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  • Gate Quest by Lindsay Buroker

    Gate Quest by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Roboticist extraordinaire Casmir Dabrowski has a new nemesis: astroshaman leader Kyla Moonrazor. She’s stolen the ancient wormhole gate the king ordered Casmir to retrieve, and she’s entrenched in an underwater base on a forsaken moon. Moonrazor is more educated and more experienced than Casmir, and she has legions of killer robots and cyborg defenders on her side. Casmir has his friends and..
  • Crossfire by Lindsay Buroker

    Crossfire by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    For the first time in his life, roboticist Casmir Dabrowski is headed to another star system as an advisor for the Kingdom space fleet. He’s being given a chance to prove himself to King Jager by helping find the ancient artifact he inadvertently lost. It’s best not to think about what might happen if he fails..
  • Compete by Vera Nazarian

    Compete by Vera Nazarian

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    It's one thing to Qualify…But do you have what it takes to Compete?With Earth about to be destroyed by an extinction level asteroid, teenage nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl Gwen Lark, and a few of her friends and loved ones, barely Qualified for rescue onboard one of the thousands of ark-ships headed to the ancient colony planet Atlantis...
  • Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker

    Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even though Captain Jelena Marchenko has Starseer talents, such as telepathy and telekinesis, she has grown up feeling ostracized by the Starseer community. She longs for an opportunity to prove that she deserves a place among them.  When an old friend of the family shows up, seeking transportation to the site of an ancient Starseer relic, Jelena believes this may be her chance to prove herself...
  • Hero Code by Lindsay Buroker

    Hero Code by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Casmir Dabrowski is finally heading back to his home world, determined to gain an audience with the queen and convince her to tell him the secret of his genes. But the terrorists who have been sending robot assassins after him are still there—and still want him dead. As soon as he lands, the trouble starts...
  • Tyrant by Richard F. Weyand

    Tyrant by Richard F. Weyand

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Council Revolt has started. The Council has struck at the Throne.As the Council plots to place their own candidate on the Throne, a single survivor is dragged out of the fires burning in the Imperial Residence.Hoping to take advantage of the capital’s chaos, enemies internal and external move against the Empire...
  • 残次品 [Can Ci Pin | Imperfections] by Priest

    残次品 [Can Ci Pin | Imperfections] by Priest

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代。”——狄更斯《双城记》“我带着深藏骨血的仇恨与酝酿多年的阴谋，把自己变成一个死而复生的幽灵，沉入沼泽，沉入深渊，我想埋下腐烂的根系，长出见血封喉的荆棘，刺穿这个虚伪的文明。我到了淤泥深处……捡到了一颗星星。”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.—— C. Dickens《A Tale of Two Cities》I took my hatred and plot for revenge with me down the mire, to the depths of the abyss, and returned as a ghost of the past...
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    space-opera  romance  sci-fi  lgbtq  fiction  dystopia  mlm  space
  • End Game by Lindsay Buroker

    End Game by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Alisa Marchenko has reunited with her daughter, and even though she hasn’t figured out how to get Jelena to accept Leonidas yet, she dreams of the three of them starting a new life together. They can return the Star Nomad to its original purpose of running freight and staying out of trouble (mostly)...
  • Knightqueen by Anna Hackett

    Knightqueen by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A queen and her battle-scarred guard are on the run on an alien planet…with a relentless enemy hunting them.Knightqueen Carys of Oron lives a life of duty to her people and planet. After the murder of her parents, she worked hard to become a fair and dedicated leader...
  • Rebel by Jenny Schwartz

    Rebel by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life is complicated along the Hadrian Line. Decisions made on the border will decide the fate of the entire Human Sector.Nora is adjusting to her new role as a player in the games of the powerful. She's gained some interesting enemies and some even more dubious allies. She has also been presented with a unique opportunity, courtesy of Jonah...
  • Life-Debt by R.J. Blain

    Life-Debt by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When scavenger and hybrid fox Viva comes across a derelict in empty space, what she and her furry partner, Pandora, discover puts them on a collision course for adventure, fame and wealth—assuming she survives the experience. Teaming up with the derelict's living cargo isn't wise, but the handsome stranger might hold the key to the ship and its many secrets...
  • Like Young Gods by diasterisms

    Like Young Gods by diasterisms

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “What do you think?” Luke asks his nephew. “She has potential.”“She bit me, Master,” is Ben’s stiff response. “Any opinion I give would be biased.”Or: Everyone is connected, even if, sometimes, it's just by the skin of our teeth. Even in the midst of darkness, still, luminous beings are we...
  • Asylum by Lindsay Buroker

    Asylum by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Asylum is a stand-alone novel in the Star Kingdom universe. It introduces new heroes, but old fans will enjoy visits with Casmir, Kim, Qin, Laser, Oku, and other favorites from the original series.A young woman with cybernetic upgrades, Mari Moonrazor has decided to flee the restrictive machine-worshipping cult she was raised in...
  • Conqueror by Richard F. Weyand

    Conqueror by Richard F. Weyand

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    ANOTHER INTERSTELLAR WAR!The Empire has won the war against the Alliance. But at the close of that war, an invasion fleet from the Democracy of Planets sought to annex Jasmine. So Jasmine annexed to Sintar, and Sintar destroyed that fleet, causing resentment that is driving the Democracy of Planets to go to war with Sintar.The Democracy of Planets is a much more deadly enemy than the Alliance...
  • Reformer by Richard F. Weyand

    Reformer by Richard F. Weyand

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    THE EMPIRE NEEDS A REFORMERThe Sintaran Empire rules three hundred trillion subjects on 150,000 planets. Two trillion of them are government employees. Ruling over this vast bureaucracy is the Imperial Council. It’s only check: The Empress, whose every decree is binding law.The uneasy balance of power between the Council and the Throne is eroding...
  • Usurper by Richard F. Weyand

    Usurper by Richard F. Weyand

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    THE REFORMS MUST CONTINUEAt the age of twenty-seven, Deanna Dunham Garrity has become the Empress of Sintar, absolute ruler of 150,000 worlds and their 300 trillion inhabitants. She would continue the reforms of her predecessor, but the Imperial Council stands in her way...
  • Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart

    Mage-Queen's Thief by Glynn Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s supposed to find a husband.He’s supposed to steal a shuttle.They’re each other’s only hope.Kiera Alexander is the Mage-Queen of Mars, ruler of a hundred worlds and the protector of humanity. She is also unmarried and in desperate need of an heir—a duty that has left her traveling the Core Worlds of the Martian Protectorate aboard the luxury liner Extravagant Voyage...
  • Perilous Hunt by Lindsay Buroker

    Perilous Hunt by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After failing to catch up with her daughter Jelena so many times, Alisa's optimism is battered, but her determination has never waned. She, Leonidas, and their eclectic crew are hunting down a Starseer research station in the heart of the Kir Asteroid belt—Jelena's supposed location. Alisa vows that she will find her daughter if she has to search a million asteroids to do so...
  • Scout's Progress by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Scout's Progress by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    In the second novel of the Liaden Universe, Aelliana Caylon is a brilliant mathematician, but is convinced by her brother she has no worth beyond what value she might have in an arranged marriage. Then on a dare, she plays a game of chance and wins a starship. Now she must learn to fly if she is to escape her dastardly brother. Appeared in the omnibus "Pilot's Choice...
  • Space Rodeo by Jenny Schwartz

    Space Rodeo by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the galactic frontier, the Federation’s wildest (and most scientific) citizens have gathered to ride in the Space Rodeo. The Navy’s in charge—of the arena. But beyond the naval perimeter, there is only Interstellar Sheriff Max Smith to keep the peace. Fortunately, he has some extraordinary allies. And enemies. And then, there is his girlfriend...
  • Lost: A Christmas Novella by Jenny Schwartz

    Lost: A Christmas Novella by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Merry Christmas, son. Don’t come home. Stuck on Central Transit Station, Sergeant Ryan Dabrowski receives a Dear John letter from his family. The home he fought to protect doesn’t want him. He’s left too much of his body out among the stars. The aug-doctors patched him up better than new, but cyborg freaks aren’t welcome on Earth.“Don’t ruin your sister’s life...
  • Angle of Truth by Lindsay Buroker

    Angle of Truth by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When Jelena Marchenko learns that her parents have incurred a huge debt due to her previous actions, she’s determined to find a way to pay it off. But running cargo doesn’t pay anything off quickly. She comes up with a scheme to turn herself and her eclectic crewmates into mercenaries, at least for long enough to make some money...
  • Knight Protector by Lindsay Buroker

    Knight Protector by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A sci-fi romance set in the Star Kingdom universe.The characters from this book will be introduced in book 6 of the series. An arranged marriage she can’t escape. A sexy bodyguard who will protect her at all cost...
  • Confederation by Michael R. Hicks

    Confederation by Michael R. Hicks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the second book of the In Her Name science fiction & fantasy series, Reza Gard has been banished from the Kreelan Empire and is once again a stranger in a strange land as he returns to the human Confederation. Befriended by a marooned Confederation naval officer leading a desperate fight against the Kreelans on a distant colony world, she reunites Reza with Nicole Carré...
  • 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...
  • Craved by an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross

    Craved by an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s hot and he has huge assets, but he irritates the heck out of me.Savvy: A deadly vine is unleashed on our world, scorching everything in its path. The only solution is to pair up with Skydar—a warrior bad boy in major need of a kick in the… You know what. He thinks he can settle our rivalry by staking his claim on me...as his fated mate...
  • Virilian Mail Order Mates, #1-6 by Ella Blake

    Virilian Mail Order Mates, #1-6 by Ella Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Virilian Match ProgramIt seems like a straightforward become mistress to a gorgeous, alien Virilian male until an offspring is produced, then return home with five million dollars.Nothing turns out straightforward for the women who are chosen or the males they are matched to. Danger and adventure might be expected in far-off alien worlds, but none of them expect to fall in love..
  • The John Blake Chronicles - volume 3: Voyage of Discovery by M. Tefler

    The John Blake Chronicles - volume 3: Voyage of Discovery by M. Tefler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is Book 3 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. The crew has grown, as have the challenges, with John and his girls securing a triumphant victory against pirates and Kirrix slavers...
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    space-opera  romance  sci-fi  harem  steamy  polyamory  fiction  book
  • 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...
  • True Allegiance by John Spearman

    True Allegiance by John Spearman

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The third installment of the adventures of Captain Jonah Halberd, Royal Navy of the Interplanetary Commonwealth. Join Captain Halberd in the Commonwealth's fight against a new enemy...
  • Surrender Demand by John Spearman

    Surrender Demand by John Spearman

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The fourth in the series of books detailing the adventures of Jonah Halberd, now an Admiral in the Royal Navy of the Inter-Planetary Commonwealth. Tragedy, loss, danger, excitement, a new love and a new beginning accompany our hero...
  • Capital Games by R.K. Thorne

    Capital Games by R.K. Thorne

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Two months have passed since Commander Ellen Ryu did the impossible and rescued mercenary Kael Sidassian—along with his mysterious cargo. Now the crew of Audacity is stronger than ever, protecting the galaxy against the abuse of technology...
  • Pike's Passage by John Spearman

    Pike's Passage by John Spearman

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Pike’s Passage is the second entry in a new series from the author of the Halberd books. Alexander ‘Sandy’ Pike watches as the Planetary Alliance loses its war. With the surrender, Pike embarks on a risky new career, as unexpected turmoil rocks political boundaries.About Pike’s Passage:“Pike’s Passage is Patrick O’Brien and C.S...
  • Dark Ambitions by Michelle Diener

    Dark Ambitions by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's been months since Rose McKenzie was taken far from Earth. She's trying to make a place for herself amongst the Grih, with help from her Grihan lover, Captain Dav Jallan, and the dangerous and loyal Sazo, a powerful artificial intelligence who's integrated with an infamous Class 5 battleship...
  • Lyel by Ava Ross

    Lyel by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alien warrior seeking redemption meets a captured Earth woman being treated as a pet. Will their love survive in a hostile world?Kidnapped by four-armed, blue skinned aliens, Isabelle "Isi" is sold to the head of the Al'kieern kidnapping operation. Isi has accepted she'll live and die as a songbird pet to the queen. If nothing else, performing for the Al'kieern beats being sold as a breeder...
  • Triple Threat by M.R. Forbes

    Triple Threat by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hayley Cage never expected to find herself on the other side of the galaxy, as a healer on a team of rough and tough mercenaries hunting Satan's secret army. But then, life doesn't always go as planned...
  • Grower's Omen by Audrey Faye

    Grower's Omen by Audrey Faye

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the right choice feels like anything but. Tyra Lightbody lives steeped in family, community, and promises made long before she was born. Her next mission will try to take all that away. She’s being sent to an experimental-species biome to see why the locals are having bad dreams and throwing beakers at each other...
  • Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

    Peace Maker by Michelle Diener

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

    Doctor Galaxy by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New ER doctor Alexi Sur always intended to join an aid agency. She'd just expected to work among humans. But when the Pax Galactica Corps becomes her only option (don't ask - the debts aren't hers, but the family is. Much to her regret), Alexi finds herself traveling the galaxy and learning alien physiology and culture, all while becoming a reality TV star...
  • Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

    Arkadian Skies by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    With the man who kidnapped her daughter imprisoned aboard her ship, Captain Alisa Marchenko is closer than ever to reuniting her family. But her new guest has been in a coma for weeks, with the secret to her daughter's location locked away in his mind. She must find a way to sneak him into a state-of-the-art hospital on Arkadius, a planet in the heart of Alliance territory...
  • Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Assistant Trader Jethri Gobelyn was an honest, hardworking young man who knew a lot about living onboard his family's space-going trade ship; something about trade, finance, and risk-taking; and a little bit about Liadens. It was, oddly enough, the little bit he knew about Liadens that seemed like it might be enough to make his family's fortune, and his own, too...
  • Final Battle by Michael R. Hicks

    Final Battle by Michael R. Hicks

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Following Confederation, Final Battle is the last book in the saga of Reza Gard. Reza is caught up in a daring plot to assassinate the Confederation President, even as something goes terribly wrong in the Empire and its warriors lose their will to fight. Reunited with Tesh-Dar, Reza and his friends fight to save the woman he loves, with the fate of the Empire and Humanity hanging in the balance...
  • Fractured Stars by Lindsay Buroker

    Fractured Stars by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    McCall Richter finds criminals, con men, and deadbeats better than anyone else in the empire. She’s proud of her success and that she owns her own spaceship, especially since she struggles to understand human motivations, can’t tell when people are lying to her, and is horrible at recognizing faces...
  • Overlord by Anna Hackett

    Overlord by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When an experimental starship test goes horribly wrong, a test pilot from Earth is flung across the galaxy and crash lands on the planet of a powerful alien king.Pilot Mallory West is having a really bad day. She’s crashed on an alien planet, her ship is in pieces, and her best friend Poppy, the scientist monitoring the experiment, is missing...
  • The Harvest Young: Bound by Destiny by M.A. Church

    The Harvest Young: Bound by Destiny by M.A. Church

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Destiny brought them together even before they were born. Raiden Shou, a fierce and loving Tah’Narian warrior, has everything he ever wanted. A loving mate, a highly sought-after position as Chief Helmsman of the Unity, and now the possibility of a young in the near future. But destiny never promised life would be easy...
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    space-opera  adult  aliens  book  family  fiction  lgbtq  mlm
  • 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...
  • Courier Run by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Courier Run by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two new Liaden Universe® adventures! Novelette "Kin Ties" explores the ties that bind beloved kin -- and desperate enemies. Short story "Guaranteed Delivery" is a tale of love, leadership, and insurance fraud. Both stories appeared in slightly altered form on the authors' Splinter Universe website...
  • Geared Up by Viola Grace

    Geared Up by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Born to master mechanics, she fights her way into the Guardians and finds a path to glory when she gears up.Niad has controlled herself since returning from the Citadel. She has kept out of the public eye and kept off the Guardians’ radar. Her talent is not encouraged by her people, and she is not legally allowed to participate in a rescue, a natural disaster or any law-enforcement actions...
  • Tracking by Viola Grace

    Tracking by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ianka has spent years blocking out her sister’s mind and the obsession with finding their parents who had been swept into space by the Tokkel. Finally, Vida has located them and summoned Ianka to help her launch the search. Ianka heads to the mother ship and meets those who will help her gather a group to go out and seek the star and moon base where Vida saw their parents...
  • Lost and Sound by Viola Grace

    Lost and Sound by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sonic senses and determination take her to the Citadel, but only a sense of purpose can keep her there.Yllin has been raised in privilege and has never felt like it was the right life for her. She honed her skills for sonar as a waitress at a busy restaurant and jumped at the chance to apply for a position in Citadel Ohkhan.Her acceptance is a delightful surprise that isn’t enjoyed by her family...
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