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A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRevisit the Monstrous couples from the first seven novels of the series in this collection of sixteen short stories. Plus, meet a new Monstrous couple in a brand new 20k-word novella, Ruke... -
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小蘑菇 by 一十四洲
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn Zhe was a mushroom whose lifelong mission was to raise his own spore.One day, he lost his spore.He searched all over the world for a long time before finally seeing a familiar spore on the news.An Zhe desperately knocked on the door of a colonel in the human military.“Hello, Sir. Did your research turn out well? Can I have my son back after the research?”The colonel looked cold... -
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A Miracle for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCan an alien warrior who’s given up hope save a desperate woman and her unborn child?Lauren knew the decision to have a baby on her own wouldn’t be an easy one. She didn’t know that she would be kidnapped by aliens whose only interest in her is as a breeding vessel. A desperate attempt to escape leaves her trapped and isolated - and about to give birth... -
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Lor by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy role as Moric—ruler of a small and prosperous fiefdom in a quiet corner of the world—has always been painfully dull and stifling.Until a beautiful, otherworldly creature with pink skin and a mane of golden hair falls through a strange void that has appeared in my guestroom.And I am instantly captivated by him.I have never seen anything like him... -
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Dervishes Don't Dance by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Guardian is dead. Fae are missing. And someone has let a golem loose in town. Ride along with Kyra Greene, the only pest controller qualified to deal with the strange and wonderful creatures that come out the shadows when magic flares.Dervishes Don’t Dance is the second book in the Valkyrie Bestiary series... -
![The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips]()
The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHer grumpy orc is going to hammer his way into her heart!When Pippa finds herself in Fairhaven Falls with empty pockets and a brand new baby, she’s thrilled when a sweet - and slightly scary - old lady offers her a job and a place to live. Their new home isn’t much, but it offers a desperately needed shelter.Then her grumpy orc neighbor comes charging into their lives... -
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Mated to the Swamp Monster: Mated to the Monster by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Stay out of the swamp!”Every child in Cypress Landing has been warned about the terrifying monster lurking in the inky tangle of cypress and willow on the edge of town. But sometimes desperation leaves no other choice…When Rorie sees her vicious stepfather commit a horrifying crime, her only hope of escape lies through the forbidden swamp... -
![I Married a Mothman by Regine Abel]()
I Married a Mothman by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s everything she never knew she wanted.When Venus embarked on a luxury cruise, she never expected to rescue a young Promethean demi-god—or that he’d bind her as his guardian... -
![His Human Neighbor by Michele Mills]()
His Human Neighbor by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA month-long retreat of rest and relaxation from my high-powered career is just what I need. Until I’m the only human in a rental home community on a distant planet populated by beings who look like satanic devils. Yep.And on day three of my odd vacay, two young Hyrrokin girls enter my home and beg me to marry their dad, my neighbor... -
![You Got Alien Trouble! by Honey Phillips]()
You Got Alien Trouble! by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA failing farm, a menacing neighbor, and an alien warrior in her barn…The farm Rosie inherited might not be much but it’s hers, and she’s determined to hang on to it. Unfortunately, her land-grabbing neighbor wants not only her farm - he wants her as well.The last thing she needs is a huge, wounded alien in her barn, no matter how attractive he might be... -
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The Alien and I by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan an alien king lose his heart to a human woman?Adjusting to life on noisy, crowded Samar Prime is difficult for former professor Anna Lennox, particularly when she’s forced to spend too much time away from her young daughter. A teaching job on a peaceful tropical planet seems like an ideal alternative... -
![A Monster's Fate by Lynnea Lee]()
A Monster's Fate by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKAT My prestigious new job as the assistant to a colony leader starts as an honor. Then I stumble across the colony’s dirty little secrets. Hell-bent on exposing the atrocities, I reach out to a rebel group to feed them information. Too quickly, the jig is up. I manage one last message to my rebel contact, Zach, before I’m locked in the mad councilman’s basement... -
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Shield by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf Cherry was a selfish witch, she'd keep running. She's an oracle. She KNOWS that trouble is closing in. However, there's an instant in which she could escape, and so could those she loves.Too bad she's surrounded herself with ridiculously noble allies. The kind of self-sacrificing, kind, clever, and resolute people who force you to love them .. -
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Protected by the Orc by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer orc bodyguard is determined to keep her close!Holdar doesn’t do commitment. Even his latest security job as bodyguard to a pretty, spoiled - and annoyingly adorable - heiress won’t last, which is just as well. The sooner he gets away from her innocent smiles and tempting curves the better... -
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![Guarded by the Snake: Monster Security Agency by Layla Fae]()
Guarded by the Snake: Monster Security Agency by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe stole her way into my cold, serpent heart like a thief in the night.The tiny human hires me to shield her from the vengeance of a powerful organization. There’s nothing wrong with that, except she stole from them, got caught, and now I have to clean up her mess. Add to that her incessant chatter, and I’m in for the most unpleasant job in my career... -
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Cottonmouth by Naomi Lucas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver since humans arrived, my world has changed. Tensions are high as we quarrel over territory, reforming our fractured clans.I will have none of it. I did not capture a bride.But then my world goes dark—and she appears.A female so lovely she possesses my mind, a bride who blushes every time she catches my eye.She is sweet.She is young.She is everything I am not.Except nothing is as it seems... -
![Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips]()
Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWorking 9-to-5 has never been this wild!Desperate for a fresh start, Julie jumps at a chance to work for the boss of TalkToMe, the country’s fastest growing social network. The job's location, the enigmatic Monster Island, only adds to its appeal - she won’t be tempted to make another foolish mistake...Categorized as:
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![I Married Wonjin by Regine Abel]()
I Married Wonjin by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe once feared him but now cannot resist him…After decades of violence, the war pitting the human colony on Cibbos against the Yurus tribe has finally ended. Lara never expected that peace between their species would lead to a romantic entanglement with one of their former enemies. Resembling a cross between an orc and a minotaur, Wonjin looks nothing like how Lara had imagined a potential mate... -
![Ragoru by S.J. Sanders]()
Ragoru by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHundreds of years before RedCivilization is failing in a steady decline. In a last-ditch effort to save themselves, humanity has turned to trying to understand their world even as they seek to protect themselves from the monsters within it... -
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AvX by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvyWhy are the last words ever spoken to our loved ones is in anger? I knew the moment I left it was a mistake, but my stubborn pride urged me forward. I’ve awakened to unimaginable horrors, pain unlike anything the human mind could conceive, until him. Now, I’m too scared to trust my own feelings, as they have only led me astray... -
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My Fair Alien by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan an alien professor decode the language of love?Professor Harak H’gin leads a peaceful life studying linguistics on his native planet of Plumeria. Until the day he stumbles across a bedraggled, beautiful human female. Dared by a colleague to transform the pitiful creature into a true member of their society, Harak takes on the challenge... -
![The Whims of Gods: A Science Fantasy M/M Monster Romance by Mell R. Bright]()
The Whims of Gods: A Science Fantasy M/M Monster Romance by Mell R. Bright
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Howl’s Moving Castle-inspired Science Fantasy M/M Monster Romance set in a post-apocalyptic world with giant monsters. Helios has a knack for survival. All he has ever known is the world after the Rise. He’s the product of a ruthless new era. Humanity has been brought down by the old gods that walk the Earth once again... -
![Alien God: A SciFi Fantasy Romance by Ursa Dax]()
Alien God: A SciFi Fantasy Romance by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWYLFRAELI’ve been cursed with a prophecy. I will murder my own fated mate. Though it nearly destroys me, I vow never to find her.What I do find are humans invading my world and stealing from my land. Those I do not kill flee from my rage, leaving behind one terrified yet defiant woman.I take Torrance back to my castle to interrogate her, though I have neither time nor patience for a prisoner... -
![Reaver's Quest by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress]()
Reaver's Quest by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was unexpected.No.Our ship getting blown up was unexpected.Crashing on a planet filled with murder-goats was unexpected.Being rescued by a copper skinned, winged hunk with golden eyes and not wearing much more than a leather kilt and a weapon harness was so freaking miraculous that I wondered if I’d actually fallen off that cliff... -
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![Guarded by the Spider by Cassie Alexander]()
Guarded by the Spider by Cassie Alexander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor my kind, to be without a mate is to be doomed. I know it is too late–all that awaits me is retirement and death, and I’ve embraced it.But when a suicide mission lands on my old boss’s desk, I’m the one he calls... -
![His Human Rebel by Michele Mills]()
His Human Rebel by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a teeny incident with red paint, my hometown votes that it’s done with my activist ways . . .Now I’m on an entirely different planet, holding a single suitcase, standing on a platform, waiting for my new alien husband to arrive . . . I bite my lip as I wait because there’s one serious problem with this whole situation . . . after a best forgotten, one-night stand gone wrong . . -
![Twins for the Wild Orc by Michele Mills]()
Twins for the Wild Orc by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA drunken, one-night stand with a wild Orc turns into a life-long commitment.Because I’ve given birth to his twin babies. And now I can’t find the green, horned father of my children, which is really my own fault. He came on strong, calling me his “Bride” and I got scared at the idea of marrying a ferocious Orc...Categorized as:
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![I Married a Catman by Regine Abel]()
I Married a Catman by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was the dream mate she never expected.When Ophelia seeks the services of the Prime Mating Agency to find her soulmate, she’s floored to learn that her perfect match is Gaelec, an intimidating, feline-looking ex-convict... -
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Beast Unburdened by Robin O'Connor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbigailMonsters are real. And so are aliens…The beast was terrifying. Eight foot tall, covered in green scales with horns that would make a bull jealous. When they threw me into his cell, expecting him to knock me up so they could sell his offspring, the last thing I expected was to find a gentle giant.Okay, okay, not that gentle... -
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Sacrifice the Sea by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeserted by a father I can no longer remember, I’m used to being alone, my only companions the cheerful sea nymphs who frequent my shipwreck. But lately, something powerful brews inside me—an aching restlessness to explore the dark depths beyond my cave.Then I meet Ari, a beguiling merman who tempts me past the edges of my territory... -
![Reckless by Cari Z.]()
Reckless by Cari Z.
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRefugees have been streaming into the city of Forge from around the country. Monsters are coming down from the mountains and staking out new hunting grounds. Even as the dragons of Forge grow stronger and more numerous, the challenges they and their riders are facing are only increasing, and there's only one place to look for answers... -
![Bull Headed by Ella Maven]()
Bull Headed by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre you afraid of the dark?KiniWhen I open my eyes, I’m certainly not in my apartment with its pink walls and fluffy pillows. I’m in a cage surrounded by things that are not human. And I’m definitely not on Earth. I’m wearing some sort of weird suit, and the only way I can breathe is through a complicated helmet... -
![Candy for My Orc Boss by Ava Ross]()
Candy for My Orc Boss by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA new life, a new job, a new orc husband . . . Wait, isn’t he supposed to be my boss?After my ex announces his wedding to someone other than me, I’m eager to leave town. A new life and a new job are just what I need to restore my mojo. On the way to my destination, I overnight at a hotel where edible unmentionables and a tattooed orc construction worker rock my world... -
![When She's Handy: A Risdaverse Short Story by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Handy: A Risdaverse Short Story by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFive years ago, an alien saved me from a cruel master. He rescued me and I fell in love instantly, only for him to turn around and dump me on Risda III. I both love and hate him for that choice.I've moved on and created a life for myself on this strange alien planet amongst the other refugee humans... -
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![Taken to Evernor: An Alien Gladiator Romance by Elizabeth Stephens]()
Taken to Evernor: An Alien Gladiator Romance by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNaliaI've made quite a few mistakes in my life. Agreeing to go into outer space in the first place, waking up surrounded by aliens, running from said aliens and crash landing on a gladiator planet where I'm not asked to compete, oh no, but where I'm the prize.One alien in particular keeps showing up. Four arms and utterly insane, I watch him vanquish opponent after opponent... -
![The Sheriff of Shard Hills by Jenn Burke]()
The Sheriff of Shard Hills by Jenn Burke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpace station cop Varuna Das is different. He’s half-human, half-dimeti, and the mix of DNA has had some interesting consequences…like a tail he does his best to keep hidden. Well into middle age, he’s used to being treated badly because of his looks, and as much as he hates it, he understands it. Humans and dimeti just finished a twenty-year war, after all... -
![The Monster Will Rescue You by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
The Monster Will Rescue You by Rebecca F. Kenney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy body is changing, and so is the power dynamic inside the bunker. With the chimera serum racing through my veins, I can barely believe in a future for myself, much less one that includes Atlan. He's trying, though. Trying to convince me that his love is unbreakable... while I can barely think past my need for revenge on the people who did this to me... -
![Taken by the Tanker by V.T. Bonds]()
Taken by the Tanker by V.T. Bonds
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Keep fighting, little omega. I like the way your tight little body moves against mine.” -Hoss Locked in a rusty metal cage and doomed to suffer as soon as my first heat hits, I barely survive in a broken world run by brutal men. When The Tanker, the biggest, cruelest alpha around, murders everyone I know and flings me over his shoulder, my life takes an even worse turn... -
![Orc's Toy by Celeste King]()
Orc's Toy by Celeste King
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA huge, scary, monster Orc Chieftain has his hands on me.He could break me with one hand, I’m so tiny compared to him.But he won’t.Because I’m his female and I love him.Korthar rules his clan with an iron fist.He’s merciless to his enemies. But he’s got a soft spot for me.Before him, I didn’t have much going in my life... -
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Soren by Miranda Page
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSorenMonsters are nasty, but humans are worse. I've spent the last few years wandering what is left of the United States with a monster at my side.Roman's ginormous. Cat-like, covered head to toe in black scales, and definitely not from this world.I just didn't think the small, kind of cute, monster house cat that I rescued would grow to be the size of a horse... -
![Claimed in the Chaos by Opal Fairchild]()
Claimed in the Chaos by Opal Fairchild
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe apocalypse didn’t arrive with angelic trumpeting or zombie attacks.Nope, it came with massive alien ships and complete domination. The aliens sent out gigantic, terrifying beasts to capture every human they could find to use us as slaves. And very few of us remain free. Daddy’s sick and needs medicine, forcing me out of our home and into town. Where nothing is safe... -
![The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce]()
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsAeriel is kidnapped by the darkangel, a black-winged vampyre of astounding beauty and youth. In his castle keep, she serves his 13 wives, wraiths whose souls he stole. She must kill him before his next marriage and comes into full power, but is captivated by his magnificent beauty and inner spark of goodness... -
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Claiming Their Hucow by Belle Heifer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEARTH HAS FALLEN.ONLY THE FEMALES REMAIN, AND THEY ARE A MATCH FOR OUR SPECIES.WE'VE BEEN SENT TO HUNT FOR OUR MATE.Caelum, Brax and DravynOur chance of female offspring is rare, leaving our species on the brink of extinction.Our alliance has received word of a distant planet attacked by the Krelyx.The males have been captured and removed, leaving their females vulnerable...Categorized as:
paranormal romance aliens fated-mates reverse-harem post-apocalyptic monsters forced-proximity -
![Cyborg Quarantine Bodyguard by Robin Lovett]()
Cyborg Quarantine Bodyguard by Robin Lovett
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was sent to protect me. But what does he want in return?A fierce, enormous, cyborg alien lands in my yard and creates a force field, trapping us inside. He’s bigger and scarier than the Terminator, but I need him to fight off my enemies. Without him, I’ll be a goner for sure. Except he looks at me like I belong to him. And he guards my house like I’m his to protect... -
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![Treasured Mate: Aroii Pod by Jade Raven]()
Treasured Mate: Aroii Pod by Jade Raven
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Fated Mates Why Choose with Aliens!✨ An adult super spice sci-fi romance with a little plot. ✨In the Ternion system, where the scarcity of females is a cosmic rarity, the sanctuary planet of Lomiaa stands as a haven for the precious few...
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