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The Rings of Hesaurun by Peter Harrett
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFleeing an alien menace of galactic proportions, a starship named The Dreamer crash-lands on Earth in the year 2436 BCE. Responding to the crash, the primitive earthlings discover the ship's commander Valerie Dunne is a 5,000-year-old woman from the future, forced to escape her nemesis, the Boecki, by hiding in the past... -
![She is the Principle: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Michael Anderle]()
She is the Principle: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA teenage boy with a terminal condition, a group of school bullies, and an incognito Empress with a short temper…Kirian Larsen knows he won’t live to see adulthood. Dex and his gang only care that he’s a human living on “their” planet.Their determination to make his life harder bothers Kirian less than their efforts to do the same for their other victims... -
![Fair Trade: An Alien Invasion Story by Mackey Chandler]()
Fair Trade: An Alien Invasion Story by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMost of my writing is in a series people seem to enjoy but there is a constant small crowd who say: I'd really like your take on an alien invasion story. Well this is for them. The bulk of the aliens come to Earth stories assume their vast superiority, sometimes invincibility. Sometimes they suddenly appear on the white house lawn dictating terms... -
![The Strip Down by Honey Phillips]()
The Strip Down by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan Amanda discover the secrets behind an alien ruin? And the mysterious alien with the haunted eyes?Amanda is happy with her life as an elementary school teacher - and making plans to expand her family. Waking up naked and alone on an alien planet is not on her schedule.Desperate to return to Earth, she reluctantly accepts the help of the massive alien who appears out of the sands... -
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![Cataclysmic Mistakes by Michael Anderle]()
Cataclysmic Mistakes by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ZOO has pushed and pushed hard. What will the response be?Not everyone is happy about rumblings of the wall going up faster.Frustration abounds for everyone. The ZOO has changed tactics and moved the goalposts.Who is going to win, humanity or the Zoo?Niki needs to vent, and Taylor does his best to show her a good time... -
![Scarred by Tana Stone]()
Scarred by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a tough, Drexian captain gets trapped on an alien planet with the human tribute bride he’s supposed to rescue? Without his clothes.Brok has vowed to track down the pretty human who was snatched by space pirates and return her to be matched with a Drexian warrior. One who isn’t battle-scarred and damaged, like him... -
![Flame by Tana Stone]()
Flame by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only thing worse than always being upstaged by your perfect sister? Falling for her alien fiancé.I wasn’t supposed to end up on the Drexian space station or be matched to one of their gorgeous warriors as a tribute bride. My perfect twin sister is the one they wanted. Instead, I stole her spot... -
![Combust by Tana Stone]()
Combust by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Drexian warrior is brooding and mysterious--and he's claimed me as his tribute.When I don't marry his nephew, I have no idea I'm still promised to Zoran's clan. Imagine my shock when the dark and imposing alien informs me that he will be taking me as his tribute bride--and taking me back to the Drexian home world with him... -
![Sakar by Ella Blake]()
Sakar by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy two girls and I are going to be snowed in for Christmas and that’s fine with us, until an alien spacecraft crashes behind our wooded Maine home. I take the gorgeous Virilian, Prince Sakar, home with me. He’s injured and tracking an endangered alien dog with a taste for my neighbor’s goats... -
![The Fallen Ship 2 by Mark Wayne McGinnis, Kim McGinnis]()
The Fallen Ship 2 by Mark Wayne McGinnis, Kim McGinnis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Stayed up all night reading - Love this series!" Carl Manding The epic battle for AI supremacy in the universe between the Geo-Mind and Gia continues. Beneath the isolation zone, 300 alien troops have been dispatched, and if that’s not discouraging enough, the 23rd Silarian Fleet has initiated terra displacement operations outside the energy dome... -
![A Redemption for Ulrek by Lynnea Lee]()
A Redemption for Ulrek by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRefuge in the Arms of a Monster This job on board the New Horizon is supposed to be my fresh start, a fail proof plan to escape my poor excuse for a husband and his dangerous friends. But my white horse quickly turns into a nightmare when I discover that my new boss is none other than Ulrek the Horrible, my sworn enemy... -
![Forbidden by Tana Stone]()
Forbidden by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBe a tribute bride for some brawny alien warrior? Not on your life. Ella is one of the few human females who rejected her Drexian warrior match. Sent to live with the other “rejects” in a special part of the high-tech space station, she has no desire to have her life dictated by a bunch of alphas on steroids. And no way would she ever be charmed by an alien playboy... -
![Alien in Chief by Gini Koch]()
Alien in Chief by Gini Koch
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Mastermind has upped his game . . .As Kitty can tell you, it's not easy being the wife of the vice president - especially not when he's an alien from the Alpha Centauri system. And being a parent of preternaturally talented children, don't even go there. But she and her A-C husband, Jeff, have learned how to roll with whatever life and the bad guys throw at them - they think... -
![The Alien's Equal by Ella Maven]()
The Alien's Equal by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s done waiting… and is ready to claim his mate.Justine: Alien planet life isn’t so bad. I’ve taken a vow of celibacy so the perfect male specimens walking around with their bulging muscles and other…bulges…don’t do it for me. I’m content to live my life and avoid the one male with the soft voice and all-knowing eyes who has me rethinking that vow... -
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![Quantum Entangled: A Quantum Series Mystery by Douglas Phillips]()
Quantum Entangled: A Quantum Series Mystery by Douglas Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwenty-three intelligent species. One ancient mystery. And two humans thrust into the middle.Daniel Rice hasn’t felt right since his return from a dystopian future now extinguished. Curious dreams repeat with detailed precision. A voice - or something - seems to be calling him. His problem isn’t medical, it’s not even scientific, and it’s driving his wife crazy... -
![USS Jefferson: Charge of the Symbios by Mark Wayne McGinnis]()
USS Jefferson: Charge of the Symbios by Mark Wayne McGinnis
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"McGinnis has pulled another rip-roaring page-turner out of his hat," Ben StratAfter the recent near-destruction of the USS Hamilton, Captain Galvin Quintos has been lying low, getting the USS Jefferson ready for service. In the midst of refurbishing the vessel, he gets a call for help from his former XO, new starship captain Gail Pristy... -
![The Art of Smuggling by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
The Art of Smuggling by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhy would anyone steal art? Who can you sell it to? The High Chancellor puts Rivka on the trail of serial art thieves. Dismantle the ring. Recover the art. Put the thieves behind bars, thieves who stay one step ahead.Insiders? Or maybe outsiders with inside knowledge? No suspects. No clues... -
![Volunteer for the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Volunteer for the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI didn’t want to compete in the Alien Bride Games. But I would do anything to save my sister.Hannah’s just a kid. Yeah, sure, she’s 21, old enough for her name to be drawn in The Alien Bride Lottery. But she’s got her whole life in front of her.I, on the other hand, have nothing left to live for... -
![Space Mercenary's Prize by Lynnea Lee]()
Space Mercenary's Prize by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a tiny form crashes into me in the alley behind my old haunt, I don’t expect to find a half-dressed human female in my arms. Jenny brings out my instinct to guard and protect. Drunk and eager for a fight, I knock out her attacker and vow to take her home to Reka 5.There’s only one problem: Jenny’s owner wants her back.We wake the next morning with an enormous bounty on our heads... -
![Nanny for an Alien Commander by Roxie Ray]()
Nanny for an Alien Commander by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm finally free, but can I love again? My son and I are safe now on Raider and building a new life free from sorcery after being held prisoner for years. But Raider has problems of its own—insurgents determined to usurp their leader. Commander Dordus has it under control... -
![Silent Death by Michael Anderle]()
Silent Death by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Vickie, would you mind answering that?" Taylor asked, soldering gun already in hand and glasses in place to keep him from blinding himself. "Sure," she said, picking the receiver up from the cradle. "Who the hell has a landline these days?""We the hell do," Taylor grumped. "Answer the phone."He could almost hear her eyes rolling as she pressed the receiver to the side of her head... -
![Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha]()
Clone Crisis by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sisterhood’s dangerous militarist sect finds a foothold in a broad swath of space inhabited by the descendants of Earth’s fourth colony ship, Destiny. They’re welcomed by the mining corporations, whose leaders see unbridled opportunity in the sisters’ advanced tech.Five powerful corporations own six mining planets... -
![The Last Revocater by G.J. Ogden]()
The Last Revocater by G.J. Ogden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Last Revocater is book five of the Star Scavenger Series. A thrilling space opera adventure with the mystery and adventure of Indiana Jones. With Goliath continuing its rampage through the network of portal worlds, Hudson Powell and Tory Bellona go on with their search for Logan Griff and the crystal. But first they must embark on a final, dangerous relic hunt inside a crashed alien wreck... -
![Alien Beast's Warrior Bride by Juno Wells]()
Alien Beast's Warrior Bride by Juno Wells
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe higher you reach the more humiliating the defeat.Being the most primitive of the old bloods, Borak is no pleasure to look upon but he's got his sights set on a high status human queen. Nothing will keep him from pursuing the queen of his heart. Not war, not vicious enemies nor his chain of command.JulietOn a dystopian Earth dominated by women, men are rarity... -
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![Servant for an Alien Leader by Roxie Ray]()
Servant for an Alien Leader by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm ready for a new start on a new planet… Failed farm. Failed relationship. Failed family. I'm done with Earth and excited for a life with whatever alien will hire me. When I arrive on Macros and meet Urul, my attraction to him knocks the air out of my lungs. He's everything I could possibly want, and the heat burns hot between us, but he's keeping his distance...Categorized as:
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![Revikk by Alana Khan]()
Revikk by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan their love survive his deepest secrets? Dawn is immediately attracted to bad boy Revikk and surrenders to her fiery impulses. Confident and skilled, Revikk satisfies. But with every layer Revikk reveals about his past, Dawn must decide whether it spikes her attraction or her fear. Dawn A year ago, I never would have dreamed I’d approach a male like Revikk for a fling...Categorized as:
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![Tarrex by Alana Khan]()
Tarrex by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter praying for death for years, Tarrex finds both freedom and love on the day he decides his life has a very clear, very near expiration date. Tarrex I didn’t just ask for death, as a gladiator-slave I was ready to embrace it. My owners forced me to kill in the arena, but my empathic abilities compelled me to endure every moment of my opponents’ agony... -
![The Start of Time by Marilyn Foxworthy]()
The Start of Time by Marilyn Foxworthy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was my second day on the ‘Red Planet’. Today I’d better find water. That had been the instructions in the box: learn to walk; find Water; make a weapon; find a nice Martian girl to teach you to speak the language. I figured that finding food would be a good idea too. It wasn’t exactly like I had expected, but how could it be? I had followed an unbelievable path to an unbelievable destination... -
![Traitor: Alien Hunter's Mate by Hattie Jacks]()
Traitor: Alien Hunter's Mate by Hattie Jacks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fallen warrior...A forgotten human...A love discovered.STELLA - One minute I’m in my bed, the next…I’m not on Earth anymore. Twin suns beat down and the sounds that creep from the forest tell me all I need to know.I’m on an alien planet, and I’m not alone…I’m being stalked by something terrifying and protected by someone who won’t show himself... -
![Havoc: Alien Captain's Alliance by Hattie Jacks]()
Havoc: Alien Captain's Alliance by Hattie Jacks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWanted by the Empire...desired by two massive aliens...resistance is never futile...Hi, I’m Lexi, soon to be ex-mercenary, thief and assassin. I’ve got one last job and I’m free of this life forever - all I have to do is relieve the galaxy's most evil warlord of one of his prized possessions.Piece of cake, right?My first mistake was stealing Captain Bron’s stealth drive... -
![Prisoner by Tana Stone]()
Prisoner by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s more dangerous than joining the Vandar to crush the Zagrath? Being taken captive by the deadly creatures who rule the sector—and consider prisoners to be expendable.Cassie is eager to join her fellow resistance fighters when they team up with the Vandar hordes, but she isn't expecting to be taken prisoner during the battle... -
![Apocalyptic Pirates 2 by Eric Vall]()
Apocalyptic Pirates 2 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe meteor storm has finally ended, but the apocalypse has just begun.Radioactive dragons are prowling the Earth, and they’re getting better and better at hunting us all down no matter where we go.Now more than ever, pirates like me and my women need to keep on our toes... -
![All’s Fair In War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
All’s Fair In War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a merc company, better pay is...better, right? Not necessarily. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle… Heavy Metal has benefited from promo videos, but unfortunately, someone figured out that some of the driving during the Russian Base operation... Was just too damned good... -
![Justice Comes Due by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
Justice Comes Due by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the good guys win and the bad guys end up dead. But that isn't how it always goes down. In the ZOO, you are either fast and lucky or you are dead. Heavy Metal has a few videos that are out gaining attention in parts of the world, and that doesn't bode well for them... -
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![The Alien's Blade by Ella Blake]()
The Alien's Blade by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s worse than waking up from a hibernation cell fifty-two years after being abducted?Nothing. No, wait—a wise-cracking alien hunk with a killer smile who doesn’t let me out of his sight, that’s what.Wulfrex knows every inch of his massive space cruiser and makes it impossible for me to steal it... -
![She Is His Witness by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle]()
She Is His Witness by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE IS HIS WITNESS. Born from the fertile imagination of bestselling author Michael Anderle Can you get your PhD in the ZOO? Salinger Jacobs treats others as he is treated. Screw him over, and he might hold stuff back. You have his back? He will have yours... -
![Fratricide by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Fratricide by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSafety takes a back seat to profit. Until it crosses the line. Shipyard deaths. Labor complaints. Fear. Intimidation. Rivka gets called in to sort things out, investigate the safety issues, mediate the dispute.What she finds isn’t a negotiation at all. She puts on her Magistrate hat and gets to work sorting out crimes made to look like accidents... -
![Hunter: Desert Hunter / Alien Hunter / Galactic Gladiator Christmas by Anna Hackett]()
Hunter: Desert Hunter / Alien Hunter / Galactic Gladiator Christmas by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the dangerous desert sands to the deadly glitz of the city, the lawless desert planet of Carthago is filled with lethal hunters risking it all for the women who capture their hearts. HUNTER contains two novellas and one short story all set in the Galactic Gladiators series... -
![Ship Wrecked II by Mark Wayne McGinnis]()
Ship Wrecked II by Mark Wayne McGinnis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Book 2 of the Ship Wrecked saga . . . this series is so much damn fun! " Brandon Sweeny, Ventura, CA It was a hard sell, but Cameron had convinced Heather to return to the exoplanet Sang-Morang—where he had hoped they could experience the wonder of this majestic corner of the universe, together... -
![Chained to the Stryxian by Ella Blake]()
Chained to the Stryxian by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArus Bor'vak understands machines better than people. He likes them better, too, so when human women begin to populate the Stryxian settlements, he finds it best to give them a wide berth. They’re beautiful, soft, and utterly incomprehensible, and none captures his attention like Keira Becker, the strong ex-lieutenant who makes him lose his tongue in her presence... -
![You Have Been Judged by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
You Have Been Judged by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRivka Anoa has a gift and a galactic mandate. She's a lawyer accused of a murder she did commit. She stands ready to accept her fate, even though her victim was a murderer. A second chance appears. Become more than a lawyer. Be one who judges and punishes the guilty.Could she look herself in the mirror after meting out justice? She's about to find out... -
![Ransomed by Tana Stone]()
Ransomed by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTrista expects her alien warrior mate to be big and gorgeous. She doesn't expect him to take her hostage. She's already been abducted from Earth to be a tribute bride for the Drexian warriors, and Trista has finally gotten used to the idea of marrying a brawny alien warrior. Sort of. He has to be better than the awful guys from home she’s been trying so hard to forget... -
![Unwelcome by Annalise Alexis]()
Unwelcome by Annalise Alexis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou know the worst part about surviving? Mourning your dead.I never saw it coming. Never expected to watch the life drain from so many people I loved. The sting of betrayal cuts deep, and after choosing to break UCom law, I’ve been blacklisted—deemed an Unwelcome. A group of females is missing, destined to be sold as slaves... -
![Seized and Savaged by Jude Gray]()
Seized and Savaged by Jude Gray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBran There are worse ways to make a living than traveling the worlds killing men. Especially if you’re a woman with a grudge and a gift. Like me. I am part of the Zyrnx, but apart from them, as well. They believe in rescuing slaves. I believe in killing slave masters. I am not a savior of helpless victims—I am a killer of monsters. But as Taal says, sometimes I see a monster where a man stands... -
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![Derrix by Ava York]()
Derrix by Ava York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDerrix figured a mate would be nothing but asking for trouble.For heartache.Heartbreak. When the teleporter delivers another luscious human female, he can only hope she's not for him.But she is. And unlike the other women, she's happy and excited about her new adventure. They're about to move into a new, dangerous phase of the mission... -
![Enemy of the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Enemy of the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ll do whatever it takes to destroy the Bride Games.A year ago, I did the unthinkable.I helped a woman running from the Alien Bride Lottery.I spent three months in a federal prison for it, too.As soon as I got out, a secret organization recruited me. Our goal is to end the Bride Lottery program forever.So when my name is drawn in the Lottery this year, I know it’s a setup... -
![Travek's Treasure by Pearl Tate]()
Travek's Treasure by Pearl Tate
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTravek... As a Councilor’s son, I was raised by my uncle to join the Merchant Line on Quasar. I’ve been trained to look for and recognize the profit potential in every situation... When Bren found a Human mate from Earth, I saw the possibilities the females there present for the future of Quasar and for my own financial gain.. -
![Actress for an Alien Prince by Roxie Ray]()
Actress for an Alien Prince by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe paparazzi is hounding me, my fiancé cheated on me, and I’m sick of living up to everyone else’s expectations. Former child star syndrome much? Yeah, I’ve got a chronic diagnosis.Is running away to another planet drastic? Maybe. But I’m ready and couldn’t be happier to sign my name on IEP’s dotted line. Luckily, I land a sweet job as an assistant on Tracarox... -
![Her Fearless Warrior by Roxie Ray]()
Her Fearless Warrior by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove ruins everything.I saw it with my parents.I swore it would never happen to me.But Gallix makes me feel things I never imagined.He awakens desires I didn’t know were possible.I want him from the first moment I see him.The bad boy warrior is all wrong for me, but my heart knows he’s my mate.How am I going to resist that?They want a perfect, untouched human.I can’t stop myself from wanting Eve... -
![Wrage by Alana Khan]()
Wrage by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElyse is convinced only drunkards and children tell the truth, and believes the insults Wrage hurled at her were unforgivable. Except no one told him the local brew was ten times more potent to his race than any other...
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