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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...
  • 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...
  • The Bound Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    The Bound Prince by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Futuristic Romance A simple mistake… Captain Samantha Dorsey and her crew are on a mission, a mission to complete a Galactic Scavenger Hunt and claim the prize money. Flying about space for a year collecting their items, they only have one thing left to get--a primitive wild beast...
  • Imprisoned by Evangeline Anderson

    Imprisoned by Evangeline Anderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A girl dressed as a boy In a Triple Max prison full of savage predators A Kindred warrior undercover, trying to protect What he thinks is an innocent boy. Lathe can't understand why he is so drawn to Ari But when her secret comes out, will it kill them both? You'll have to read Imprisoned to find out..
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Fugitive by Cheryl Brooks

    Fugitive by Cheryl Brooks

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A mysterious stranger in danger... The last thing Drusilla expected to find on vacation was a gorgeous man hiding in the jungle. But what is he running from? And why does she feel so mesmerized that she'll stop at nothing to be near him? Hypnotically attracted, he will risk his life to have her..
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Deb and the Demon by Honey Phillips

    Deb and the Demon by Honey Phillips

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    An alien prince. A pregnant slave. Deb is ripped away from her comfortable life on Earth and sold as a slave to a vicious alien. Six months later, all she has to live for is the child now growing inside her. Her child’s safety is worth any price, even submitting to the disturbingly attractive alien who has just purchased her. Rastrath hides a sharp mind behind a careless facade...
  • 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...
  • Wildling of Ravia by L.A. Holloway

    Wildling of Ravia by L.A. Holloway

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Commander Ekhor has never known a universe without war.As a proud member of a warrior race, he has defended his people from the threat of the Rha'ku'tan Empire for his entire life, rising in the ranks of the Alliance military to become one of its most respected leaders...
  • 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...
  • Kozav by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Kozav by Erin Tate, Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kozav found his mate and then he lost her. Now it’s time to hunt… Grace Hall is a nurse, not a doctor. But when five Preor warriors are brought to the emergency room and the doctors don’t do a darn thing for them, she steps forward. Sure, they are aliens with massive wings who turn into dragons whenever they wish, but they still look human-ish...
  • 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...
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    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic  humor
  • 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...
  • Rescuing Mattie by S.E. Smith

    Rescuing Mattie by S.E. Smith

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Mattie Abrams has always had a knack for training animals. Touring with the Cirque de Magik, she knows that she has finally found the ‘home’ she so desperately craves. She would do anything to keep her small family of circus friends and her pets, including going where they went...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  m-f  science fiction  futuristic
  • 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...
  • Devlin by Anna Hackett

    Devlin by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a spy and a soldier find themselves locked in an alien cage and told…mate or die. A covert mission gone horribly wrong. Cool, composed spy, Devlin Gray is used to bad situations, but locked in the bowels of an alien facility with tough, sexy soldier Taylor and told to mate is bad. Very bad...
  • 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...
  • Hero by Cheryl Brooks

    Hero by Cheryl Brooks

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    He is the sexiest, most irksome man she's ever encountered... Micayla is the last Zetithian female left in the universe. She doesn't know what's normal for her species, but she knows when she sees Trag that all she wants to do is bite him... He has searched all over the galaxy for a woman like her... Trag has sworn he'll never marry unless he can find a Zetithian female...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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  m-f  science fiction  futuristic  commander
  • Gravel and Grit by Stacy Jones

    Gravel and Grit by Stacy Jones

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Zaek is losing hope after waiting centuries for rescue, but the time has finally arrived. The lost emergency beacon has fallen from orbit and gone active. All he needs to do to get off this damn planet named Earth is find it and get to the pick up location in time...
  • Noah by Anna Hackett

    Noah by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The battle of survival against the invading aliens heats up…but Hell Squad never quits. Tech genius Noah Kim works day and night to keep the survivors at Blue Mountain Base with lights, power and hot water. He’s also working on a top secret project to help keep them safe. He’s tired, stressed and under pressure—and one woman adds to it all...
  • 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...
  • Gabe by Anna Hackett

    Gabe by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For a limited time, you can get the latest Phoenix Adventures novella, On a Cyborg Planet, free. Visit here to find out more > bit.ly/annahackettbooks (paste into your browser) Hell Squad soldier Gabe Jackson has lost everything that mattered, including his twin brother. Now he just wants to kill the invading aliens anyway he knows how…and he knows a lot of ways...
  • 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...
  • Stud by Cheryl Brooks

    Stud by Cheryl Brooks

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    PRAISE FOR THE CAT STAR CHRONICLES: "Hot and yummy...this is a series that just gets better and better." -Night Owl Romance THEY'RE GALAXIES APART... Even for a Zetithian, Tarq Zulveidinoe's sexual prowess is legendary. Believing it's all he's good for, Tarq sets out to perpetuate his threatened species by offering his services to women across the galaxy..
  • Cruz: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Anna Hackett

    Cruz: Scifi Alien Invasion Romance by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Battle-hardened soldier Cruz Ramos is running on empty. As second-in-command of the deadliest commando squad fighting the invading aliens, he doesn't know why he’s fighting anymore. He’s seen too much destruction, devastation, and far too much death. Still, every day he goes out to protect those humans left, and every day the growing numbness threatens to take over...
  • Sarazen's Vengeance: Book 1.1 by Isabel Wroth

    Sarazen's Vengeance: Book 1.1 by Isabel Wroth

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 1.1 of the Sarazen Saga This book is part of a SERIES. It could be read alone and enjoyed as is. Suggested to be read following Book 1, Sarazen's Claim. There is a happy ending, but as this is part of a SERIES, the ever after part comes later. Not a cliffhanger so much as a continuation...
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