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  • Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker

    Layers of Force by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The exciting conclusion to the Star Kingdom series!Even though Professor Casmir Dabrowski has been fighting for months to help the kingdom and humanity as a whole, few people in positions of power have appreciated his unorthodox methods. Now he's a captive of the king and being taken back to his home world without his friends or the crushers he relies upon to protect him...
  • Home Front by Lindsay Buroker

    Home Front by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Casmir and his allies have struck a devastating blow to the powerful prince who sent invaders into their star system, but war still rages at home. Worse, the prince has escaped with a lethal bioweapon, and he intends to wipe out all human life on Odin. Casmir could lose his parents, his friends, and everyone he holds dear...
  • Planet Killer by Lindsay Buroker

    Planet Killer by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Casmir has survived against impossible odds, and now he longs to return home. But an invasion force is blockading the Kingdom’s wormhole gate, and it would be suicidal to fly through it now. Worse, his family and friends are stuck on the other side, with hostile forces attacking their home world. The only way Casmir can help is to find out who’s behind the invasion… and convince him to stop...
  • 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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    lgbtq  space-opera  romance  sci-fi  fiction  dystopia  mlm  space
  • Collecting Stars by Lexa Luthor

    Collecting Stars by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Any landing Charlie can limp away from is a good one!After crash-landing in Kardos, Charlie returns to New Earth for the first time since her childhood and learns how much life has changed in the human settlement. New Earth is a reformed place of peace, beauty, and security… almost...
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    lgbtq  space-opera  wlw  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  family
  • An Army of One by Lexa Luthor

    An Army of One by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With the pending arrival of the Sworne's armada, what can they expect to face? Do they have enough time to prepare and find alliances? Join Charlie and Kal on their next adventure full of danger, action, and love...
  • Dawn of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Dawn of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There will be hell to pay.Evelyn’s parents have been missing for more than thirty years, and at last Evelyn has a clue as to their fate. Investigating won’t be easy, even for someone as powerful as she is, yet she won’t be deterred...
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    lgbtq  wlw  space-opera  polyamory  romance  fantasy  harem  sci-fi
  • Adept of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Adept of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Evelyn's deeds are coming back to haunt her.Free to travel among the stars, the former warlord is enjoying her freedom, even if she’s occasionally exasperated by the women who’ve attached themselves to her. They accompany her as she encounters wonders, from dryad terraforming ships to the orcish arenas of Skaloth.Yet Evelyn has enemies, and they have not forgotten her...
  • Mail Order Bride by Molly J. Bragg

    Mail Order Bride by Molly J. Bragg

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ten years ago, aliens from a Galaxy spanning government called the Hegemony arrived in the Solar system and ever since Earth has been on a long, slow journey to becoming a banana republic. Samantha ‘Sam’ Murray has spent her entire high school career doing everything her mom could think of to earn a chance at an off-world education that would keep her from living a life of poverty...
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    polyamory  lgbtq  wlw  romance  sci-fi  lesbian-mc  fiction  fantasy
  • Space for More by Emily Antoinette

    Space for More by Emily Antoinette

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All Dr. Eden Mori wanted was to expand her horizons on the galaxy's largest space station, but when the only way to stop a black market sale of dangerous medical schematics is to get close to the data dealer, she's tasked with stopping him. Her partner on this mission? The dealer's estranged, hot-tempered mate...
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    lgbtq  polyamory  wlw  romance  sci-fi  monsters  space  aliens
  • Beyond: Volume Two by Kit Rocha

    Beyond: Volume Two by Kit Rocha

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This bundle contains Book #4, Book #5 and Book #6 in the bestselling, award-winning BEYOND series.Catch up before the final book comes out at the end of 2016!Beyond Jealousy - Beyond, Book FourWhen Rachel Riley sacrificed a life in Eden to protect the O'Kanes, she earned her place in the powerful Sector Four gang. But the former crime princess is tired of being everyone's sweet little sister...
  • Chosen of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Chosen of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Evelyn enjoyed living a nice, quiet life in an anarchic pirate port, far from the world she’d once conquered.Then came an attack by mercenaries that made her angry...
  • Remember Me, Synthetica by K. Aten

    Remember Me, Synthetica by K. Aten

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when a woman loses her memory but gains a conscience?Dr. Alexandra Turing is a roboticist whose intellect is unrivaled in the field of artificial intelligence. While science has always come easy, Alexandra struggles to understand emotional cues and responses...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  mystery  sci-fi  romance
  • Vellmar the Blade by Fletcher DeLancey

    Vellmar the Blade by Fletcher DeLancey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An elite warrior. A split-second decision that launches a legend.Lead Guard Fianna Vellmar is the daughter of a champion, raised from childhood to work hard and be the very best. When she is given the opportunity to compete at the highest level and earn her place among Alsea’s elite warriors, a stunning turn of events forces her to choose between life and glory, mercy and pride...
  • Come to My Door by Lexa Luthor

    Come to My Door by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charlie always swore she’d go out with a bang!But it isn’t her time, at least not in Kal’s eyes. Questioning her survival, Charlie learns that the godly ruler brought her back from death. Charlie refuses to believe it, until she witnesses it for herself.Although Charlie isn’t ready to face the truth behind Kal’s actions, they continue their dangerous and secretive affair...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  omegaverse  paranormal  steamy
  • 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  polyamory  romance  sci-fi  harem  steamy  fiction  book
  • Fate of Draga by Emma Dean

    Fate of Draga by Emma Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The queen is the deadliest piece.The finale to this epic space fantasy series is here. Adelina, Varan, Kaiden, and Nash have to find a way to survive what comes. Adelina will give her life for her people, but her mates will give their life for her.Find out who survives, who doesn't, and how all your favorite characters make it through the battle of a lifetime...
  • Heir of Draga by Emma Dean, Jillian Ashe

    Heir of Draga by Emma Dean, Jillian Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's time to meet the legendary Drakesthai...Princess Adelina is prepared to leave for Hai. She has her wedding to the Prince of Thieves and then they will seek out the dragons. Forces are moving to the border, but the Neprijat are three steps ahead of them.Adelina must convince the Drakesthai to ally or her people will be slaughtered...
  • Loved and Lost: Author's Edition by Stephanie E. Kusiak

    Loved and Lost: Author's Edition by Stephanie E. Kusiak

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Blake Fortier and Rachel Kaplan are the perfect couple. Driven and successful in their own pursuits, they're fifteen years into a marriage that will seemingly last forever. When a tragic accident tears them apart, Blake is left with nothing but the harsh light of hindsight and the bitterness of regret...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  book  contemporary  drama  female-mc
  • Future Wife by Nicole Pyland

    Future Wife by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Imagine meeting a stranger one day, only for that stranger to say, “I’m your future wife.” This is exactly what happens to Carter when she heads out of town for work. There’s one problem with this: Carter is already married, and not to this stranger.Ryder has been working on time travel since she was a little kid listening to her great-grandmother tell stories of the past...
  • Draekon Rogue by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Draekon Rogue by Lee Savino, Lili Zander

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm caught between two alien warriors, sworn enemies intent on destroying each other. The one thing they agree on: I'm their mate! The prison planet is a dumpster fire. War is coming! The Draekons are on high-alert. I'm freaking out...
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    polyamory  space-opera  adult  aliens  book  dragons  fiction  monsters
  • Symphony in Blue by M.J. Duncan

    Symphony in Blue by M.J. Duncan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was just supposed to be a working weekend in Maui and not anything remotely life-altering, but all that changes the moment Gwen Harrison holds a hotel elevator for Dana Ryan. Beautiful and charming, Dana is a breath of fresh air that Gwen is helpless to resist—something she dearly regrets when their whirlwind weekend is over and reality sets back in...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction  grumpy-mc
  • Unbreakable by K.A. Knight

    Unbreakable by K.A. Knight

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We thought it was over. We were wrong. My father is alive, and he wants his research back—me. However, I am not a scared little girl anymore, and he will learn to fear the person he created with his twisted experiments.He thought he won. He believed he ruined us. He should know better...because I’m Unbreakable.*Unbreakable is the second and final book in the Pretty Liars duet...
  • The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey

    The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On a summer night like any other, an emergency call sounds in the quarters of Andira Tal, Lancer of Alsea. The news is shocking: not only is there other intelligent life in the universe, but it’s landing on the planet right now.Tal leads the first responding team and ends up rescuing aliens who have a frightening story to tell...
  • La flor y la muerte by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual

    La flor y la muerte by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Marte, 2628. Olympus es una gran corporación que se extiende por la galaxia y divide a la sociedad en trece Servicios basados en las funciones de los antiguos dioses olímpicos.Asha es una hades y lleva toda la vida rodeada de muerte.Ianthe es una deméter y lleva toda la vida enraizada en la soledad...
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    lgbtq  wlw  romance  young-adult  myths  sci-fi  retellings  fantasy
  • Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey

    Without a Front: The Warrior’s Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An assassin's shot has shattered the Opah family and endangered Lancer Andira Tal. Now criminal forces are racing law enforcement to find the man who could topple Tal's government.With the net closing around them, Tal and Salomen Opah discover the power of their tyree bond, a power Alsea has not seen in a millennium...
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    lgbtq  space-opera  wlw  action-adventure  adult  aliens  book  crime
  • Uprising by Fletcher DeLancey

    Uprising by Fletcher DeLancey

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A caste Prime with a personal grudge that may bring down the government. A captured soldier seeking peace with his former enemies. A rural landowner thrust into the highest levels of political power.As Alsea looks to the future, its foundations are cracked by the past...
  • Sea Wolf by Anna Burke

    Sea Wolf by Anna Burke

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the year 2514, the only thing more dangerous than the seas is those who sail them.Life aboard the mercenary ship Man o’ War is rarely dull as hurricanes, swarms of jellyfish, and man-eating squid pose daily doses of danger...
  • Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey

    Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge by Fletcher DeLancey

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alsea is fractured in the aftermath of war. So is its leader.Though devastated by a personal loss, Lancer Andira Tal must somehow stitch her world together and move it forward when all the rules have changed. Every decision is fraught with risk, and her enemies wait for her to stumble...
  • Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    NEW ENTRY IN THE LANDMARK LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIESThe only bridge between past and future is a leap of faith. Pursued by enemies, exiled Liaden clan Korval is settling into a new base on backworld Surebleak. Moving is expensive, as is war, and Korval is strapped for cash. Delm Korval has therefore instructed Master Trader Shan yos'Galan to design and implement new trade routes, quickly...
  • Roxy's Warriors by Ann Mayburn

    Roxy's Warriors by Ann Mayburn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a highly decorated soldier in the US Army, Roxy had always accepted that her job was dangerous. And she understood that someday she might make the ultimate sacrifice for her country and never come home. But little did she know that she should have been keeping her sights focused on the sky, not the battlefield, for the real threat...
  • 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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    lgbtq  space-opera  adult  aliens  book  family  fiction  mlm
  • Redemptio Animae by Sydney Gibson

    Redemptio Animae by Sydney Gibson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Catriona “Kit” Witmer was a shooting star in the Secret Service. When a high profile detail goes horribly wrong, her career is derailed, leaving her to fall into a bottle. Forced to pick up low level celebrity security details to keep herself afloat, Kit is set on a path of self-destruction and increasing isolation...
  • Loved by A.M. Arthur

    Loved by A.M. Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kell Iverson Cross never imagined he’d find so much joy in his life, and he doesn’t take a single moment for granted. His tireless work championing omega rights have made him a bit of a celebrity across the territory, so when his brother Braun suggests Kell be the first omega to run for public office, Kell doesn’t say no right away...
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    lgbtq  polyamory  abuse  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Rising from Ash by Jax Meyer

    Rising from Ash by Jax Meyer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Phoenix Murray has had enough. Enough of her incompetent boss. Enough of her addict father always asking for money. Enough of the struggle to survive. So when her aunt offers her a job as a cook at the South Pole, she jumps at it. Even when she’s asked to avoid casual sex to keep the peace in the tiny community.Astrophysicist Ashley Bennett can’t wait for her year at the South Pole...
  • Road to Ruin by Hana Lee

    Road to Ruin by Hana Lee

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She’s a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic...
  • Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

    Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Ocean’s Echo is a stand-alone, romantic space adventure, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit.When Tennal—a rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster—is caught using his telepathic powers for illegal activities, the military decides to bind his mind to someone whose coercive powers are strong enough to control him...
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    lgbtq  space-opera  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  mlm  space
  • Dancing in the Darkness by Lexa Luthor

    Dancing in the Darkness by Lexa Luthor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set deep in the Milky Way galaxy, the beautiful planet, Kander, has been inhabited only by the Kalmar, a race of Alphas and Omegas, until Earth’s humans arrived years ago and disrupted their peace. Since its first dawning, Kander has been ruled by one Kalmar simply known as Kal, a supreme Alpha who harnesses a god’s spirit...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  book  fiction  omegaverse  paranormal  steamy
  • The John Blake Chronicles - Volume 1: Three Square Meals by M. Tefler

    The John Blake Chronicles - Volume 1: Three Square Meals by M. Tefler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You've just found the ultimate erotic science-fiction series! It's 2779 and a retired Terran Federation Marine has taken up life as a trader. Follow John Blake's adventures as he travels the galaxy on his freighter, the "Fool's Gold"...
  • Darkness Falls by K.C. Luck

    Darkness Falls by K.C. Luck

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If the lights go out forever, can love survive?When four women from different walks of life are brought together by fate to witness the end of the world as they know it, each must find a way to survive against the odds as well as learn to rely on each other. Jackie Scott wields incredible influence as a magazine executive in Seattle...
  • Off The Written Path by Natalie Debrabandere

    Off The Written Path by Natalie Debrabandere

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SOMETIMES THE MORE YOU RUN, THE BETTER YOU’LL BE FOUNDCommunity rescue pilot, Kai Walker, has learned the hard way that needing anyone can be dangerous. Appreciated by all, she is known by few. Her intimate relationships also remain short, sweet, and superficial. Her life may be empty, but it is safe, and good enough.Science-fiction author, Eleanor St James, needs peace and quiet to work...
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    lgbtq  wlw  romance  lesbian-mc  sci-fi  age-gap  fiction  book
  • Resilience by Fletcher DeLancey

    Resilience by Fletcher DeLancey

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the first Alsean to serve aboard a Protectorate warship, Rahel Sayana thought her empathic sense would be an advantage. She never imagined it could be a weakness.Captain Ekatya Serrado has her hands full with a new empathic officer, an attempted murder, and a missing cargo ship. Finding the lost ship only adds to her problems: its crew lies dead amid signs of alien predators...
  • Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

    Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A deadly competition for the throne will determine more than just the fate of the empire in this duology opener.Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy. Her mother sacrificed everything to bring peace to the quadrant, and her uncle has successfully ruled as emperor for decades...
  • Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Seed of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fame is overrated.Having rescued thousands of people from being sacrificed, Evelyn could use some peace and quiet. Life has other plans. She quickly finds herself drawn into assisting a deity with a small problem, only to return and find that her great grandmother has learned of her existence...
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    lgbtq  polyamory  wlw  space-opera  romance  fantasy  sci-fi  space
  • Villains Don't Train Heroes! by Mia Archer

    Villains Don't Train Heroes! by Mia Archer

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Night Terror, the greatest villain the world has ever known, has problems. Life should be great. She saved the day again. She sort of defeated her new archnemesis again. She got the girl again. Only Night Terror is learning that if she starts doing heroic things then the world, and her girlfriend, is going to start expecting her to be heroic...
  • The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend

    The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ex-lovers can really mess up your life. Kate Vincent's ex, Anna, certainly does. Not only does Anna interfere in Kate's love life, but she totally screws up the world by traveling back in time to 11th century Spain and changing one crucial event. As any sane person knows, you cannot alter an event in history without altering everything that follows—but Anna has an agenda, and a score to settle...
  • Warrior's Valor by Gun Brooke

    Warrior's Valor by Gun Brooke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Another thrilling saga in the Supreme Constellations romantic sci-fi adventure series.Environmental activist Dwyn Izontro and law enforcement officer Emeron D'Artansis instinctively dislike everything about each other, even though the attraction between them is unmistakable...
  • Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke

    Rebel's Quest by Gun Brooke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On a world torn by war, two women discover a love that defies boundaries, challenges allegiances, and that just might mean the survival—or destruction—of all they hold dear.Roshan O’Landha, a Gantharian resistance fighter, works hard to maintain her cover as a wealthy businesswoman as war on occupied Gantharat seems imminent...
  • Unchained: a science fiction romance adventure by Ruby Lionsdrake

    Unchained: a science fiction romance adventure by Ruby Lionsdrake

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One geeky neuroscientist sent to research the inmates of a prison asteroid. Two cyborg criminals determined to free the inmates. A forbidden romance among the stars. Dr. Skylar Russo, a woman known for her research skills rather than her people skills, wants nothing more than to forget that her fiancé left her at the altar...
  • The Significant by Kyra Anderson

    The Significant by Kyra Anderson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The beloved leader of a planet... A non-citizen fugitive... And a secret love that could kill them both. Kailynn Evada was born on the most powerful planet in the Altereye System, but was raised in the non-citizen district of Trid. She always dreamed of revolution and changing the injustices of the planet Tiao. But when her brother’s plot to destroy the A.I...
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    lgbtq  wlw  adult  audiobook  bisexuality  book  dystopia  fiction
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