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  • The Ender Quartet Box Set  (The Ender Quintet, #1-4) by Orson Scott Card

    The Ender Quartet Box Set (The Ender Quintet, #1-4) by Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This boxed set contains Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind. Ender's Game Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers...
  • Antecedents' Legacy by Daniel Schinhofen

    Antecedents' Legacy by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zander Greaves grew up in Compton, California— violence, pain, and strife were his life for his first eighteen years. His personality was forged by his childhood, and he was determined to find a way to make his past work for him.As soon as he could, Zander decided to find work as a military contractor. The company he’d badgered for a job eventually hired him, earning him the nickname “Badger...
  • Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 5 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 5 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Control dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. Separated from his tribe and alone in Dinosaurland, Victor Shelby must make his way through endless miles of deadly prehistoric wilderness so that he can return to his beautiful alien women. But on his way, he makes a discovery that will develop the technology of the tribe ten fold. Now he just has to live long enough to bring it back...
  • Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 4 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 4 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Control dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. Victor Shelby and his harem of beautiful alien women have defeated their first enemy tribe, but their troubles are far from over. A new enemy brings terror from the sky, and Victor must do everything in his power to protect the women that he loves...
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    harem  litrpg  steamy  aliens  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  audiobook
  • System Overclocked 2 by Randi Darren

    System Overclocked 2 by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wrench is a Fixer.Someone born to maintain, fix, and correct any and every issue that could go wrong in the Habitat that he lives in. To make sure he and his fellow humans can remain on display and entertain their owners as any good human pet would.Or at least, that’s what he was born to be...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  aliens  sci-fi  audiobook  slavery  time-travel
  • Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 3 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 3 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Control dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. Victor Shelby and his tribe of beautiful alien women have built a fortress to keep themselves safe, but when they encounter another tribe of survivors, Victor must leverage his dinosaur taming abilities to negotiate either peace or violence. And violence is what Dinosaurland is all about...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  aliens  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  audiobook
  • Terran Tactics by Daniel Schinhofen

    Terran Tactics by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    MX Hub had proven to have challenges that Zander hadn’t anticipated. Accidentally getting tagged by a rogue element, he thwarted corporate espionage at Maverick Mecha Manufacturing. Lavella Hemoesta, the owner of Maverick, met with him to work out a deal so her company wouldn’t be given bad press. That meeting changed the future for both Lavella and Zander...
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    harem  aliens  litrpg  steamy  sci-fi  space-opera  audiobook  vampires
  • MX Hub by Daniel Schinhofen

    MX Hub by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everything had changed for Zander Greaves over the last few weeks. He’d gone from being a private military contractor with his squad in the Middle East to being isekai-ed into a different multiverse.He lost his friends and his lover, Selda, in the same hour of his arrival, sparking in him the mission to kill every single Entoma he could to repay them for his loss...
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    harem  aliens  litrpg  steamy  sci-fi  space-opera  vampires  audiobook
  • Without Law 8 by Eric Vall

    Without Law 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The time for preparation is over, winter is here. Tav, his women, and their allies have worked all summer to survive the harsh season, but thousands of hungry Canadians are sweeping south like locusts and destroying everything in their path. If their small community will survive to see the spring, they will have to fight and kill to defend what’s theirs...
  • Alien Cyberwarrior's Matched Mate by Mina Carter

    Alien Cyberwarrior's Matched Mate by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Desperate, she signs her life away… to the scariest alien she’s ever seen.Losing her job is the last straw for Isabella. She’ll be kicked out of her apartment unless she finds more work, and living on the street is a very short death sentence. But no one’s hiring a woman from the bottom rung of life’s ladder and even the organ-rec companies shut the door in her face...
  • Corsairs: Mathiras by Ruby Dixon

    Corsairs: Mathiras by Ruby Dixon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Someone is illegally stealing humans from their home world and cloning them.For months, we’ve been hunting this ring of criminals and the end is in sight. I’m separating from my brothers and taking my ship to track down the bad guys.One small problem — Helen insists upon joining me on this dangerous mission.Helen herself is a clone, created to be an object of beauty...
  • Without Law 5 by Eric Vall

    Without Law 5 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tav and his allies have a new and unwelcome neighbor: a rogue unit of murderous National Guard who intend to take control of the area, its resources, and its people for themselves. Assaulting even a small military base is no mean feat, so Tav will have to train his girls to be weapons of war in addition to just survivors. The Guard are unable to live in peace, so Tav must prepare for war...
  • Knighthunter by Anna Hackett

    Knighthunter by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She vows to bring her abducted queen home…even if she has to work with the man she hates.Knightmaster Nea Laurier is tough, dedicated, and lives to be the best Oronis knight she can be. All her life, she’s worked hard to live up to her prestigious family name...
  • Duty's Reward by M. Tress

    Duty's Reward by M. Tress

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Finishing up his first year as a cadet-adept, Desmond’s life is going pretty well as far as he’s concerned.Three beautiful and exotic women love him and have agreed to entwine their lives together. His powers as an Adept have continued to grow as he practices and refines weaving the threads of mana into the world. All while he continues to defy the expectations set by his origins...
  • Cavalier's Gambit by William D. Arand

    Cavalier's Gambit by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wayne dreamed of piloting a thirty-foot-tall walking robot that was closer to a battle-tank than anything else.They were called Walkers.They were armed with laser cannons, rockets, missiles, and heavy kinetic weapons more similar to artillery pieces than guns, and everything that went with that.Unfortunately, he had been declined military service...
  • Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 2 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Tamer: King of Dinosaurs 2 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Control dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. A month has passed since Victor Shelby was abducted by aliens and put on a savage dinosaur world. In that time, he has learned how to survive, tamed dinosaurs, and won the love of three beautiful alien women...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  aliens  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  audiobook
  • Infiltration by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle

    Infiltration by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This time, Kaiden's friend needs a little support… Chiyo's father's company is being targeted, and she considers her options. Should she help him? The only problem? There is a dark enemy on the other side who wants her dad's company and wouldn't mind taking a bite out of Kaiden, either. Chief is more integrated than he was before and far more fragile due to his neural link with Kaiden...
  • Arena 5 by Logan Jacobs

    Arena 5 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tremendous to the power of five. Spectaularism that’s better than four but less than six. That is what you are going to get with Arena Book Five. If you are back for more than you know what you are getting yourself into. I don't have to tell you, but I will because I tell it how it is in the best way. Space babes who kick five times the tremendous behind. It's in here...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  harem  litrpg  steamy  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • The John Blake Chronicles - Volume 2: Reaping the Whirlwind by M. Tefler

    The John Blake Chronicles - Volume 2: Reaping the Whirlwind by M. Tefler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is Book 2 in the ultimate erotic science-fiction series, the John Blake Chronicles! Follow John Blake and his beautiful companions on the assault cruiser, Invictus, as they continue their epic adventures. They might have acquired a powerful new warship, but with a mightier vessel comes far tougher challenges..
  • Quantum Proliferation: A Near-Future CyberPunk Thriller by Joe Kuster

    Quantum Proliferation: A Near-Future CyberPunk Thriller by Joe Kuster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Getting his revenge felt great. Right up until the bills came due.Alex and his quantum-powered AI companion might have broken free from Apollo’s threat to shut him down, but he is still on the hook for millions he doesn’t have, and the mega-corp isn’t going to forgive and forget...
  • Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane

    Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***WARNING!!! This book is a Part 1 and contains a heavy cliffhanger that will not be resolved until Part 2, True Traitor is released at the end of July 2015!*** Gracus Adrastor, First Commander of the ship Adaria, had been circling the planet Earth for more than two years now...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane

    Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The gift was Emily Smith’s curse, and she’d have killed herself long ago if her mother hadn’t died giving birth to her autistic sister. The baby needed her, and that was enough to keep Emily in the world. She’d never known peace in her life; the curse kept them isolated and on the move as they sought to flee the spirits of the dead...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Servant for an Alien Leader by Roxie Ray

    Servant for an Alien Leader by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'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...
  • Apocalypse Cultivator 2 by Jack Bryce

    Apocalypse Cultivator 2 by Jack Bryce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A post-apocalyptic, mutant-infested wasteland stands between me and my family… Time for a road trip.Earth has changed. In a flash, the Parasite took mankind’s place in the food chain, and it is changing our world into an alien hellscape.But the Parasite also changed me. I am an Alpha now—stronger, faster, and gifted with powers that I must cultivate and grow...
  • Niir by Ella Blake

    Niir by Ella Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The job seemed simple: Rescue fourteen abducted females and return them to their settlement.Communications officer Niir Gosk is the picture of diplomacy and skillful negotiation, but few know the brutal mercenary's life he once led. He constantly fights to keep his deadly primal form--lurking in the soul of all Virilians--from permanently transforming him into a monster...
  • Grit by Julie K. Cohen

    Grit by Julie K. Cohen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who wants a thief with a target on her back? An alien warrior with nothing to lose. GabriellaThere’s no safe place to hide when you’re supposed to testify against a top leader in the Brotherhood. When the marshals of GI7 offer Gabriella the chance to leave Earth, she grabs it. Sinnad is a closed world, which means the Brotherhood can’t touch her there...
  • 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...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  aliens  romance  sci-fi  fantasy  space-opera
  • Claimed By The Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West

    Claimed By The Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I 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...
  • Alien Mercenary’s Bride by Mina Carter

    Alien Mercenary’s Bride by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stowing away on an alien ship? Idiotic. Stowing away on the Warborne's ship? Suicidal.Marika Ingrassia is desperate. To escape another wedding arranged by her father, she runs. Between a homicidal groom and a ship full of trained killers, she'll take her chances with the mercenaries, thank you very much.Only things don't go quite to plan...
  • Arena 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Arena 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If there is one thing I know, it's winners. And I am fantastic at picking winners. Everyone I pick wins. I know it. America knows. The world knows. It's a fact. And Marc Havak is a winner. Period. Tremendous winner. The best. Exceptional. When aliens came to Earth and said they needed a winner, well, I was busy running America. Fantastically. So, the next best winner was Marc Havak...
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    aliens  harem  litrpg  steamy  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Quantum Beginnings by Joe Kuster

    Quantum Beginnings by Joe Kuster

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Artificial intelligence was nearly mankind’s last invention. AI took off like a rocket, then when it racked up an impressive death toll, it crashed before it could blossom and took most high-tech industries with it. Resistance and fears became deep-set. Two decades after the infamous Rev. 4.6 incidents, humanity hasn’t quit dreaming of the wealth and power that could be at their fingertips...
  • Without Law 9 by Eric Vall

    Without Law 9 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spring is here, and Tav and his clan of survivors set out to clean up from the destruction of Vermont's winter With no gasoline, they will have to find new ways to travel, and they will cross paths with survivors who were strong enough to make it through the bitter cold. And these new enemies will do whatever it takes to survive the spring...
  • Monster Girls Unlocked: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by Justin Trublood

    Monster Girls Unlocked: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by Justin Trublood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Justin Trimble's fantasies come to life when a couple of great looking, middle-aged professors give his virtual world a try and are transformed both in-game and out.As an AI researcher, Justin Trimble already has access to some of the most advanced technology on the planet. On his nights and weekends, he explores the capabilities of the virtual systems to invent an immersive game...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  ai  contemporary
  • Sex, Death, and Money: Season 1 by Cebelius

    Sex, Death, and Money: Season 1 by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This season, on the most unfiltered reality show in the universe, the one to watch will be human … Succubi treat all other species as livestock. Gene seeds from every corner of the universe are bought and sold for sustenance, for labor … for fun. Yet, for all their advantages over natural breeding programs, gene seeds are not without risk...
  • Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I was abducted, sold, then crash-landed on a strange planet... only to be abducted again.  And you know the funny thing? I barely even care.I’m numb. You see, I’ve already lost everything. When you’re doing something you love, you never think that it could be the last time. That someone might take your life from you and leave you stranded on a planet where most of the locals are out to get you...
  • Vengeful Heart by Tiffany Roberts

    Vengeful Heart by Tiffany Roberts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When his mate is threatened, nothing burns hotter than his wrath.Against all odds, Arcanthus found Samantha, his beautiful, sweet terran mate. His fated one. Her love shattered the barriers around his heart.After defeating a ghost from his past, Arc thinks he and Samantha are safe to move on with their lives. But she has a past of her own, and it refuses to let her go.He nearly lost her once...
  • Reckless by Miranda Bridges

    Reckless by Miranda Bridges

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My instructor hates me.If I could use my hacking expertise to fly through the academy’s courses I would, but that doesn’t work in hand-to-hand combat. And this guy? He’s determined to turn me into a soldier. Except I’m more suited to being a nerd than a killer.I’m not here to learn those skills, only enhance my knowledge of alien technology, and it doesn’t include the Lokarian anatomy...
  • Arena 2 by Logan Jacobs

    Arena 2 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My fellow Americans, we are here for one reason: the fact that I picked Marc Havak to represent us in the crucible of carnage. Now, before we talk about how fantastic I am at making world leader decisions. Let’s talk about how great this sequel is. I've read many sequels, and all were bad. Very very bad. But this one? It's the best. And not just because I'm in it. No. Well, yes...
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    aliens  harem  litrpg  steamy  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Dinosaur World by Logan Jacobs

    Dinosaur World by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jason’s lifelong dream was to study history at the prestigious University of Cambridge in England. But when portals started opening all over the world and thousands of hungry dinosaurs began to pour out of them, Jason suddenly regrets being in a country without guns...
  • Without Law 3 by Eric Vall

    Without Law 3 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ex-Army Ranger, Connor “Tav” McTavish is used to fighting outnumbered and behind enemy lines, but a confrontation with the deadly biker gang is looming, Tav will have to train his band of naive college girls in guerrilla warfare if they have any chance of surviving the assault. Disclaimer: Without Law has adult scenes where the male protagonist makes love to multiple women...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  steamy  action-adventure  adult  book  dragons  fiction  humor
  • Without Law 2 by Eric Vall

    Without Law 2 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the EMP hit, the small world around a liberal arts college in the Vermont mountains changed drastically. But Tav had trained his whole life for this. Now this ex-Army Ranger has to serve again, but this time it’s a group of four beautiful women and one gentle old man who need his help to survive this lawless world. And Tav isn’t going to let them down...
  • Faith and the Fighter by Honey Phillips

    Faith and the Fighter by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    For readers 18 years and older. A rogue spaceship captain. A human scientist. Faith has spent the past eight years as a scientist locked in an alien research lab. When she finally manages to escape and finds out what the aliens are doing with her work, she is appalled and determined to stop their plans...
  • Darkhand by Daniel Schinhofen

    Darkhand by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Path to Peace brought them to the gates of the old city. Now Alburet and his friends will need to find their way into the vaults under the city. They will need to bypass the undead and the cultists that roam the city to even find those tunnels, and that’s only the start of the troubles they will face. Traitors to Stormguard are uncovered, and the King will have to be told...
  • 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...
  • Derrix by Ava York

    Derrix by Ava York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Derrix 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...
  • Master by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle

    Master by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything can’t be about School…The third-year students are about to take on those who know them best.Each other.Using a variation of the classic game of Capture the Flag, Kaiden and his friends must join teams and battle each other.It is time for Kaiden to learn what it means to lead.Then, when they are out on the town an opportunity is handed to the students on a silver platter...
  • Glitch by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle

    Glitch by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    GIN SONNY IS COMING. It's personal. It's the end game. No one sees Gin's plans, which is what has made him one of the most successful killers Earth has conceived. Now Kaiden will find out if his friends, teachers, and the support staff are capable of stopping the killer from leaving him braindead. Sometimes you don’t come out of the Animus alive...
  • Taming Jax by Mikayla Lane

    Taming Jax by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jaxson Adronatof had vowed as a child that she would spend her life hunting the evil that had slaughtered her parents and help those like her, who were different. For 15 years, she’d been the leader of a resistance force and one stubborn, arrogant and frustratingly gorgeous alien claiming she’s his mate isn’t going to deter her from that vow...
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    aliens  steamy  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book  crime  fiction
  • Arch Rivals by Simon Archer

    Arch Rivals by Simon Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nick Gateon may have made it through his first semester in Valcav Academy, found a mentor in the world's greatest superhero, found romance with several hot superheroines, and survived, but a new semester is coming. New heroes, new villains, new powers, new women, all wrapped up in the greatest superpowered competition on the entire planet...
    Categorized as:
    harem  litrpg  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book  dark  fiction
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