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Crossfire by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor 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.. -
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Stolen Legacy by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven 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...Categorized as:
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![The Renegade Akseli Cyborg by Dianne Duvall]()
The Renegade Akseli Cyborg by Dianne Duvall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDive into the next thrilling novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall’s fast-paced, humorous, and adventure-filled Aldebarian Alliance series.Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a desperate need for change... -
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Sanctuary for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCan an alien warrior and an orphaned infant provide a new beginning for a lonely woman? Tired of relentless hours, arrogant clients, and endless demands, Barbara is ready to abandon her career as a corporate attorney for a simpler life. She doesn’t expect that life to involve an alien abduction, an abandoned baby, and an all-too-intriguing alien warrior with a very friendly tail... -
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End Game by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAlisa 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)...Categorized as:
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Win by Vera Nazarian, Sofia Willingham
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook III of the series, The Atlantis Grail. The official summary has not been published...Categorized as:
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Jingle Stars by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a starship decides to play Santa Claus… Ahab is a mLa’an artificial intelligence embedded in the starship, Orion. The campaign for AIs to be recognized as full citizens of Galaxy Proper is within reach of its extraordinary goal. The only thing that could stop it now is if an AI did something foolish…like take a space station hostage to save seven orphaned children...Categorized as:
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Cajole by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf life on the border was complicated, life on Capitoline is insane. Nora and Liam struggle to reconcile her abilities and his duty, while caught up in the dangerous games of the powerful.Political intrigue, family drama, and ancient alien technology combine in the fourth novel of the Human Sector... -
![A Home for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn]()
A Home for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips, Bex McLynn
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsCan a lonely alien warrior find the family he’s always wanted?When tragedy shatters Claire’s world, she abandons her corporate job and retreats to a remote mountain town. Just when she finally begins to rebuild her life, she is abducted by alien slavers.Unable to escape the scientist who purchases her, she devotes herself to the young alien twins who are also trapped by his twisted experiments... -
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Caveman Alien’s Fate by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeatriceI’m walking into a dragon’s lair.He’s the biggest, mightiest and most horrific dragon on pre-historic planet Xren. He can burn me to a crisp or rip me to shreds with his butcher-knife claws.My knees threaten to buckle with each step, and I’m inwardly screaming at myself to get the hell away and run.But someone has to do it. And this is not the first time I meet this dragon... -
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Transcendence by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat does it mean to be human? What if the price of saving humanity is giving up your own? The year is 2322, and we stand upon the precipice of extinction. The invading Metigen armada has decimated the eastern third of settled space in a matter of days, leaving tens of millions dead... -
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Kensho by Lyn Gala
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKensho and Other Short Tales and Tails from the Claimings UniverseLiam and Ondry have a stable relationship. However, the universe continues to move on even when their unconventional romance has settled into a comfortable partnership. Humans and Rownt struggle to find a place of mutual respect and understanding. Assumptions on each side make that difficult... -
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Relativity by G.S. Jennsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I’d tell you to be careful, but we wouldn’t be here if you’d ever taken that advice. No reason to start now, right?”For millennia the Anadens have ruled the known universe. They believe they’ve crafted the perfect empire, ordered and impervious to challenge. They believe the fight has been crushed out of the species they subjugate. They are wrong.It’s a suicide mission, without a doubt... -
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His Metal Maiden by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Space Lords Novel Dragon-shifter Lochlann left home to avoid a war he didn’t believe in. Now as Captain of The Conqueror, in charge of a misfit crew, all he wants is to return without the label of coward. He’s been offered one chance at redemption: Find Margot, a noblewoman’s missing sister... -
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Caveman Alien’s Cage by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe tied me up and put me in a cage. I should hate him.So why can’t I look away from his twitching pants?Morfan’ox is the most striking warrior in his caveman tribe.Supremely confident, eight feet tall, with bright green stripes and muscles from here to Earth, he moves like he owns this deadly alien jungle.I’ve barely talked to him, but he’s always on my mind.But his tribe and mine are enemies... -
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Virilian Mail Order Mates, #1-6 by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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.. -
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Alien in Charge by Lili Zander
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI have better things to do than babysit a human. And her cat.Someone has attacked the Human Federation Ambassador in Gehar territory, and out of an abundance of caution, the Empress has assigned me to protect the human until the culprit has been caught.The new Ambassador, and her kitten, Luna. (Short for Lunatic.)Yes, seriously... -
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His Fire Maiden by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDev has found a home with a misfit outlaw band of space pirates and he will do anything to protect his makeshift family. He knows he will never be accepted into human society. The demonic race of his birth shuns him and the humans fear him. So when the woman of his dreams comes gunning for his crew, the fiery maiden leaves him no choice but to show just how naughty his demon can be... -
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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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Doctor Galaxy by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew 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...Categorized as:
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Rhal by Erin Tate
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew Edition found hereSometimes a lie is the only way to get to the truth. Rhal fa Adar—Ujal assassin—is a liar and Cara is more than ready to beat the truth out of him.To Cara Marte, the Ujal are everyday average people—er, aliens—who occasionally grow fins and scales... -
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Erun by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew Edition found hereHe’s an Ujal who knows he’ll never have a mate. She’s a human who doesn’t want to take another chance on love. One small child doesn’t give them a choice. With her toddler in tow, Vanessa Walker travels to Tampa, Florida to begin her new job at Ujal Station Tau... -
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The Barren by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVala Yarlen is one of the Barren—an infertile female ostracized from the rest of Kelderan society with others of her kind. So when she’s given the opportunity to join the new colony on a human-occupied planet, she jumps at the chance for a fresh start. The only downside is that she has to serve General Thorin Jarrell for the duration of the journey... -
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Striking Mars by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFleeing for their lives, Jess and Pavel make it to the Moon, narrowly avoiding the attack on Space Station 92-AE. They should be safe and happy, but they discover they are not alone on Tranquility Base. The stranger they encounter seems uniquely qualified to leak their presence to Chancellor Lucca Brezhnaya, especially when the Marsians contemplate airing Lucca's political dirty laundry... -
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Caveman Alien’s Riddle by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJenniferI shot a dragon.He came at me fast, so I fired my gun right at his scaly, blue chest.And then he abducted me.Hey, at least he didn’t rip me apart on the spot.But I’m not sure if this is any better. He flew far with me in his talons, before setting down in this cold forest far from the jungle. It’s just me, him and the pulsating bulge in his pants...Categorized as:
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Tracking by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIanka 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... -
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Mars Rising by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the breathtaking conclusion to The Saving Mars Series, Jessamyn prepares to sacrifice her future with Pavel when Lucca invites her to Budapest to prove she's from Mars. Jess knows she's walking into a trap, but if Jess can't convince Terrans the Mars colonists are real, Lucca will destroy Jessamyn's family, her friends, and her world...Categorized as:
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Taken by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChrissi always dreamed of being an astronaut, just like her dad, devoting her whole life to Operation Saviour, the human race’s last ditch attempt to find a new home. But days before her first launch, the project was cancelled, leaving her to pick up the pieces of her life. All thanks to the arrival of the Karal...Categorized as:
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Hunted by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarth is intent on filling the hours aboard the fourth deep space mission with pleasure, in the form of his curvy human female, Tamzin. With his prime upon him, he knows he as to breed a son with Tamzin soon. So what better way to pass the time? Yet soon he learns another side of himself, a softer side, and he begins to feel less like a primal hunter, as his love for his female grows...Categorized as:
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Allies by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPetra never wanted to go to Karal, but when her mother becomes the new President of Earth, thanks to the Karal, she is part of the deal. Never having entered the lottery, she feels used, but soon begins to appreciate the huge Karalian who is her mate. Sent into deep space with him, their bond grows, as they race to find a new planet suitable for a human colony...Categorized as:
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Vrexus by Olivia Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLee thinks she's safe in the silver city, safe from the monsters. But she's wrong.While on a mission for the alliance, Lee Reimer, a politician's daughter, celebrates a newly made pact with an alien race, unaware a vicious beast stalks nearby, ready to steal her away... -
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Nkarri by Annabelle Rex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was as if his focus narrowed, the rest of the people in the room fading out as he took her in...Jas has spent years regrowing her confidence after getting burned by her ex. Now she has great friends, a beautiful home and a successful career - everything she thought she needed... -
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Raith by Annabelle Rex
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf he suggested it, she was absolutely going to unwrap him like a Christmas present.Mia made a promise to always attend her family’s Christmas ‘gathering’. Hard to call it a party when they’re about as much fun as a funeral. It’s the same thing every year... -
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Caveman Alien’s Call by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the ground split open, he threw himself into the chasm with me.But that was not because he wanted to save me…HaisleyA tribe of crazy cavemen wants to eat me.They’ve even put me in a pot and hung it over a fire.It’s a little much after I’ve been buried alive for the second time in two weeks and barely survived a terrible earthquake that tore the ground open... -
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Alien Hitman: A Science-Fiction Romance by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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Caveman Alien’s Wood by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night of passion doesn’t mean that he owns me.But this caveman strongly disagrees. It shouldn’t be this easy to kidnap an Earth girl. But here I am, tied down on a boat with my caveman abductor, going down rapids and away from my friends. I guess I should be more alert for strange underwater shadows on a prehistoric planet where dinosaurs roam around. I don’t need to ask what he’s planning... -
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Cheating in the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have no desire to join the Alien Bride Lottery.But even more than that, I don't want my parents to choose a husband for me. And that's what will happen if I stay on Earth.So I make a deal with them: if I go to Station 21 and don't get chosen by a Khanavai male, I will come home and allow them to plan the rest of my life... -
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Dragon's Secret Baby by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’re broken, just like me...TamaraThe voice of my mother echoes in my thoughts.The nausea, the mood swings, all of it has to be a mistake. A joke. And not a funny one at that. I cannot *possibly* be pregnant... -
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Dragon's Fated Mate by Miranda Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone deserves a second chance...AnnabelIt doesn't matter that my husband was killed. I still love him. Now I go through my days doing the only thing that matters - making sure my girls survive. What else is there?I can't fall for the hot, sexy dragon-man Calaun. One of the Zmaj native to the hellish desert planet we crashed on. I've had my one shot at love... -
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Fire Planet Warrior's Baby by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPilot Charlotte Taylor is falling from her own shuttle. Below her is the surface of an alien moon and a million of the terrible Prec alien monsters, just waiting for an Earthling to tear apart and feast on. Falling along with her is Cori'ax, the famously reckless and breathtakingly huge and confident warrior who flung himself out of the same shuttle when he saw Charlotte fall out... -
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Alien Monster by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve abducted an alien.It’s usually the other way around; aliens abduct Earth girls like me and sell them at auctions for the buyer to impregnate. But I’ve been there, done that, got the PTSD to show for it.It’s not that I wanted to abduct this bright green, eight feet tall guy with eyes as red as stoplights. It was an accident. But I’m afraid he doesn’t believe that... -
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Mylomon by Nancey Cummings
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book is the followup to Kalen and should be read in order for maximum enjoyment. Don't be naughty now. He’s an abomination. The lone survivor of a horrific experiment, warrior Mylomon was left with unique and dangerous abilities. He takes care of the necessary dirty work for his clan but he’s yet to earn their trust... -
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Heretic by C. Gockel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe day of reckoning is coming … Commander Noa Sato has almost reached the Kannukah Cloud. Within hours her crew may be able to reach Sol System through a hidden time gate. If they make it, she and her crew won’t just save their own lives--they’ll save millions from genocide at the hands of Luddeccean fanatics. But the Luddeccean "fanatics" may not be as mad as Noa believes... -
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Alien Freak by Calista Skye
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAverieI hate this cage.It’s small and cold and it zaps me if I touch the bars.My captor is staring at me from the outside. He’s huge, red and so alien it makes my skin creep. Especially those snake-like scales he has.He looks at me with icy, penetrating eyes. Like I’m a specimen in a lab. There is definitely movement in his pants.I know why. Aliens really like to get Earth girls pregnant... -
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Ice Planet Barbarians Part 6: Resonance by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI've fallen in love with my alien barbarian. But there's a tiny complication with our 'mating' that I've just been made aware of. The timing is awful, because I have to decide - do I stay, or do I go? Staying means a life with him...and an awful, awful side-effect... -
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Ice Planet Barbarians Part 3: Lost by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrying pan, meet fire! Everything on this alien planet's out to kill me. My delicious alien barbarian, Vektal? He thinks I'm his mate. Which wouldn't be a bad thing, except that I don't plan on staying on this ice planet. But I can't tell him that, because I need him, and not just for survival... -
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Shattered Earth by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe scum of the galaxy are using Earth as a nuclear winter death camp. It outrages pirate captain Kohia Jekyll’s sense of justice. No one deserves to die agonizingly of radiation poisoning, especially not on the planet humanity had to evacuate seven generations ago. So Kohia intends to close the prison camp down...Categorized as:
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Dashing Through the Stars by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe holidays are a time of love, joy, and… meeting a new alien species?Prince of the Ujal, Tave fa V’yl-Zeret, will do anything to make his mate happy. Even if that means celebrating a holiday he does not understand. (Tave does not care what human lore states, a single human could not circle the globe and deliver toys to every child... -
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Astray by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNora Devi is a xeno-archaeologist with a complicated past. She has buried more secrets than she’s dug up. Widowed in the recently ended twelve year war between Capitoline and Palantine, she now makes a living as an independent tagger in border space.Captain Liam Kimani could be credited with ending the latest royal war. Instead, he’s blamed for it...
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