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Etheric Recruit by S.R. Russell, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen you are a young adult in the Etheric Empire, your life can be changed in mere moments. Often for the better. Anne was saved by the Queen herself many years before on planet Earth. Now, she is struggling with focus, and coming into adulthood while her mom struggles with her own future... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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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 Bad Company: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumanity’s greatest export—Justice. Space is a dangerous place, even for the wary, especially for the unprepared. The aliens have no idea. Here comes the Bad Company. Colonel Terry Henry Walton takes his warriors into battle, for a price, in this first installment of The Bad Company. He believes in the moral high ground and is happy getting paid for his role in securing it... -
Revelations by Paul C. Middleton, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Sign of the Cross... In the darkest parts of Russia. Boris is following the trail to locate the last of the NVG's secret bases. As they look, they run across an old legend, one which speaks to the Archangel Michael defeating a beast.. -
Sublime Target by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJerik Garul wants a mate.As a former High Commander in the Kordolian Imperial Military, he's used to getting his way. Blunt-spoken and gruff, he has a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later.He doesn't know anything about humans and their mating customs. And he's mystified at how several of his battle-brothers—hard, ruthless, and lethal—have succeeded in securing their own females... -
Traitor General by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsUnder the orders of Archon Urlock Gaur, the forces of Magister Sek have pushed into the Khan group of the Sabbat Worlds and captured a high ranking Imperial Lord General. Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt and a hand picked team of his Tanith elite have been tasked with the re-capture or assassination of this vital officer... -
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... -
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... -
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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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
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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Head Hunter by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaylor McFadden is in a military hospital recovering, and Niki is on the warpath, with Jennie visiting him in the hospital.Will Taylor live through an operation in which a helicopter dropped on him only to die when Niki gets hold of him?Further, he has decided to have the final word with the crime lord attacking his people... -
Claimed By The Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI CAN’T CLAIM HER...BUT SHE WILL CALL ME MASTER. I was born blind. My genes are defective. Unsuitable for breeding. That’s the only reason I don’t claim the alluring human we rescued from a slave auction. I have no intention of mating her, especially since she’s meant for another. But when she calls me Master, I can’t help but take command. And command I will... -
Hired Killer by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Quite," Banks told Taylor. "In your case, though, I will be your FBI handler, taking care of you and getting you anything that you need to get the job done." Special Agent Niki Banks paused, narrowing her eyes at Taylor. "What?" Banks asked... -
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... -
Stephanie's Challenge by M.K. Eidem
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStephanie Michelakakis worked and sacrificed for her position as a Lieutenant in the Coalition. She was on track to become the first woman ever accepted into a Royal Guard, specifically King Jotham's Royal Guard. Then a life-altering injury shattered her dreams. Now she must figure out how to move on with her life... -
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... -
Paladin by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA cyborg drowning in emotions and an abducted Earth woman trying not to feel.Abducted, enslaved, and constantly worried for her daughter, scientist Dr. Simone Li has had a rough few months. Now that she and her daughter, Grace, have been rescued by the fierce cyborgs of the House of Rone, she’s trying to make a life for them on the desert world of Carthago... -
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... -
Stolen by the Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSTOLEN FROM AUCTION Khrys My career is on the line here. King Zander demoted me.The planet is in crisis over a viral epidemic affecting the human half-breeds.If I could get my hands on the genetically modified humanshe could be the answer to both problems.But I didn’t expect to fall for the feisty little femalewho stole my heart while I stole her body. Kailani I’m an upgraded human... -
Spartan Valor by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly the strong survive on the hostile planet of Apex Venandi. Space Marine Orion Porter is stranded with his Master Sergeant “Money” Eubanks and the injured Staff Sergeant Barnes. Surrounded by hostile natives, and running out of resources, their only hope is the return of the Fleet. Their call for help was beamed into space, but no reply has come... -
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Once Upon an Ocania by Hannah Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter their trip to Berinias is delayed, thoughts turn to both love and the future. Ocania, a day of love for mated pairs, gives the men a treasured day off. But with love in the air, all the Avanti seem to feel the pull, pushing some to go after those they want and try to fulfil their hearts desire... -
XD-317 by S.J. MacDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The committee has planned a task series for you, Alex..." With an alien aristocrat joining the crew, the Fourth Fleet Irregulars embark on a mission that will take them beyond the League's borders - and beyond their wildest dreams... -
Alien Betrothed by Luna Kingsley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a rescue mission to save a stolen female, this warrior risks losing everything…especially his heart.Celia is putting her farming skills to use on abandoned acreage in Endol when a pack of ferocious beasts send her running. She ends up lost on the unfamiliar planet with darkness fast approaching... -
Zandian Lights by Renee Rose, Rebel West
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE ZANDIANS STILL NEED BRIDES. It's the Zandian Lights festival, and the king declared a free-for-all. All human females may mate without petition. Without multiple partners. Without promises. Two warriors have pledged themselves to me, but I can't get excited about becoming their bride. There's only one purple-skinned male who excites me- Mykl, my master and supervisor... -
Destiny Rising by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEVERY CHOICE HAS A CONSEQUENCEThe final book in the captivating True Calling series.Once again, the world is on the brink of momentous change. As revolutionary organization Saoirse prepares to battle the government for control of Earth and Novo, Ariana and those she loves must join humanity’s fight for justice and freedom... -
Fated Maid by Athena Storm, Tara Starr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo way in hell am I letting Telkar draft me into servitude!Imagine this grown ass soldier begging his two nephews to behave.Other enemies he could just easily decapitate.But that’s not possible when your adversary is a thumb sucking toddler.So Telkar’s solution? Find a human female and make her take care of them.That human happens to be me.Sure, I love children... -
The Black Planet by J.W. Murison
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the second adventure in the Steven Gordon Series, Steven and his friend reach out into our solar system. Halfway between our sun and the Great Barrier they come across a previously undiscovered Black Planet. While exploring this strange new world they come across a strange alien structure, and what they find inside will change human history forever... -
The Orphan in Near-Space by Laer Carroll
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJane Kuznetsov, orphan of some cataclysmic stellar event a big fraction of a million years ago, or maybe several times that, is now a captain in the U.S. Air Force, the part informally called the Space Force. She is leading a crew of four friends and fellow Space Force officers doing research.She can travel routinely to the World Space Station to carry out that research and does so... -
A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume 2 by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBOOK 2 in The First Liaden Universe ® Collection. Seventeen short tales of the Liaden Universe® were brought together for the first time. Space opera and romance on a grand scale in a galaxy full of interstellar trading clans... -
Alien Separation by Gini Koch
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLife's never easy . . .The Mastermind has finally been identified, but before Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini can take him down, they, their daughter Jamie, Charles Reynolds, Paul Gower, Christopher White, and several others are zapped out of their solar system and into another... -
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The Build Up: A Darkstar Mercenaries Short Story by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 14,000-word slice-of-life novella featuring Tarak and Abbey.For existing fans of the series.Fluff and spice. That is all.Set after the end of the Darkstar Mercenaries series... -
Alien Inventor’s Mate by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat’s a girl gotta do to get the sexy alien she likes to talk to her? Space-ship ‘road’ trip to the rescue!With no home, no prospects on Earth, and living in luxury with the Lathar, Sadie’s only option is to sign up for the Latharian Mate Program and become a ‘mail-order bride’ for an alien warrior... -
The Void by Greig Beck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSomething has traveled for a billion years to find us - and now it has. In space, Commander Mitch Granger and his crew are nearing the end of their scientific mission - along with their covert satellite photography for the military. As they prepare for reentry, an unknown object emerges from the void; the name given to deep, dark space. The object proves impossible to evade... -
Warlord Sky by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one grounds a barbarian warrior. Qulpa, a Chamele warrior, lost everyone he loved in the brutal Succession Wars. Flying is the only thing that brings him joy. Serving as his team’s pilot is the sole duty he has left. Then a horrific crash leaves him injured and unable to fly. The one being who can help him is also his gerel, the female destined to be his... -
Twist of Faith: Star Trek by S.D. Perry, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUneasy Peace. Worlds In Flux. Tests Of Faith.The Final Episode Was Only The Beginning.The Dominion War is over...or is it? Three months after the Allied victory against the invaders from the Gamma Quadrant, a surprise attack awakens the fear of renewed hostilities. At the same time, a senseless murder sets a space station commander on a path that will test the limits of her faith.. -
Invictus by Susan Kyle, Diana Palmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor almost three years, Dtimun, the enigmatic and mysterious Cehn-Tahr commander of the Morcai Battalion, has been at war not only with the Rojok Dynasty…but also with his feisty medical chief of staff, Dr. Madeline Ruszel. Now a surprising visitor from the future has charged them with the rescue of the enemy, field marshal Chacon...Categorized as:
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Invasion: Book 3: Total War by J.F. Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first day of a war is easy, compared to what follows. Plans become undone, victory is in doubt, and your friends start falling, one by one. You have to have the heart to endure mind numbing loss, excruciating pain, overwhelming grief, and a tiredness that goes down to your soul... -
Invasion: Book I: Resistance by J.F. Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn space, when you lose the high ground, you lose the war. Eleven years before, General David Warren was the best and brightest, in charge of defending the Earth from an attacking fleet. Overmatched in battle, the Earth forces were devastated, and the enemy moved into the high ground and proceeded with orbital bombardment... -
First Light Chronicles Freeground by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first book in the First Light Chronicles Series. Large enough to support an entire civilization, one of the last free ports all alone in the dark, Freeground Station is about to come under siege... -
Pirates Bane by Chris Hechtl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFresh from fighting the ghost of a terrifying bioweapon On Epsilon Triangula, Fleet Admiral John Henry Irons has taken on a new task, to get to the fabled star system of Bek on the other side of the sector. But to do that the admiral must do what is now unheard of, a long jump through uncharted space. The jump is a test of man and machine... -
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Ghosts from the Past by Chris Hechtl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFleet admiral John Henry Irons has been busy. After waking in the Senka system he has crisscrossed the system, having a series of adventures and ups and downs along the way. He's made some new friends and met old ones. He has also made some powerful enemies. But the call to war is inevitable. Those who thrive on destruction wish him and the civilization he is trying to rebuild ill will... -
Stolen Moments by Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to the exciting world of the Jutak warriors in this, the eighth book of the A World Beyond series.Catch up with familiar characters, and remember why you fell in love with the Jutak warriors.Three stories of love, action and romance which takes place in the A World Beyond universe. > Follow Kyele as danger threatens Joni... -
The Simpleton Quest by Mark Wayne McGinnis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story of Cuddy Perkins continues. He’s no longer the same mocked, often tormented, Woodbury, Tennessee village idiot. In fact, he’s quite brilliant, trading his simple, country town existence for a life spent amongst the stars—voyaging on the spacecraft Evermore... -
Katieran Prime Miracle by K.D. Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarning: For Mature Adult Audiences. Contains language and actions some may deem offensive. M/FMedic JadEN is called back to Katiera to help with the new problems developing with inter-species breeding. He is forced to work side by side with Kat, the female he lost to another male, and with the male she mated. Tensions are high as JadEN realizes that he still cares for Kat... -
My Alien Warrior by Vi Voxley, Juno Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot every friend is an ally and not every warrior is a champion... Alina Reyes is finally getting off Terra. After years of working her hands to the bone, the curvy scientist has gotten her first intergalactic assignment. With stars in her eyes, she's hoping to make a difference where she never could before... -
Alien's Challenge by Nancey Cummings
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStop me if you’ve heard this story before. One minute Alice is camping, trying to connect with nature, then there’s a blinding white light. Gravity must have quit because Alice and her sleeping bag are floating off the ground. Classic alien abduction.She wakes up on an alien planet full of, you know, aliens. Outlaws. Rules are optional and people are property. So not cool...
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