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  • I Dare by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    I Dare by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The enemies of Korval have offered Pat Rin the Ring that would make all of Korval's holdings his own, and a Juntavas Judge has offered Pat Rin a world. When he appears with hired guns in tow, no one knows what he'll do. Pat Rin is a gambling man, and on his wild-card shoulders the fate of his Clan, his world, his civilization...
  • 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...
  • Plan B by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Plan B by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    "A real page-turner" (ANNE MCCAFFREY) in the Liaden Universe(r) series.Fugitive Val Con yos'Phelium plans a desperate gamble by forming an alliance with Clan Erob. But his cousin, Shan yos'Galen can't wait. With enemy agents closing in, he invokes Plan B-setting in motion a series of events that will have dire consequences-for all of Liad...
  • 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...
  • Starfoot by Jerry Boyd

    Starfoot by Jerry Boyd

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Are Jim and Molly okay? John’s old friend Steve needs help. Can the crew take care of his problem? Can he help with some of their problems? Bob gets caught, loading a saucer. Will it mean big trouble, or a new crew member? Max finds marooned saucers on the Moon...
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    aliens  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  ai  book  fiction  humor
  • 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...
  • Terra by Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow

    Terra by Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who will Maxim's mate be?The final book in the series, leading up to the final showdown, and introduces another couple for readers to fall in love with.*The scheduled release date for this book will be sooner than what's posted...
  • Conqueror by Anna Hackett

    Conqueror by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After two years of alien captivity, Evie is free, but her captors have changed her. Now struggling to control a terrifying new power, her only hope is one formidable, dangerous alien king.Logistics manager Evie Mason is no longer a prisoner on an alien space station, but she’s far from Earth, suffering nightmares, and fighting to ignore the growing power inside her...
  • Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her own, Priscilla has roamed the galaxy for ten years as an outcast—to become a woman of extraordinary skill. . . .An experienced officer assigned to the Liaden vessel Daxflan, she's been abandoned yet again...
  • Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    On the run from assassins, Val Con yos'Phelium and Miri Robertson are stranded on a distant planet and must learn to trust each other if they're going to survive - and learn to love each other if they're going to heal the dark wounds of their past...
  • Bound to the Warlord by V.K. Ludwig

    Bound to the Warlord by V.K. Ludwig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My love for her might cost me everything. Even my life.Shunned for solar cycles by my own people, I finally found my place beside our future warlord. Upon his father’s death, I will take my position as his personal shaman, forever silencing whoever questions my loyalties and calls me a filthy half-blood. Together, we will lead the tribe to greatness...
  • Brutal by Hope Hart

    Brutal by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He calls himself an ‘acquisitions expert.’In reality, the charming, handsome Thesian is a space pirate. And I trust the 7-foot tall alien about as far as I can throw him.But at this point, I have to trust someone. Because the Grivath are hunting a little girl. A little girl who had the bad luck to grow up as a royal on a planet that they want to control...
  • Freedom, Humanity, and Other Delusions by Niall Teasdale

    Freedom, Humanity, and Other Delusions by Niall Teasdale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nava’s second year at the Sonkei Alliance School of Sorcery begins with a strange new student who seems to have a real invisible friend and just gets stranger. By the time she’s going off-world to rescue a friend during her summer break, events have conspired to make her question a lot of things, including her very nature. Just how alien is Death’s Handmaiden...
  • 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...
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    aliens  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  sci-fi
  • Pursued by the Alien Lord by Mina Carter

    Pursued by the Alien Lord by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s a spy. He’s an alien cyborg who doesn’t like humans… What could go wrong?Hacker extraordinaire Raven lives in the shadows, making her living by rooting out secrets of the rich and corrupt. It’s a good setup, until her boss reassigns her to spy on the Lathar. All she’s got to do is break into their super-secure system and find out what they’re keeping from humanity...
  • 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...
  • Jett by Tasha Black

    Jett by Tasha Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She thinks he's annoyingly cocky. He thinks she's a nun.Madeline Atwater hasn't been given a lot of choices in her life. When her twin sister unexpectedly dies, Madeline takes the opportunity to honor her memory and change the dangerous trajectory of her own life...
  • Zyon by Tasha Black

    Zyon by Tasha Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She longs to win a place in her new community. He only wants to win her heart.Kora competed as a professional athlete until a tragic injury ended her career. But the opportunity to adopt a baby and tame a wild frontier moon electrifies her adventurous spirit, and the moment she lays eyes on adorable baby Pax, she is convinced that everything in her life happened for a reason...
  • The Pine Forest by Michelle Dare

    The Pine Forest by Michelle Dare

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One touch, one spark, two lives forever changed. Pine and Azure. The war between the two kingdoms lasted far too long. Peace was finally established, but the survivors would never forget who fought on the front lines. Oliver Sage had a reputation for being a ruthless knight...
  • Troy by Tasha Black

    Troy by Tasha Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is his heart the mirror she needs to finally see her true beauty?A terrible accident left Eliza with a troubled heart and an unsightly scar. No Terran man wants a woman with a disfigured face, no matter how kind or hardworking. So when Eliza receives the opportunity to adopt a baby and move to a remote frontier moon, she jumps at the chance...
  • The Naga Warlord's Virgin Mate by Robin O'Connor

    The Naga Warlord's Virgin Mate by Robin O'Connor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Captured by a warlord, seduction is my only chance. Can I capture the heart of the beast?NaomiStranded on an alien planet sucks, but it’s worse when you can’t even walk. I’m a sitting duck, and when scary Naga capture me, there’s only so much I can do. That doesn’t mean I won’t go down without a fight.When their Warlord personally comes to interrogate me, I’m ready for him...
  • A Prize for Ckzarr by Lynnea Lee

    A Prize for Ckzarr by Lynnea Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What’s worse than falling in love with my sexy, musclebound alien boss? Falling in love with my alien boss when I know I’m not his mate. That’s why I keep my emotional distance, even though we work side by side every day.Ckzarr has the body of a god and is a beast in the bedroom. How do I know? Because we’ve already failed compatibility testing. Multiple times. I’m not his mate. End of story...
  • 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...
  • Hired Killer by Michael Anderle

    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...
  • Fractured Souls by Anna Carven

    Fractured Souls by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Alexis Carter is a long way from home, and she doesn't quite understand how she got here. All she knows is that she died once, and now she's alive. She's woken into a nightmare, trapped on a dark ship full of terrifying aliens. With their silver skin and fire-colored eyes, they look a lot like the monsters that once attacked her on Earth. One Kordolian in particular stands out..
  • Fugitive Six by Pittacus Lore

    Fugitive Six by Pittacus Lore

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    This sequel to Pittacus Lore’s Generation One is the second book in an epic new series set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series.Newcomers as well as fans of the original series will devour this fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure that’s perfect for fans of Marvel’s X-Men, Alexandra Bracken’s Darkest Minds trilogy, and Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series...
  • Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Star-trading Clan Korval—known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as "the Dragon"—has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll...
  • Protected by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Protected by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What’s scarier than being abducted from Earth and almost eaten by cannibals? The idea of falling in love with a huge alien warrior.Just a few days ago, I was living my best life. Now? I’m on the run on a strange alien planet. Thanks to my short temper and a severe lack of self-control, I’m being hunted, and it’s only a matter of time before I end up captured or dead...
  • 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...
  • Generation One by Pittacus Lore

    Generation One by Pittacus Lore

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The first book in a pulse-pounding new series that's set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series. The war may be over—but for the next generation, the battle has just begun!It has been over a year since the invasion of Earth was thwarted in Pittacus Lore's United as One...
  • 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...
  • Alpha Class: Discovery by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle

    Alpha Class: Discovery by N.D. Roberts, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Etheric Empire is making final preparations to cross the Gate. In the run-up to departure the Etheric Academy goes through some changes as the students get a taste of the future awaiting them after graduation. The classes are split, and new friendships form as Tina, Ron, Yana, Maxim, and Nestor take their first steps toward adulthood...
  • Recruiting Measures by Viola Grace

    Recruiting Measures by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A life of pain is swapped for a rabid urge to collect experiences. Being a recruiter with an elusive species is just as much fun as it sounds.Kyna was shocked when she got an invitation to the Reset Project. She was even more shocked when she found out that her nephew had found her application from decades earlier and forward it to the Volunteer Project...
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    aliens  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  fae  fiction
  • Ancient Thought by Viola Grace

    Ancient Thought by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is the end of one life the start of the next? It is if you have been reset.Elizabeth has spent her life exploring the world, visiting strangers, and learning all the customs she could. When the first Volunteer Project began, she had been in her fifties and out of the running. Now, at eighty-two, they offer to tune her up and send her to the stars...
  • Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas

    Victorious Dead by Marie Andreas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The galaxy was in for a world of hurt—chaos unseen since the violent, sadistic Asarlaí ruled. For the first time in her life, Vas doesn’t know if she can fight hard enough to stop it.Vaslisha Tor Dain was a simple sort of mercenary starship captain. She fought hard, drank hard, and killed people when all else failed...
  • Hive by J.K. Accinni

    Hive by J.K. Accinni

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the rush to the Tampa Airport, Abby meets a small group of elephants from the famous Elizabeth Siggins Wildlife Foundation fleeing the political horrors of Africa. Putting them under her protection and that of the Hive, she meets Tobi, the elderly matriarch of the small herd who will sacrifice herself to save a human and in return is rewarded with the ultimate gift the Womb can bestow...
  • Defying the Relic Hunter by Gail Koger

    Defying the Relic Hunter by Gail Koger

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kizzy sees dead people, but she’s a thief and talking to dead folks is about as useful as a three-legged horse. The Dragos clan booted her out when her year’s take was a lousy five hundred and sixty credits. The only way back in is to pull off a million-credit heist. Alone...
  • Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop

    Day's Hunt by Cheree Alsop

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Confronted with the truth about her origin, Liora has to make a difficult choice that can change the entire fate of the Macrocosm. Battling loss, Ketulans, and the desires of her own heart, Liora confronts an evil she thought long banished from her life and the cosmos. The fight she faces turns out to be the most difficult of her life in more ways than one...
  • Kruze: Companion Novellas, includes Allor by Ava Ross

    Kruze: Companion Novellas, includes Allor by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    2 Companion Novellas in the Brides of Driegon Series, KRUZE & ALLORFOR KRUZE:An alien dragon warrior claims she’s his fated mate, but she plans to return to Earth. Will he convince her to stay?ClaraA hot alien dragonish dude seems to think I’m his mate. No way! Sure, I came to the Driegon Kingdom with the matched brides, but I was hired to take pictures...
  • The Shaman of Karres by Eric Flint, Dave Freer

    The Shaman of Karres by Eric Flint, Dave Freer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Captain Pausert just can’t catch a break! First, he became the mortal enemy of his fiancée, his home planet, the Empire—and even the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space. All because he helped rescue three slave children from their masters...
  • Legacy Systems by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Legacy Systems by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two stories of ancient computer systems and the changes they bring to the Liaden Universe.Intelligent DesignWhen a spaceship's inquisitive cabin boy finds a surplus crate of spare parts at a warehouse, all he knows is that he wants it very much. His older cousin's willing to see him buy it, but not quite so understanding when it comes time to connect the dots...
  • Death's Handmaiden by Niall Teasdale

    Death's Handmaiden by Niall Teasdale

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Clan Worlds Alliance is the larget political body in the known galaxy. At its centre lies Shinden, home to the Clan Assembly and the Shinden Alliance School of Sorcery, probably the best educational facility of its type anywhere. Students from all over the Clan Worlds go there to study a form of magic based squarely on scientific principles...
  • Allegiance by Laurie Roma

    Allegiance by Laurie Roma

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dragon Warrior Amari Nazira has lived amongst the stars for centuries, traveling the universe and keeping watch over the known galaxies. She has lived her life for the greater good, but her true desire has always been far beyond her reach. Now, taking her destiny into her own hands, she must find the one male who can tame her wild heart...
  • Shadowed by Her Alien Mate by Ava York

    Shadowed by Her Alien Mate by Ava York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's deadly. The court assassin. And an alien...
  • Grai's Game by Mikayla Lane

    Grai's Game by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grai T’Alq has spent hundreds of years on Earth, learning how to manipulate the humans and thriving on their jealousy and greed. Unknown to the Valendrans and their hybrid females, he’d been able to build an empire on Earth and more importantly; he even had their own working for him...
  • Dark Matter by Jenetta Penner

    Dark Matter by Jenetta Penner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Arcadia was supposed to be Earth 2.0—a haven for humanity while they fought desperately to save their dying homeworld. But nothing has turned out like Cassiopeia Foster had thought.Another race, the Alku, already occupies the planet in a parallel dimension called Paxon...
  • Dragon Tide by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Dragon Tide by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kareen yos'Phelium Clan Korval has always done everything that was proper, rising by study and by example to become the foremost scholar of the Liaden Code of Proper Conduct on Liad - and perhaps in the galaxy. Indeed, it seems that the only people she cannot influence to seemly action are the members of her own Clan. Now, wit Plan B in effect, Kareen must act...
  • Trial By Flame by M.K. Eidem, Michelle Howard

    Trial By Flame by M.K. Eidem, Michelle Howard

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Autumn's Kiss by M.K. Eidem Autumn thought she knew who she was then she discovered she was a rare type of dragon shifter called a Supreme Dragoon. Now she is heading to her new mate’s home world to meet more of their kind. Nerves were to be expected, but Autumn is about to get more than she bargained for. Kirall always knew who he was, a Prime Dragoon, one of the strongest of his kind...
  • 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...
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