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I Dare by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe enemies of Korval have offered Pat Rin the Ring that would make all of Korval's holdings his own, and a Juntavas Judge has offered Pat Rin a world. When he appears with hired guns in tow, no one knows what he'll do. Pat Rin is a gambling man, and on his wild-card shoulders the fate of his Clan, his world, his civilization... -
![Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker]()
Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven though Captain Jelena Marchenko has Starseer talents, such as telepathy and telekinesis, she has grown up feeling ostracized by the Starseer community. She longs for an opportunity to prove that she deserves a place among them. When an old friend of the family shows up, seeking transportation to the site of an ancient Starseer relic, Jelena believes this may be her chance to prove herself... -
![Messinants by S.H. Jucha]()
Messinants by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPyre is a volatile planet. Its surface belches heat and noxious gases, forcing downsiders to inhabit domes. But Pyre’s instability isn’t limited to its geology. The colonists, who were marooned in the system hundreds of years ago, have endured a tumultuous history.Exploring Triton, Pyre’s third moon, spacers inadvertently activate an alien dome... -
![Jingle Stars by Jenny Schwartz]()
Jingle Stars by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a starship decides to play Santa Claus… Ahab is a mLa’an artificial intelligence embedded in the starship, Orion. The campaign for AIs to be recognized as full citizens of Galaxy Proper is within reach of its extraordinary goal. The only thing that could stop it now is if an AI did something foolish…like take a space station hostage to save seven orphaned children... -
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![A Grimm Decision by Jeffery H. Haskell]()
A Grimm Decision by Jeffery H. Haskell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jeffery H. Haskell comes book six in the military science fiction epic in the tradition of Honor Harrington and Star Trek...Categorized as:
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![Ep.#3.3 - Liberty and Truth, Peace and Prosperity (The Frontiers Saga - Part 3: Fringe Worlds) by Ryk Brown]()
Ep.#3.3 - Liberty and Truth, Peace and Prosperity (The Frontiers Saga - Part 3: Fringe Worlds) by Ryk Brown
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEpisode 3.3A new foe arises…An ugly truth emerges…A long lost friend returns…An iconic ship flies into battle…Captain Scott and the crew of the Aurora face the reality of a galaxy that is, in many ways, worse off than the one they left behind. But in doing so, they discover a new mission for the Aurora’s namesake, her captain, and her crew... -
![Plan B by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Plan B by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"A real page-turner" (ANNE MCCAFFREY) in the Liaden Universe(r) series.Fugitive Val Con yos'Phelium plans a desperate gamble by forming an alliance with Clan Erob. But his cousin, Shan yos'Galen can't wait. With enemy agents closing in, he invokes Plan B-setting in motion a series of events that will have dire consequences-for all of Liad... -
![Who Can Own the Stars? by Mackey Chandler]()
Who Can Own the Stars? by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Kingdom of Central's sovereign, Heather Anderson, set L1 as a limit for armed ships to respect, de-militarizing the Solar System. Now that the Earth nations are experimenting with star drives they want to challenge this limit anew. The USNA starship, Constitution is intercepted violating the L1 limit and brings them to the brink of war again... -
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Starfoot by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAre Jim and Molly okay? John’s old friend Steve needs help. Can the crew take care of his problem? Can he help with some of their problems? Bob gets caught, loading a saucer. Will it mean big trouble, or a new crew member? Max finds marooned saucers on the Moon... -
![Empaths by S.H. Jucha]()
Empaths by S.H. Jucha
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaptain Jessie Cinders faces a hazardous choice. The murderer of the governor’s nephew stands before him. But, the frightened teenager, Aurelia Garmenti, doesn’t resemble the commandant’s description of the vicious, hardened killer his security forces seek.To complicate matters, Jessie’s mind has felt Aurelia’s mental powers... -
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Tasmanian SFG: Welcome to Hell by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJolie was three when she found she was ugly and deformed. She was five when she found she was a sub-human and an outcast. She was seven when five boys and two girls dragged her out of the orphanage and beat her unconscious, leaving her lying bleeding and broken in the street. She was content to lie there and die, tired of being hated and abused...Categorized as:
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![Vengeance by Jennifer Foehner Wells]()
Vengeance by Jennifer Foehner Wells
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive years have passed since Darcy Eberhardt left Raub for dead on Ulream. Darcy and her ragtag multispecies crew have used those years well, searching for her lost love, Adam, throughout the disreputable fringes of galactic society—though the odds are stacked against them. Along the way, they liberate the vulnerable and accumulate allies, some of them dubious...Categorized as:
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![Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn]()
Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTwenty years have passed since Darth Bane, reigning Dark Lord of the Sith, demolished the ancient order devoted to the dark side and reinvented it as a circle of two: one Master to wield the power and pass on the wisdom, and one apprentice to learn, challenge, and ultimately usurp the Dark Lord in a duel to the death...Categorized as:
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![Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her own, Priscilla has roamed the galaxy for ten years as an outcast—to become a woman of extraordinary skill. . . .An experienced officer assigned to the Liaden vessel Daxflan, she's been abandoned yet again... -
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![Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
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... -
![Behold Humanity!: May We Come In? by Ralts Bloodthorne]()
Behold Humanity!: May We Come In? by Ralts Bloodthorne
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Unified Civilized Council, which has ruled for over a hundred million years has discovered new species in the Long Dark. Strange and unknown species that seem to have no rhyme or reason about them. Compounding the problem is the reappearance of the ancient Precursor Autonomous War Machines... -
![Allies by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Allies by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven Clan Korval needs friends, and the kinds of friends they often need aren't simply buddies and pals, but allies. As Cantra so succinctly put it:"In the matter of allies only two things are important...Categorized as:
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![Jett by Tasha Black]()
Jett by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thinks he's annoyingly cocky. He thinks she's a nun.Madeline Atwater hasn't been given a lot of choices in her life. When her twin sister unexpectedly dies, Madeline takes the opportunity to honor her memory and change the dangerous trajectory of her own life... -
![Legacy by Tana Stone]()
Legacy by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Drexian Academy has four schools and four rules. Beware of the Assassins.Don't cross the Blades.Trust the Irons.The Wings go as one.Break them at your peril.Ariana is the first human instructor at the Drexian Academy and the first female to teach flight to cocky cadets. She’s the best Earth has to offer with a lot to prove... -
![Fractured Souls by Anna Carven]()
Fractured Souls by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAlexis Carter is a long way from home, and she doesn't quite understand how she got here. All she knows is that she died once, and now she's alive. She's woken into a nightmare, trapped on a dark ship full of terrifying aliens. With their silver skin and fire-colored eyes, they look a lot like the monsters that once attacked her on Earth. One Kordolian in particular stands out.. -
![Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStar-trading Clan Korval—known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as "the Dragon"—has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll... -
![Agents of Mars by Glynn Stewart]()
Agents of Mars by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn enemy hidden in the shadowsA crack in the armor of secrecyOne chance to find an answerCaptain David Rice and the crew of Red Falcon have spent two years infiltrating the arms smuggling underworld of the Protectorate of the Mage-King of Mars. When the co-opted rebellion on Ardennes reveals a supply chain of weapons intended to fight Mars, this makes them the perfect team to investigate...Categorized as:
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![Necessity's Child by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Necessity's Child by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe kompani see none as an enemy, and yet few as friend. The kompani exist in many places, living quietly in the shadows, thriving off the bounty that others have no wit to secure, nor skill to defend. Their private history is unwritten; their recall rooted in dance and dream. The Clan Korval is in many ways the opposite of the kompani... -
![Alien Sentinel's Mate by Mina Carter]()
Alien Sentinel's Mate by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBeing rescued by aliens doesn’t mean she’s going to marry one… not unless he’s hot. Asking would help too.The problem is the only alien warrior Gracie is interested in hasn’t asked. Seren K’Vass is the epitome of the strong, silent type. Emotionally avoidant with a bad boy vibe, if he was human, she’d climb him like a tree. Hell, she’d climb him like a tree anyway... -
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![Alpha Class: Discovery by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle]()
Alpha Class: Discovery by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Etheric Empire is making final preparations to cross the Gate. In the run-up to departure the Etheric Academy goes through some changes as the students get a taste of the future awaiting them after graduation. The classes are split, and new friendships form as Tina, Ron, Yana, Maxim, and Nestor take their first steps toward adulthood...Categorized as:
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![Recruiting Measures by Viola Grace]()
Recruiting Measures by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA life of pain is swapped for a rabid urge to collect experiences. Being a recruiter with an elusive species is just as much fun as it sounds.Kyna was shocked when she got an invitation to the Reset Project. She was even more shocked when she found out that her nephew had found her application from decades earlier and forward it to the Volunteer Project... -
![Ancient Thought by Viola Grace]()
Ancient Thought by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs the end of one life the start of the next? It is if you have been reset.Elizabeth has spent her life exploring the world, visiting strangers, and learning all the customs she could. When the first Volunteer Project began, she had been in her fifties and out of the running. Now, at eighty-two, they offer to tune her up and send her to the stars... -
![Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas]()
Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe galaxy was in for a world of hurt—chaos unseen since the violent, sadistic Asarlaí ruled. For the first time in her life, Vas doesn’t know if she can fight hard enough to stop it.Vaslisha Tor Dain was a simple sort of mercenary starship captain. She fought hard, drank hard, and killed people when all else failed... -
![Hive by J.K. Accinni]()
Hive by J.K. Accinni
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the rush to the Tampa Airport, Abby meets a small group of elephants from the famous Elizabeth Siggins Wildlife Foundation fleeing the political horrors of Africa. Putting them under her protection and that of the Hive, she meets Tobi, the elderly matriarch of the small herd who will sacrifice herself to save a human and in return is rewarded with the ultimate gift the Womb can bestow... -
![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... -
![The Barren by Jessie Donovan]()
The Barren by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVala Yarlen is one of the Barren—an infertile female ostracized from the rest of Kelderan society with others of her kind. So when she’s given the opportunity to join the new colony on a human-occupied planet, she jumps at the chance for a fresh start. The only downside is that she has to serve General Thorin Jarrell for the duration of the journey... -
![Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop]()
Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConfronted with the truth about her origin, Liora has to make a difficult choice that can change the entire fate of the Macrocosm. Battling loss, Ketulans, and the desires of her own heart, Liora confronts an evil she thought long banished from her life and the cosmos. The fight she faces turns out to be the most difficult of her life in more ways than one... -
![Kruze: Companion Novellas, includes Allor by Ava Ross]()
Kruze: Companion Novellas, includes Allor by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings2 Companion Novellas in the Brides of Driegon Series, KRUZE & ALLORFOR KRUZE:An alien dragon warrior claims she’s his fated mate, but she plans to return to Earth. Will he convince her to stay?ClaraA hot alien dragonish dude seems to think I’m his mate. No way! Sure, I came to the Driegon Kingdom with the matched brides, but I was hired to take pictures... -
![The Shaman of Karres by Eric Flint, Dave Freer]()
The Shaman of Karres by Eric Flint, Dave Freer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptain Pausert just can’t catch a break! First, he became the mortal enemy of his fiancée, his home planet, the Empire—and even the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space. All because he helped rescue three slave children from their masters... -
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![Legacy Systems by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Legacy Systems by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo stories of ancient computer systems and the changes they bring to the Liaden Universe.Intelligent DesignWhen a spaceship's inquisitive cabin boy finds a surplus crate of spare parts at a warehouse, all he knows is that he wants it very much. His older cousin's willing to see him buy it, but not quite so understanding when it comes time to connect the dots... -
![Allegiance by Laurie Roma]()
Allegiance by Laurie Roma
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDragon Warrior Amari Nazira has lived amongst the stars for centuries, traveling the universe and keeping watch over the known galaxies. She has lived her life for the greater good, but her true desire has always been far beyond her reach. Now, taking her destiny into her own hands, she must find the one male who can tame her wild heart... -
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Dark Cover by Jeffrey Burger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space." ~Carl Sagan Secret, alien operatives have spent decades infiltrating humanity; government, military and key positions in the populous to prepare the world's population for control and mass slavery... -
![Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde]()
Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the First Light Chronicles Series. The crew of the First Light enjoy the first safe harbor since they departed Freeground. While repairs are under way some of the crew get a chance to know each other better, including Captain Jonas Valent and Commander Ayan Rice... -
![Her Alien Mates by Susan Hayes]()
Her Alien Mates by Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe dreamed of being free to make her own decisions. When it comes to a mate, why must she pick just one?Haven colony has everything a newly freed cyborg could hope for. After a life of violence and forced obedience, Shadow can finally make her own choices. But freedom comes with its own challenges – and hers includes a pair of sexy as fraxx aliens who both lay claim to her heart...Categorized as:
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![Dark Matter by Jenetta Penner]()
Dark Matter by Jenetta Penner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArcadia was supposed to be Earth 2.0—a haven for humanity while they fought desperately to save their dying homeworld. But nothing has turned out like Cassiopeia Foster had thought.Another race, the Alku, already occupies the planet in a parallel dimension called Paxon... -
![The Modloch Empire by J.W. Murison]()
The Modloch Empire by J.W. Murison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook three in the Steven Gordon series takes us in to the heart of the Modloch Empire. Humanity quickly becomes ensnared by galactic politics. The people of Earth have to choose a single representative and the President of the United States is elected. He leaves his office and rushes to the aid of the fleet, now trapped within the Modloch Emperor’s web... -
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Dragon Tide by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKareen yos'Phelium Clan Korval has always done everything that was proper, rising by study and by example to become the foremost scholar of the Liaden Code of Proper Conduct on Liad - and perhaps in the galaxy. Indeed, it seems that the only people she cannot influence to seemly action are the members of her own Clan. Now, wit Plan B in effect, Kareen must act... -
![Veiled Vixen by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss]()
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... -
![Dark Star by Raymond L. Weil]()
Dark Star by Raymond L. Weil
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FarQuest has been launched on her mission of discovery to the approaching neutron star. On Earth, unrest is quickly growing as people realize that life on Earth might shortly come to an abrupt end.President Kateland is doing everything in her power to try to preserve at least a small portion of the human race. However, a powerful U.S. Senator does not believe the neutron star threat is real... -
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![Barbarian Alien Part 6: Forever by Ruby Dixon]()
Barbarian Alien Part 6: Forever by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything seems to be piling on at once: I'm pregnant, the aliens are revolting against my mate, and not even my human friends have my back. It's time for me to buck the system to get what I want. But can I go against everything to claim the guy as mine?Even if it means exile with him?BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS... -
![Ruzak's Claim: Sci-fi Alien Romance by Ella Blake]()
Ruzak's Claim: Sci-fi Alien Romance by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen there’s no safe place to hide you on Earth, witness protection sends you to another planet. ToriThat’s how divorcing a crime boss landed me across the galaxy. Unlike the other women here, I don’t want to marry one of the…okay, fine—gorgeous—Mitran males. After I’m called to testify at my ex’s trial, I’m getting back my life on Earth...Categorized as:
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![Cape Grace by Nathan Lowell]()
Cape Grace by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSon of the shaman is a shaman.But what of the daughters?When Otto Krugg's daughter follows in his footsteps,, he's faced with the task of changing a century long rule that will force her to make decisions no one should have to make.When Jimmy Pirano gets tasked with enforcing that rule - no matter what - he goes down the rabbit hole to try to find out who established the rule... -
![Matadora by Steve Perry]()
Matadora by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn some worlds, the name of Khadaji is a prayer for resistance fighters...Khadaji... master warrior, martyr, legend. The one-man resistance to the Confed on Greaves. Known as "The Man Who Never Missed," he only let himself be taken when he'd done what he'd set out to do. With his death, Khadaji became the inspiration and idol of students of martial arts everywhere.Matador Villa.. -
![Zakota by Ruby Lionsdrake]()
Zakota by Ruby Lionsdrake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKatie Saunders isn’t used to sitting on her butt, but she’s been stuck doing exactly that as the Star Guardians fly all over the galaxy, trying to get her and the other kidnapped women back home. Now it looks like they have to engage in a battle against evil aliens before making the final flight to Earth. Since they’ve captured an extra ship and are short on pilots, Katie wants to help... -
![Wyt and Wild by Viola Grace]()
Wyt and Wild by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 7 of the Sector Guard series.Alessandra Wyt has been hooked to computers for the majority of her tenure in the Alliance for her talented intuition, but when an opportunity for reassignment to the Sector Guard came up, she jumped at the chance, so to speak. With her mind unable to handle space travel, she is shipped unconscious across the galaxy...
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