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  • My Merman Prince by I.T. Lucas

    My Merman Prince by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The beautiful architect working late on the twelfth floor of my building thinks that I’m just the maintenance guy. She’s also under the impression that I’m not interested.Nothing could be further from the truth.I want her like I’ve never wanted a woman before, but I don’t play where I work.I don’t need the complications...
  • Midlife Daddy Bear by Aline Ash

    Midlife Daddy Bear by Aline Ash

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can a dancer in her 40s, burdened with a troubled past, and a shifter Alpha with three kids start afresh, or will their past secrets and present hurdles be too much to handle?LilyWith nothing left to hold her in Seattle, forty-something Lily Archer does the one thing she’s been too afraid of: Start over...
  • Fireworks for My Dragon Boss by Honey Phillips

    Fireworks for My Dragon Boss by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Her dragon is turning up the heat! After a series of corporate mergers, Charlotte’s job is hanging by a thread. When her boss orders her to drag an overdue manuscript out of their bestselling author, she’s determined to succeed - even if it means leaving the city for the small Southern town of Fairhaven Falls. She just didn’t expect the elusive author to be so big. And handsome. And winged...
  • Going Cold by Viola Grace

    Going Cold by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Going from supporting family to being an imperial courier across the stars doesn’t take as long as she thought. She can deal with the assassins.Once the details of her life are sorted out and all impediments removed, Hesker takes on a new name for a new life in a new position. She heads to the stars, is reset, and all traces of her previous life are removed from her body...
  • Enticed by the Satyr: Kindred Tales #38: A novel of the Monstrum Kindred, by Evangeline Anderson

    Enticed by the Satyr: Kindred Tales #38: A novel of the Monstrum Kindred, by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A warrior from another universe...A woman running from an abusive relationshipA rip in the fabric of space-time and a malevolent alien race bent on destructionHow does it all tie together? Read Enticed by the Satyr...the first book of the Monstrum Kindred to find outMia could have had a beautiful life. She had a scholarship to Julliard and a future as a concert pianist ahead of her...
  • The Explorer by Elin Peer

    The Explorer by Elin Peer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Flirting with danger is Aubri’s idea of fun.Ever since we were children, I’ve known Aubri wasn’t like other females. She’s the daughter of Magni and Laura Aurelius, who raised her to be a fearless warrior.Men are blinded by Aubri’s beauty, charm, and social status. Yet, at twenty-seven, no one has succeeded in making her his wife...
  • Loved by the Lion by Evangeline Anderson

    Loved by the Lion by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Monstrum Warrior who has vowed never to Claim a bride…An older woman, who thinks she’s done with Love…Can they come together to save the Earth…and each other?What’s the worst Christmas present imaginable? A cheating husband? An angry mob outside your front door? What about Menopause? Minister Emilia Oxley has gotten all three this Yuletide season and she could do without them all, thank you...
  • Christmas for a Goddess: Dragon Lords of Valdier Novella by S.E. Smith

    Christmas for a Goddess: Dragon Lords of Valdier Novella by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes, even a Goddess needs a touch of magic…Aikaterina has lived since the dawn of time. Her species was born at the same time as the universe, yet she yearns for something more. Her experiences with the Valdier, Sarafin, Curizan, and especially the Dragonlings, has left her craving something she never expected—a sense of belonging...
  • Out of the Ashes: Pisces by Julia Mills

    Out of the Ashes: Pisces by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Zodiac Shifters Paranormal Romance, #3: Out of the Ashes: PiscesThe mission is simple – get into the enemy camp, free the Guardians, return the demons to Hell and go home the victor. For a Daughter of Poseidon, that’s called a good day at work.Everything is going as planned...
  • Bearly Hanging On by Krystal Shannan

    Bearly Hanging On by Krystal Shannan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The best type of romance is the one that’s forbidden. Owen’s become an outcast for losing his Tribe… and that label is enough to prevent him from claiming his mate under pain of death. Tara won’t understand that he’s a bear, anyway. She’ll be scared. She’ll run away. So he keeps his distance...for now... But Tara’s being hunted by a group of guys who act more like a pack-- because they are...
  • Tempted by the Traitor Prince by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress

    Tempted by the Traitor Prince by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rogue. Drug addict. Betrayer.Mate?Vokal has done terrible things, playing the game of Empire.But when the tiny broken human woman pulls him away from his attempts to start a new life, he is powerless against her smile.Dragged back into the deadly struggle between Empire and Alliance, only one thing is for certain.He'll keep his mate safe, even if the galaxy burns around them...
  • The Pacifist by Elin Peer

    The Pacifist by Elin Peer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A promise is a promise but this promise is one I should have never made. Mila, a sweet pacifist born in the Motherlands, has avoided conflicts all her life. Now, living in the Northlands with the ruling family who adopted her, she's under pressure to follow the traditions of the North and let fierce warriors fight for her hand in marriage...
  • Marko by Susan A. Bliler

    Marko by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Thea Kinsey is pregnant with a Skin Walker child and on the run. Worse, how does she explain to the father that she shot him by accident? There’ll be no explaining. He’s vowed retribution and Thea has no choice but to run fast and hard to keep from being caught. Marko Storm is as messed up as they come...
  • Tyce by Susan A. Bliler

    Tyce by Susan A. Bliler

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s time for Dominant Skin Walker, Tyce Steele, to be brought to his knees! Briel Solomon hates Skin Walkers. Because of Skin Walkers, her father is dead and she and her sister are now parentless and on the run. She’ll have to rely on Monroe StoneCrow one last time for financial assistance, but once she gets what he owes her, she’ll be gone...
  • Dragon VIP: Kyanite by Starla Night

    Dragon VIP: Kyanite by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Smokin’ hot dragon shifters have no idea what to do with these sassy Earth females — but claiming them as mates will change the universe! Scarred dragon shifter Kyanite “Kyan” Onyx is the Security officer of the Onyx Corporation. Used to working in the shadows, this deadly former mercenary is the only one who can safeguard his family’s company from growing dangers...
  • My Werewolf Romeo by I.T. Lucas

    My Werewolf Romeo by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Enemies to Lovers RomanceThe father of my star student is a hot-shot screenwriter who thinks he can dictate what production I should put on. He’s also the biggest patron of the drama department, and the principal makes it very clear that I need to cooperate with the opinionated asshat or walk away from my dream job at the exclusive private high school...
  • Draekon Rogue by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Rogue by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm caught between two alien warriors, sworn enemies intent on destroying each other. The one thing they agree on: I'm their mate! The prison planet is a dumpster fire. War is coming! The Draekons are on high-alert. I'm freaking out...
  • Rescued by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rescued by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I may have almost died on this planet, but it hasn't broken me yet.At least, I'm working real hard to toughen up and become the kind of woman who'll be ready to board that spaceship and kick some Grivath a**.But, thanks to the way the overprotective warrior at my side insists on hovering, you'd be forgiven for thinking I'm fragile...
  • Vixin by Tana Stone

    Vixin by Tana Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's the most wonderful time of the year...to be stranded with an alien on an ice planet.Noelle is finally leaving her job on the Drexian space station and going home to Scotland for the holidays. Two things she didn't expect: to be sharing the trip with a hot Neebix named Vixin and for their ship to crash land on a frozen planet...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  aliens  book  fiction  holidays  sci-fi
  • Argan by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Argan by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Celia Kyle writing as Erin Tate.Argan’s honor as a Preor warrior made him defend her. Liquid Knot’s heart demanded she save him.  Liquid Knot—hacker extraordinaire—has made mistakes in her life, but none so big as getting an alien warrior sentenced to death.  His head is on the chopping block and the Preor leader is determined to follow the letter of the law...
  • Alien Mercenary's Prize by Mina Carter

    Alien Mercenary's Prize by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Natalia Heath is a survivor. She’ll survive an alien fight pit. No problem.On the run from her crime lord father most of her life, Nat knows how to survive in the worst places in the universe. Being kidnapped by aliens and thrown into a gladiatorial arena to fight for her life is just another turn of bad luck in a lifetime of them. She just needs to figure out a plan to escape...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  adult  aliens  book  fiction  warriors  sci-fi
  • Consumed by Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Consumed by Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…Things are hotting up on the island. It's Octane's turn.For the best enjoyment, please read these books in order.This story contains mature themes/language.Also, be prepared for a ton of growls, dirty talk, and a hard-won HEA. Hulking, skulking, foul-mouthed, brooding dragons ahead...
  • Heart of the Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Heart of the Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The dragons on Draig Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely… Although you will see characters from previous books, this story will follow Kim and Blaze. To avoid spoilers, there will not be a blurb. It is very much an enemies to lovers romance.For the best enjoyment, please read books 1 and 2 first.This story contains mature themes/language...
  • Draekon Conquerer by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Conquerer by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’ve lived an eternity. I’ve killed thousands. Destroyed worlds. I thought I’d seen everything. I didn’t think there was anything left in the galaxy that could surprise me. Then I met her. Lani Dennison. A human woman. My mate. My mission was simple. Find Lani Dennison. Zorahan scientists tortured her. I killed them, of course. Okaki pirates abducted her...
  • Alien Sentinel's Mate by Mina Carter

    Alien Sentinel's Mate by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Being 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...
  • Brutal Capture by Lee Savino, Tabitha Black

    Brutal Capture by Lee Savino, Tabitha Black

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Hunter King captures his Omega…They call him the Hunter King. No one knows his real name.He’s big and handsome, powerful and brutal.And he’s just captured me.Let me back up. I’m on an alien planet. I don’t know how I got here or who I am. I don’t remember anything but my name. Haley.I’m the only human among many females who are part of the annual Moonlight Hunt. The warriors are the hunters...
  • Not Compatible by Viola Grace

    Not Compatible by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She works at a space station catering to everyone else’s virtual fantasies. When a man gets stuck in the scenario she must wake the sleeping prince.Styra works at the Blue Station and has been programming since she was able to reach a keyboard. When she became and adult she went from writing the simple scenarios and backgrounds to guiding tangled clients through the environments they had selected...
  • Armed And Armoured by Viola Grace

    Armed And Armoured by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kahlia has fought a few battles for the survival of innocents on Allishan 9, but her primary concern is her life as a designer. On one of the school trips that her sister badgered her into chaperoning, she meets her destiny, and her doom. Rupture is a member of the Sector Guard and he has his eyes on the woman stepping out of the battle suit...
  • Mrax by Layla Nash, Juno Wells

    Mrax by Layla Nash, Juno Wells

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Earther and alien. Love and logic. Fire and... thermite. Rowan MacLeod is tough as nails. Life was hard on Earth, but she's determined to let nothing hold her back... even after ending up on a rusty bucket of a spaceship surrounded by barbarian aliens. A special mission to resurrect old fighter craft for the rebels is her best chance to prove herself... until disaster finds her again...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  aliens  audiobook  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Pilot In Command by Viola Grace

    Pilot In Command by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Helen needed more from life as a pilot than the Alliance could offer. When a handsome Azon offers her a new position, she can’t say no, to anything.Helen has enjoyed her tenure as an Alliance pilot, but working with unpredictable crews is wearing on her nerves. When an incident of defense of the innocent via mutiny ends her career, controlling warships is over...
  • Bringing Heat by Viola Grace

    Bringing Heat by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her life on Earth had died decades earlier; helping to bring heat to a frozen world seems like a good use of her time.The love of her life died when they were teens, and Idalia had no plans for any kind of future. When a woman named Minerva arrived near the lighthouse where she spent her days escorting tourists and made Idalia an offer, it was a no-brainer. Nothing or something...
  • Drakan by Luna Hunter

    Drakan by Luna Hunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can an alpha alien warrior and a curvy human pilot save the universe? Hannah Kingsley has more than enough on her plate. The full-figured blonde delivers intergalactic packages for a living on her trusty spaceship with her best friend Evelyn, trying to save up enough money to send her little brother to a school for the gifted...
  • My Matched Monster by Rena Marks

    My Matched Monster by Rena Marks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My punishment starts today.Refusing marriage isn’t acceptable, not in my world—separated from the rest of Earth by the large stone walls of our own community. To refuse the most legendary prophet of our time in front of the entire congregation was a sentence of twenty lashes. Halfway in, I entered a hallucinogenic state.A hero came to save me, but he was purple with tentacles...
  • Torgar the Molten by Cara Wylde

    Torgar the Molten by Cara Wylde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the orcs invaded the human dimension, no one could stop them. War raged for years, and now the monstrous beasts have agreed to peace on two conditions: one, the human scientists must rebuild the machine that brought them into this world; and two, they must be provided with fertile brides to bear them orc babies.Wendy Bennet is stuck...
  • Barbarian Alien Part 6: Forever by Ruby Dixon

    Barbarian Alien Part 6: Forever by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything 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...
  • Barbarian Alien Part 5: Claimed by Ruby Dixon

    Barbarian Alien Part 5: Claimed by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I've claimed my alien for my mate, just in time for both of us to be dragged back to the tribal caves. I'm reunited with my human friends but it's not a happy occasion.Raahosh has broken the laws of his people...and now they want to take him from me.BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS...
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    steamy  paranormal  sci-fi  aliens  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Barbarian Alien Part 3: Asunder by Ruby Dixon

    Barbarian Alien Part 3: Asunder by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My alien and I have reached a truce, sort of. He treats me like an equal, and I lick him everywhere I can. Well, okay, so that's not the exact terms of the truce, but it's what I'm going with. I'm not falling for the big guy.I'm not.Really.But when he saves my life, I regret not giving in to my body's demands. And now it might be too late...BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS...
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    paranormal  steamy  sci-fi  aliens  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Kyan's Housewarming Party: A Happily Ever After Epilogue by Starla Night

    Kyan's Housewarming Party: A Happily Ever After Epilogue by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can the security-obsessed warrior Kyan really open his house to strangers — or even family and friends? Will Laura’s good intentions increase their happiness or drive a wedge between them and end in disaster? This is a happily ever after bonus story for Dragon VIP: Kyanite...
  • Pyro's Wedding Day by Starla Night

    Pyro's Wedding Day by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is a super sweet “happily ever after” bonus short story for the full length science fiction romance novel Dragon VIP: Pyrochlore...
  • Dragon VIP: Peridot by Starla Night

    Dragon VIP: Peridot by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Disgraced. Damaged. Dull. Dragon-shifter Peridot has been called all that and more. Exiled to Earth, he will prove himself and answer his boss's question: What is the mysterious "spirit" of Christmas? One enticing woman can give him that answer. The more time he spends with her, the more he wants to forget his past and taste her forbidden sweetness... Curvy. Klutzy. Cinnamon-scented...
  • Ensnared by the Rabbit Genius by Delaney Rain

    Ensnared by the Rabbit Genius by Delaney Rain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ellis 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...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  steamy  paranormal  romance  aliens  mlm  fantasy  lgbtq
  • Hitting The Target by Evangeline Anderson

    Hitting The Target by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A girl sent to kill the one she is dreaming of Her target? A Kindred warrior with a beast inside Can Mia complete her mission? Or is Trey Hitting the Target when he aims for her heart? Ormyu Five is the world divided in two To the north, a police state ruled by the heavy hand of The EYE, which spies on its people constantly and keeps iron control over their lives...
  • Ursa Major by Naomi Lucas

    Ursa Major by Naomi Lucas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Terraform Zero, a virtual reality colonization game, has swept the galaxy by storm. The Champions are household names that give humanity hope. Vee Miles believes she is good enough to compete amongst them, but the costly entrance fee is holding her back.Enter the Earthian Planetary Exploration Division...
  • Chimera's Gift by Susan Trombley

    Chimera's Gift by Susan Trombley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The chimera is a mystery that baffles the residents of New Omni—when his attitude isn’t making them want to kill him...
  • Embrace the Passion by S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett

    Embrace the Passion by S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pets in Space is back! Join us as we unveil eleven original, never-before-published action-filled romances that will heat your blood and warm your heart! New York Times, USA Today and Award-winning authors S.E...
  • Draekon Guardian by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Guardian by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The big, bad, alien hero rescued me from the evil Zorahn.He sees to my every need.He sends me thoughtful presents.If someone threatens me, Yafet destroys them. He’s ruthless in his desire to keep me safe.And despite all of that, I can’t get him to take the next step.Kisses? Yes.Heavy petting? Again, yes.Anything more? Nope. He won’t go further even though he obviously wants to...
  • The New King by Erin Raegan

    The New King by Erin Raegan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mona It’s been a long time since I felt safe. Too long. You would think after all I’ve been through at the hands of an alien monster it would be difficult for me to live near them. That it would be difficult to live under their roof. To sleep near them. To eat their food. To talk to them. The Dahk may not be the Juldo, but they are still alien to me. They are frightening and different from me...
  • His Curvy Mate by Georgette St. Clair

    His Curvy Mate by Georgette St. Clair

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Most shifters give near-feral Alpha Prime Creel a wide berth – and he likes it that way. At least, that’s what happens until he wakes up with a crazy woman in his bed who insists that they’re mated, and seems to know everything about him – right down to the scar on his inner thigh...
  • Alpha Consumed by Olivia T. Turner

    Alpha Consumed by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I know immediately when I see him.This all-consuming feeling can only mean one thing.Roman Dixon is my mate.I have no shifter inside me, but I know.He's mine and I'm his.I know all about mates because my brother is one too.A brother who Roman knows.Not only knows, but hates.They're mortal enemies.And if I can't keep their bears from killing each other...I'll have nothing left.No mate. No family...
  • Ice Planet Barbarians Part 5: Truth by Ruby Dixon

    Ice Planet Barbarians Part 5: Truth by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Now that I've learned the alien barbarian's language, all the holes are filling in. Ahem. Not like that. Okay, like that, too.The problems are mounting. The alien abductors are coming back. My fellow human captives are dying as we speak. And the alien hunks? When they claim, it's forever. We've got to decide how to proceed, and soon, because whatever path we choose?There's no turning back...
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    paranormal  steamy  romance  sci-fi  aliens  futuristic  fiction  book
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