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  • Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

    Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Ilona Andrews, comes a fun and action-packed new adventure in the Innkeeper Chronicles! We invite you to relax, enjoy yourself, and above all, remember the one rule all visitors must obey: the humans must never know.Life is busier than ever for Innkeeper, Dina DeMille and Sean Evans...
  • Winter by Marissa Meyer

    Winter by Marissa Meyer

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 82 ratings
    Princess Winter is admired for her grace, kindness and beauty, despite the scars on her face. She's said to be even more breath-taking than her stepmother, Queen Levana...When Winter develops feelings for the handsome palace guard, Jacin, she fears the evil Queen will crush their romance before it has a chance to begin.But there are stirrings against the Queen across the land...
  • Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews

    Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Maud Demille was a daughter of Innkeepers. She knew that a simple life wasn't in the cards, but she never anticipated what Fate would throw at her.Once a wife to a powerful vampire knight, Maud and her daughter, Helen, had been exiled for the sins of her husband to the desolate planet of Karhari. Karhari killed her husband, and Maud had spent a year and a half avenging his debts...
  • One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

    One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Dina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about...
  • Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Death Stalks Them All... Kere is the second most infamous member of the shadow organization known as Sentella. An explosive engineer who strikes terror into the hearts of the League, the bounty on his head is truly staggering. No one knows his true identity.The daughter of a traitor, Zarya Starska grew up hard on the back streets of hell- her family hunted to the brink of extinction...
  • Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The war is on...Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one...
  • Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black…I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it.And trouble's the last thing I need, since I'm not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away...
  • Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews

    Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    A charming, short novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear...
  • The Renegade Akseli Cyborg by Dianne Duvall

    The Renegade Akseli Cyborg by Dianne Duvall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dive into the next thrilling novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall’s fast-paced, humorous, and adventure-filled Aldebarian Alliance series.Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a desperate need for change...
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    paranormal  aliens  humor  steamy  romance  sci-fi  fantasy  vampires
  • Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    In a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere...the only survivors are those ones who are...BORN OF SHADOWSFor Caillen Dagan, a defiant soldier of fortune, survival isn't a right, it's a brutal daily battle. Moving through the Ichidaian universe like a wraith, his brushes with the law and death are legendary...
  • Jingle Stars by Jenny Schwartz

    Jingle Stars by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When 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...
  • Protector by Tana Stone

    Protector by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Vandar raiders who roam the sky are deadly and fierce. The mercenary hunting me is terrifying -- and will stop at nothing to claim me.I thought the cocky Vandar raiders I had to work alongside were my biggest problem. That was before the deranged leader of a ruthless band of mercenaries decided I belonged to him.As a member of the underground Valox resistance, there are few things I fear...
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    aliens  paranormal  steamy  slow-burn  humor  magic  romance  sci-fi
  • Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the Ichidian Universe where The League is law, most live in fear. We fight back. Welcome to a world where corrupt assassination politics dominate everyone. It’s kill or be killed. Welcome back to the future…and meet hell's new breed of heroes.Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives...
  • Dawn of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Dawn of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There will be hell to pay.Evelyn’s parents have been missing for more than thirty years, and at last Evelyn has a clue as to their fate. Investigating won’t be easy, even for someone as powerful as she is, yet she won’t be deterred...
    Categorized as:
    harem  magic  polyamory  paranormal  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  space
  • Ringmaster by Lexie Winston

    Ringmaster by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I keep waiting for things to settle down, but my to-do list just keeps getting longer and longer.I’ve got a grandma to rescue from a planet infested with carnivorous flora and fauna, a Warlock whom I desperately want to bond with, and a tribunal with the Vilaxian clan to deal with. And that’s just to start with...
  • Chosen of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Chosen of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Evelyn enjoyed living a nice, quiet life in an anarchic pirate port, far from the world she’d once conquered.Then came an attack by mercenaries that made her angry...
  • Prince by Tana Stone

    Prince by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The alien prince is on the hunt for revenge. And buying me is part of his master plan.I was safe hiding on the outskirts of the galaxy and singing in a dingy nightclub. Until the menacing alien prince with the platinum hair and claiming gaze bought my debt. Now I’m traveling on his ship as his guide while he searches for vengeance...
  • I Married a Mothman by Regine Abel

    I Married a Mothman by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s everything she never knew she wanted.When Venus embarked on a luxury cruise, she never expected to rescue a young Promethean demi-god—or that he’d bind her as his guardian...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  magic  paranormal  humor  romance  sci-fi  monsters  fantasy
  • Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Cloak and Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Every Life Has A Price™One of the fiercest soldiers the Phrixians have ever produced, Maris Sulle has been an outsider from the moment he was born different from the rest of his royal military family. And once his deadly secret was exposed, it cost him everything—his birthright, his family, and his stellar military career...
  • The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore

    The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereThe Garde are finally reunited, but do they have what it takes to win the war against the Mogadorians?John Smith—Number Four—thought that things would change once the Garde found each other. They would stop running. They would fight the Mogadorians. And they would win.But he was wrong...
  • Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews

    Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Dina DeMille isn't your typical Bed and Breakfast owner. Her inn defies laws of physics, her dog is secretly a monster, and the only permanent guest of the inn is a former Galactic tyrant with a price on her head...
  • Roklyn by Alana Khan

    Roklyn by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To stay alive, Roklyn buried his emotions. Can he risk everything to trust the ailing Earth girl he’s sworn to protect?PaigeI’ve come to this medical center to save my life. My grumpy but intriguing bodyguard can receive services also, but only if he’s my “mate...
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    paranormal  aliens  steamy  humor  romance  fated-mates  space  sci-fi
  • To Valor's Bid by M. Tress

    To Valor's Bid by M. Tress

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Desmond McLaughlin was just getting through his life and trying to survive. A 9-5 job and a hobby that cost more than it earned left him just enough money to afford a crappy apartment and time to dream of something better. He was expecting to spend most of his life like this.He hadn’t expected to be greeted by a CIA agent waiting inside his house one evening...
    Categorized as:
    harem  magic  steamy  paranormal  aliens  polyamory  romance  sci-fi
  • Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

    Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 64 ratings
    The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories—and secrets—that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic...
  • Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

    Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fliss knows all about her ancestors, the Travelers, who were forced to land on Fjern thousands of years ago, but when it comes to the Gyr—the enhanced warriors who protect the people of Fjern from the monsters that inhabit the planet—she’s in the dark, even though she is one herself...
  • Shield by Jenny Schwartz

    Shield by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If Cherry was a selfish witch, she'd keep running. She's an oracle. She KNOWS that trouble is closing in. However, there's an instant in which she could escape, and so could those she loves.Too bad she's surrounded herself with ridiculously noble allies. The kind of self-sacrificing, kind, clever, and resolute people who force you to love them ..
  • Demon's King by Connie Suttle

    Demon's King by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Reah, we have good information on Zellar." That had me jerking my head up to stare at Lendill. Zellar. Just the sound of that name had every member of the ASD seething. Zellar—the rogue warlock who left drained planet cores in his wake. For years, he only worked on worlds outside the Alliance—the ASD had gotten too close to him on too many occasions...
  • Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    In the Ichidian Universe, The League and their ruthless assassins rule all. Expertly trained and highly valued, the League Assassins are the backbone of the government. But not even the League is immune to corruption . . .Command Assassin Nykyrian Quikiades once turned his back on the League—and has been hunted by them ever since...
  • Demon Revealed by Connie Suttle

    Demon Revealed by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    (Reah, I know you're not happy with us right now, but we didn't order the firebombing. RAA moved without consulting us.)(And I'm supposed to believe that?)(Reah, you're being disrespectful with a superior.) I didn't answer him. If he knew how disrespectful I wanted to be—I was staring at Xiri's bones, after all. I sobbed...
  • Thirteen Rising by Romina Russell

    Thirteen Rising by Romina Russell

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Romina Russell’s epic sci-fi fantasy series reaches its breathtaking conclusion with this fourth and final novel.The master has been unmasked. Rho’s world has been turned upside down...
  • Black Moon by Romina Russell

    Black Moon by Romina Russell

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Book 3 in the breathtaking sci-fi space saga inspired by astrology that will stun fans of the Illuminae Files and Starbound series. One final secret stands between Rho and the enemy...
  • Deception Cove by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Deception Cove by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The world of Harmony is home to secrets that have been kept for centuries, and treasure worth killing for... Alice North is on the run. The mysterious death of her husband is casting a shadow of doubt on her innocence and even with her ability to make herself disappear - literally - Alice is finding it hard to avoid detection...
  • Zinnia by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Zinnia by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She's called the 'Scarlet Lady' - but only Zinnia Spring would rise above her shocking nickname by dressing defiantly in red. Ever since a false tabloid story ruined her reputation and her interior design business, this headstrong lady has made a living using her psychic abilities - a highly prized skill that sets her apart on the space colony of St. Helen's...
  • Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews

    Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is...different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself...
  • Defying the General by Maddie Taylor

    Defying the General by Maddie Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One look and he stirs something deep within her. A single touch is all it takes for her to awaken his soul. She has a mission. He has a duty. He is her captor. She is his destiny. Fate draws them together, but danger and deceit will wrench them apart...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  steamy  paranormal  humor  romance  sci-fi  kidnapping  space
  • Guardian of Madness by Michelle Manus

    Guardian of Madness by Michelle Manus

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This time, leaving Earth was not Nyx’s choice...After her latest trip off-planet, Nyx Fortuna has every intention of keeping both feet firmly on Earth Between...
  • Bonded to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna

    Bonded to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The blue alien who rescues me from pirates says we’re married. As if! But he’s so damned tempting… as is his wicked tail.ELLAAll the bigwigs on Earth said I’d have a bright future in space. Yeah, right! They obviously knew nothing, ’cause I’m sweating in the bows of an alien pirate ship. The lizards who captured me figured out right quick I’ve got a way with machines...
  • Married to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna

    Married to the Alien Rogue by Krista Luna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The grumpy blue alien who rescues me is my husband. But how can I trust him… or his wicked tail?SOFIEI left Earth excited to create a new world for humans among the stars. Instead, gray aliens wake me from cryo to sell me to the highest bidder. Goodbye engineering degree! My days are reduced to playing in an alien jungle with lizard kids who think I’m nothing more than a pet...
  • Blackmailing the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins

    Blackmailing the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I will do whatever it takes to get what I want . . . and what I want is to avoid going to jail on Earth.So when I learn that Vos Klavoii, the Alien Bride Games Administrator, has a secret he'll do anything to keep, I decide I will use the information to blackmail my way into the Bride Lottery.Now I just have to find a Khanavai warrior who won't ask too many questions before agreeing to marry me...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  steamy  romance  fated-mates  space  sci-fi  fantasy  betrayal
  • Commander by Milana Jacks

    Commander by Milana Jacks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    D’Artaron is the kind of commanding officer every father wants for his daughter, every king wished they had, and every princess wishes he was in her security detail.He’s tall, with broad shoulders and a handsome masculine face, with dark hair that reaches just past his chin...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  slow-burn  magic  romance  fantasy  fae  royalty  space
  • Beyond Blue Frontiers by Cecilia Randell

    Beyond Blue Frontiers by Cecilia Randell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blue and Forrest made the decision to return to Karran. They’ve said their goodbyes and packed their bags. She even managed to get a Portal open. That was the easy part. The reunion with her clansman is marred by unfinished business. Phillip is still out there, still using that crystal, still killing, and slowly going insane...
  • I Married Kayog by Regine Abel

    I Married Kayog by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was his peace and his salvation.His whole life, Kayog has made it his mission to project the image of the male who has it all. But deep down, he’s broken by the endless torment that plagues him. Until Linsea. His impossible dream. His peaceful dove. The mesmerizing song of her soul enthralls him and makes him covet a future he knows he can’t have...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  magic  steamy  humor  paranormal  romance  sci-fi  fantasy
  • Shattered Earth by Jenny Schwartz

    Shattered Earth by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The scum of the galaxy are using Earth as a nuclear winter death camp. It outrages pirate captain Kohia Jekyll’s sense of justice. No one deserves to die agonizingly of radiation poisoning, especially not on the planet humanity had to evacuate seven generations ago. So Kohia intends to close the prison camp down...
  • The General's Mate by C.W. Gray

    The General's Mate by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome back to the Blue Solace: (Sequel to "The Mercenary's Mate") Leti Ando and Will Hackett are certain about one thing in all the galaxy. They love one another. Now that they are mated, it's time to meet Hack's parents and settle into their new home. In a normal courtship, the two would spend time getting to know one another and reveling in their love. Normal isn't what they get...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  paranormal  humor  family  romance  mlm  sci-fi  lgbtq
  • Pheromone by C.M. Stunich

    Pheromone by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Humans … pets, meat, or mates. That’s the first thing I see when I open my eyes, that damn sign. Don’t fancy myself being sold for any of the above reasons, so I’m relieved when my buyer is killed by an … Um. Hot venom and horns and a violent grin. What the actual f*ck is that?! Or should I say who the actual f*ck is he ? Because he’s definitely male. Definitely big...
  • Wandering Star by Romina Russell

    Wandering Star by Romina Russell

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A breathtaking sci-fi space saga inspired by astrology that will stun fans of the Illuminae Files and Starbound series. Orphaned, disgraced, and stripped of her title, Rho is ready to live life quietly, as an aid worker in the Cancrian refugee camp on House Capricorn...
  • The Dragonlings and the Magic Four-Leaf Clover: A Dragonlings of Valdier Short by S.E. Smith

    The Dragonlings and the Magic Four-Leaf Clover: A Dragonlings of Valdier Short by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A little magic can go a long way....A campfire tale while on a camp-out with their dads has the dragonlings and their besties enchanted with a mythical kingdom called Glitter, home of the magical and mischievous Great King Leprechaun and the Little People. When the younglings discover their dads have disappeared, they are certain King Leprechaun is responsible...
  • Blood Finale by Connie Suttle

    Blood Finale by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "We have won, brother. The Three are no more and those who remain have clearly reached a stalemate in combatting the General and his army. All that is left for us to do is take everything and let chaos rule. I only wait for Calhoun to return so we might continue our search for Kiarra. A promise was made to us and I will see it fulfilled."The countdown for the final battle begins...
  • Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fame is overrated.Having rescued thousands of people from being sacrificed, Evelyn could use some peace and quiet. Life has other plans. She quickly finds herself drawn into assisting a deity with a small problem, only to return and find that her great grandmother has learned of her existence...
    Categorized as:
    polyamory  magic  harem  paranormal  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  lgbtq
  • Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax

    Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A quiet alien cowboy, a human woman on the run, and one very messy marriage of convenience. What could possibly go wrong?In debt and on the run from a crime lord whose nose I may or may not have broken, I take the first ticket off-world that comes my way. It's an all-expenses-paid, one-way trip to an isolated ranching outpost.The only catch?I have to marry an alien cowboy.My plan is simple enough...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  paranormal  slow-burn  humor  romance  sci-fi  western  space
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