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  • Dark Strength by Cynthia Sax, Amanda Kelsey

    Dark Strength by Cynthia Sax, Amanda Kelsey

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall. Balvan, the Refuge’s Gatekeeper, is huge, green, and has a reputation for crushing skulls. He’s a modified humanoid, genetically designed to be the ultimate warrior. One of a kind and considered monstrous by many, he never expects to find his mate, the one female meant for him...
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    aliens  m-f  futuristic  military  science fiction
  • Redemption by Sandra R. Neeley

    Redemption by Sandra R. Neeley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cast aside and forced to live apart from his family as a child, Rokai ahl has become insolent, resentful, angry, borderline criminal, and a general outcast as an adult. He has managed to build a life for himself in which he answers to no one and nothing. His loyalty lies with only himself...
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    aliens  m-f  science fiction  abuse  futuristic
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  • Krac's Firebrand by S.E. Smith

    Krac's Firebrand by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Section K Replication Alluthan Clone, or Krac as he was now called, had one focus in his life; protecting the descendants of the Freedom Five who ruled Earth’s council. Rescued by members of the family from a secret facility, he pledged to do what he could to always keep them safe. Things become personal when insurgents target a special member of the Freedom Five, Gracie Jones-Jefe and her family...
  • Brilliant Starlight by Anna Carven

    Brilliant Starlight by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Abbey We're back on Silence , orbiting the Dark Planet while my husband handles unfinished business on Kythia. For some reason, he seems a little bit tense. According to Tarak, Kythian politics can be complicated, especially when the entire Kordolian Empire has just been destroyed. I hope things don't get too complicated, because I don't want to be stuck here for too long...
  • Hatched by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Hatched by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Taulan joi Lana Coburn, War Master of the Preor third fleet, is finally having his wishes granted. He has a mate and will soon have two dragonlets to protect and love. But only if he can live to see them born. Or, as his Lana says, hatched . This short story is set in the DRAGONS OF PREOR world and does not stand alone...
  • Imperator by Anna Hackett

    Imperator by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Space station security specialist Sam has done one thing since her abduction by alien slavers…fight to survive. But now one strong alien gladiator stands at her side and Sam knows she is no longer alone. Thrust into a lawless desert arena, Sam Santos has done terrible things in order to stay alive. As the Champion of Zaabha, she’s been fighting to find a way out...
  • Sanctuary for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips

    Sanctuary for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Can 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...
  • Shifter Planet: The Return by D.B. Reynolds

    Shifter Planet: The Return by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Rachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets—especially the deadly kind. So when she’s hired by Earth Fleet’s most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it’s a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters and sell them to theMilitary...
  • Tempt Me Eternally by Gena Showalter

    Tempt Me Eternally by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's Tempt Me Eternally is now available from S&S Audio for the first time! Gena Showalter puts a daring spin on a tale of huntress and hunted…and concocts a sensual chemistry that is positively explosive. Aleaha Love can be anyone—literally. With only skin-to-skin contact, she can change her appearance and assume any identity...
  • Daegon by Vi Voxley

    Daegon by Vi Voxley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A warlord's choice is not to be questioned... Zoey Swann deals with the impossible. Impossible assignments, impossible expectations, impossible warlords... But no one's as difficult, infuriating and enthralling as Daegon, the Corgan warlord the curvy diplomat has to convince to not wreak havoc on his own people and the rest of the alliance along with it...
  • Kol: Alien Abduction Romance by Vi Voxley

    Kol: Alien Abduction Romance by Vi Voxley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Forever is no time at all, sometimes. Jackie Hooper is all out of time. An incurable illness at her side, she's trying to make the best of the opportunities she has left. Getting abducted by a Nayanor warlord was not on that list of things to do. But then again, spending your last moments with the hottest man in the universe can't be all bad..
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    aliens  m-f  military  science fiction  futuristic
  • Alien Retribution by Sadie Carter

    Alien Retribution by Sadie Carter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Since the day his family was murdered, Boris has been obsessed with vengeance. The last thing he needs in his life is a mate. Besides, what sort of female would want a scarred, crippled male who has taken a vow of silence? Nope, there is no room in his life for a female. Then he meets Nassir. Beautiful. Fragile. Distant...
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    aliens  m-f  humor  science fiction  futuristic
  • Holmes by Anna Hackett

    Holmes by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The battle of survival against the invading aliens heats up…but Hell Squad never quits. General Adam Holmes’ life is dedicated to keeping his small band of survivors alive. On the run, with only Hell Squad and the other soldiers for protection, they are making their last dangerous drive to the secret stronghold of the Enclave...
  • Heart Fate by Robin D. Owens

    Heart Fate by Robin D. Owens

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wed to a wealthy older man when she was just a girl, Lahsin Yew runs away from her abusive home to find a new life. At seventeen, she?s about to enter her Second Passage, when her Flair?and perhaps her HeartMate?will be revealed. Lahsin finds sanctuary in a secret garden, where she meets Tinne Holly...
  • 3013: Chaos by Laurie Roma

    3013: Chaos by Laurie Roma

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katra Tesera is a female Dragon Warrior on a mission. Unsatisfied with the life her family wishes for her back on her home world, she seeks something more for her own future. When the opportunity to visit Earth arises, Katra is eager for the excitement and adventure of traveling the stars...
  • The Stubborn Lord by Michelle M. Pillow

    The Stubborn Lord by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Futuristic Romance Repossessed... Kendall Haven's life turns upside down when she's kidnapped off her fueling dock home by thugs claiming to have the right. Her father, the gambler, used her to cover his losses at the Larceny Casino Ship. Drugged and treated like cargo, she's sold to the highest bidder--Galaxy Brides Corporation...
  • A Darkside Interlude (Darkstar Mercenaries .5) by Anna Carven

    A Darkside Interlude (Darkstar Mercenaries .5) by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Commander Iskar Gar-Kurai isn't impressed by humans or their backwater planet. If he had his way, he'd be working closer to home, on a planet where it wasn't so infernally hot ... But orders are orders, especially when they come from the very top. If he's going to be on Earth for the long term, Iskar needs to learn more about its strange inhabitants...
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    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • Kalen: Warlord Brides by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress

    Kalen: Warlord Brides by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Sent on a mission to backwards Earth, alien physician Kalen never expected to find his destined mate. Meridan's alluring scent, soft curves and the fire in her spirit call to him the way no female ever has. She is his destined mate . He’s certain of that...
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    aliens  m-f  military  science fiction  futuristic
  • Mylomon: Warlord Brides by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress

    Mylomon: Warlord Brides by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    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. After all, how can you trust an assassin? Now that he’s found his fated mate , his miracle, she recoils at the sight of him...
  • Venomous Heart by Mary Auclair

    Venomous Heart by Mary Auclair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    After drowning his soul in blood, can this alien warrior be saved? As the only doctor on Aveyn, Ava works day and night for the people she considers hers. Only… she’s not really one of them, is she? She’s a hybrid, a highly illegal creature created by Trade Minister Knut for his personal enjoyment...
  • Taming Jax by Mikayla Lane

    Taming Jax by Mikayla Lane

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jaxson Adronatof had vowed as a child that she would spend her life hunting the evil that had slaughtered her parents and help those like her, who were different. For 15 years, she’d been the leader of a resistance force and one stubborn, arrogant and frustratingly gorgeous alien claiming she’s his mate isn’t going to deter her from that vow...
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    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • Allies by Harmony Raines

    Allies by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Petra 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...
  • Levi by Anna Hackett

    Levi by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the middle of an alien invasion, a bad boy berserker collides with a spunky mechanic on a dangerous sabotage mission. Levi King has always lived rough. Raised by a biker dad, he fought for everything he had—including being president of the Iron Kings motorcycle club. But when the aliens invaded, he lost it all...
  • The Vanished Specialist by K. Webster, Nicole Blanchard

    The Vanished Specialist by K. Webster, Nicole Blanchard

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My lilapetal is dying...and I can’t save her. The woman who brought me back to life may not live long enough to see me truly happy. All the tests, the experiments have failed me...and I have failed her. If I don’t devise a cure to save my alien, I’ll spend the rest of my existence on Mortuus alone. The others believe my mate isn’t strong enough to survive...
  • The Rogue Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    The Rogue Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Charmer... Prince Reid, Commander of the Outpost, is happy to live by his father's ways. No woman is safe when he sets his sights to charm her. Reid doesn't want love, he wants a good time. When the opportunity arises to get away on an ambassador's mission, he jumps at the chance--especially when that trip includes exotic destinations with even more exotic women...
  • Wulf and the Bounty Hunter by Gail Koger

    Wulf and the Bounty Hunter by Gail Koger

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wulf knows Yakira is his soulmate. Now he just needs to convince her. But with intergalactic terrorists on Yakira’s trail, there’s little time for romance. What’s a hot-blooded Coletti warlord to do? Yakira feels safe and cherished with Wulf, but he is a Coletti--the ultimate predator with a taste for blood, a passion for battle, and the need to control everything in his life...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic  humor  grovel
  • Finn: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Anna Hackett

    Finn: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on… For Hawk pilot Finn Erickson, flying is in the blood. Since the aliens decimated the planet, he spends most of his time flying Hell Squad into combat. With communication to other survivor bases cut off, he has no idea if his family is still alive and feels their loss keenly...
  • The Arcav Commander's Human by Hope Hart

    The Arcav Commander's Human by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    A lifetime of duty to his people… …Or the woman who could be his? Jaret has been completely dedicated to the Arcav race for centuries. His only focus is the continuation of his species.  Known for being cold and remote, no one is more surprised than Jaret when he insists on leading the mission to rescue the humans kidnapped for slavery...
  • Heart Choice by Robin D. Owens

    Heart Choice by Robin D. Owens

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    With her mystical Celta novels, RITA Award -- winning author Robin D. Owens built a world where psychic talents thrive and desires flourish. Now, she returns with a tale of heart, healing, and the meaning of family... Due to a genetic disorder, Straif Blackthorn is the last of his line...
  • Alien General's Baby by Vi Voxley

    Alien General's Baby by Vi Voxley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This general has more to fight for than he ever imagined... As one of the few warriors to ever defeat the Fearless, Brion General Braen is a living legend. Yet when his greatest victory turns to his gravest defeat, the undefeated warrior has to prove himself to the universe... and himself...
  • Command Decision by S.E. Smith

    Command Decision by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling author of Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance brings another action, adventure, and suspense-filled story to transport readers out of this world. In a world gone crazy, it is often the humans who are at fault, seeking answers to questions we are not yet ready to understand... Lt...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • Home World by Erin Raegan

    Home World by Erin Raegan

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Peyton I fell in love with an alien. Our world was invaded by carnivorous freaks and the Dahk swooped in and saved me and my friends. They want to save the Earth but we are our own worst enemy, or so I thought. The truth is we have no idea what's out there. Now I'm on my way to Home World. The Dahk's world. An alien world. I had no choice, it was taken from me...
  • Mark of Eon by Anna Hackett

    Mark of Eon by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Oil and water. Fire and ice. Terran space marine and rugged alien warrior. Space marine Lieutenant Jamie Park has a reputation as tough as steel…just the way she likes it. A horrible childhood and her marine training have forged her into a strong woman, and she’s never seen a fight she’d back down from...
  • The Dark Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    The Dark Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Out of the fire… Intergalactic thief, Olena Leyton is one of the best space pirates in history. Sailing the high skies in search of adventure is in her blood. When her crew is scattered in a run from the law and her ship crashes, exploding into a ball of flames, the injured Olena is forced to find sanctuary on a Galaxy Brides ship...
  • Dark Class: Bonus Epilogue by Michelle Diener

    Dark Class: Bonus Epilogue by Michelle Diener

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Join Ellie and the rest of the Earth women, their partners, and the Class 5s on Larga Ways for a reunion that will make more than a few members of the UC uncomfortable. It requires you to sign up to Michelle Diener’s New Release Notification list, where you will get emails about new releases, and occasionally about free books and giveaways. You can unsubscribe at any time...
  • The Incuabri: Taken Part Two by Poppy Rhys, Reese Dante

    The Incuabri: Taken Part Two by Poppy Rhys, Reese Dante

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Only .99c for THREE DAYS! Captured. Imprisoned. Trapped. When Tosh wakes to a strange room with pieces of the previous night missing from her memory, she’s confused and disoriented. But she's not alone. Caged in an elegant prison with a creature composed of her deepest nightmares, Tosh begins to wonder if something bigger is at play... and if the creature is the only one who can free her...
  • Oath Forger 5 by Nia Mars

    Oath Forger 5 by Nia Mars

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thank you for sticking with Ava and her Five and being part of the adventure!You are cordially invited to Merim to celebrate Earth officially becoming a Federation planet...
  • Minotaur's Curse by Susan Trombley

    Minotaur's Curse by Susan Trombley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Lauren was haunted by nightmares of monsters as a child, but learned the hard way that the worst monsters look like everybody else. While visiting her mother and stepfather during the holidays, she’s sent to search for her two younger brothers, who have a tendency to wander onto the land of their nearest neighbor—land that has been abandoned for a reason...
  • Alpha's Enslaved Bride by Lisa Lace

    Alpha's Enslaved Bride by Lisa Lace

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Knowing the future isn't a blessing. It's a curse. Especially when you've seen your death. I'm going to die in the arms of someone I have never seen before. He's a person I will love, but I don't know anything about him. When TerraMates matched me with Airik, I couldn't believe it. This sexy alien could see the future, just like me. I wasn't alone anymore...
  • Unexpected Bride by Michelle Howard

    Unexpected Bride by Michelle Howard

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Saran was a Warlord who was used to having what he wanted, when he wanted, and how he wanted. He was strong, capable and feared. Then an event changed his world forever. Now all he has left is fear and the woman that he gave little notice to before...
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    aliens  commander  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • Rydak's Fall by Michelle Howard

    Rydak's Fall by Michelle Howard

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Meet the man behind the Jutak warrior. Rydak knew he’d never have a Chosen. His empathic touch blessed and cursed him with the ability to read and sense the emotions of everyone he came in contact with. Until her. Lissi Alonson, sister to the Unit Leader of the Jutak warriors he respected and a woman he’d be a fool to fall for...
  • Rise of the Shadow Warriors by Michelle Howard

    Rise of the Shadow Warriors by Michelle Howard

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She came from a race long thought dead. Shaina C’Err belonged to the Olak’din, a secret race of warriors. With her people in danger she asked for help from the one warrior who owed her. With a Kabanian Warlord at her side, she might have a chance at defeating her enemies. He craved what his friends had attained. Argan Kril never thought he’d long for love until his life changed forever...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • Dark Planet Warriors: Earth Files - Book 1 by Anna Carven

    Dark Planet Warriors: Earth Files - Book 1 by Anna Carven

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As much as Rykal thought she was sheer perfection in that outfit, he wanted to flick out a claw and gently slice the garment from top to bottom so he could pay homage to her naked form. Later. She wouldn’t escape his tender clutches. But he would behave himself for now, because this particular outing was apparently an important event in Human culture...
  • Shaw by Anna Hackett

    Shaw by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on… Hell Squad sniper Shaw Baird is a man on a mission. His squad is his family and now the invading aliens have done the unforgivable…taken one of his team. Claudia Frost—soldier, friend, and all-round badass—is running on borrowed time...
  • The Arcav King's Mate by Hope Hart

    The Arcav King's Mate by Hope Hart

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    She's determined to run... ...but he's determined to find her. When the Arcav invaded Earth, human leaders didn't even try to fight. All human women were forced to give blood so they could be tested for compatibility as Arcav mates. Harlow's life changes forever when her name is announced as mate to the Arcav King. Within just a few seconds, she's no longer a cop...
  • Chosen by the Rakian Commander: A Sci-Fi Shifter Romance by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress

    Chosen by the Rakian Commander: A Sci-Fi Shifter Romance by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was just another mission. Until she was thrust into his arms. And now everything has changed...Suppressing the rebellion on Crucible should have been just another mission for Commander Nic Vistuv and the men of his unit. But lies and misinformation plague their mission from the beginning. The only way out of their predicament may lie in the form of a bribe, but this bribe is different...
  • Taking Karre by Michelle M. Pillow

    Taking Karre by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The fourth Divinity Warriors book, set in the Divinity Universe. Sir Vidar of Spearhead is too busy guarding the borderlands to bother with the headache of selecting a bride. Ordered to marry by the king, he plans to grab a woman and get back to the warfront as soon as possible. That is, until he meets the alluring Lady Karre with her teasing eyes, lush lips and irresistible ways...
  • Haldis Imperium by Viola Grace

    Haldis Imperium by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amy Tyrell has worked for the most arrogant, obnoxious, and handsome guy she has ever seen for the last few years. His Imperial Highness Palden VII was attached to his Negotiator Tyrell, and considered him his best friend. The armor that was worn by the Negotiators both protected her and kept her from contact, until it came off...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • Darrok: Kaldar Warriors #2 by T.J. Yelden

    Darrok: Kaldar Warriors #2 by T.J. Yelden

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Author’s Note: This is Book 2 in the Kaldar Warrior Series. While this book may be read as a standalone, the reader is advised to read the books in order to gain insight into the characters and extended storyline. Samantha always had a hard time letting people in...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • Fire Planet Warrior's Passion by Calista Skye

    Fire Planet Warrior's Passion by Calista Skye

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being carried caveman-style by a huge warrior is probably not the most dignified way to arrive as Earth ambassador to the secretive Ytter tribe on the planet Acerex. But Lily Jones doesn't mind it too much, because the warrior carrying her through the snow and ice is easiest the hottest man she's ever laid eyes on: dark, muscular, mysterious and with a fiery passion in his green eyes...
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