the government program that gave him this ability-and freedom comes at a price... -
Velvet Blade by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGideon Blueplum has made a lot of money working hard and now it's time to play. He's come to the Velvet Glove, ready to pay for a year in advance to enjoy the pleasures that the club offers. He doesn't expect to meet someone like Tybalt within his first hour of being at the Glove... -
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Soaring With Hawk: A Velvet Glove Story by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen factory worker Jester lets supervisor Hawk convince him to visit the Velvet Glove, he has no idea what to expect. Hawk treats Jester with kindness, and soon enough, Hawk wants Jester to move in and be with him for the rest of their lives. Jester's family are less than thrilled, but when he thinks he has nowhere else to go, he discovers that he'll always have a place with Hawk... -
Any Job Will Do by John Wilker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen someone says they have a job for you, you don’t get picky.Jackson “Jax” Caruso is a war orphan. His parents died when he was young. They were on the losing side of a civil war.He does what he can to survive, taking the jobs that come and not asking too many questions. He has a ship, and a crew of droids to help get him by... -
Safe Passage by Rachel Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGo big or go home. For privateer Captain Magdalene Landon, it's all about going big. For Kay Ellis, it's about getting home. Together, they're about to architect the most daring heist in the galaxy. Kay knows too much. She knows it’s a matter of time before a Conglomerate hitman finds her. She’s desperate for safe passage back to Union space... -
Omegas by Design by Aria Grace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 3 in the Omega For Hire series Dallas and Denver work as stylists for Omega For Hire. They're usually called in when someone in power needs to be styled for the media. These sweet twins are best friends who do everything together, and when they meet the alpha they're hired to travel the country with for a three-month tour, they quickly realize they are destined to stay together--forever... -
Expedition by Alexander Elliott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe humans of Earth planned for a long intergalactic journey. What they didn’t plan on was running into the neighbors. In 2096 Captain Christopher Perry led the starship Expedition on a centuries-long search for a suitable world to colonize... -
Velvet Glove: Volume II by Sean Michael
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Velvet Glove is an exclusive men's club. Members come for the food, the comfortable atmosphere, and service a man can't get elsewhere. Top or bottom, there's something for everyone at the Glove, and heat waits beyond closed doors. Daniel seems spoiled and bratty, but what he needs is a firm hand. Zane has been watching Daniel for a long time, and he thinks he knows just what to do...
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