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Space Specter by Jenny Schwartz
10 ratingsThe Saloon Sector is the Federation’s official frontier, but beyond it lurks the Badstars. Bandits hide there. The Saloon Sector is Sheriff Max Smith’s territory. Since the revelation of his secret identity, life has changed for Max and Thelma. Their relationship is under increased pressure... -
A Kiss of Frost by Honey Phillips
10 ratingsCan the warmth of the holiday season thaw an alien warrior’s frozen heart?When Katerina is faced with an unwanted marriage, she takes her younger sister and runs, only to discover a small band of misfits hiding in some ancient ruins. Their fight for survival grows even harder as the holidays approach - until a massive horned warrior appears in their camp... -
The Vernal Memory by J.N. Chaney
12 ratingsEverlasting is on the brink of total war.As the terrorist organization known as Garden attempts to assassinate key members of the Leadership, another unseen hand has plans of its own...Back at the human outpost, Mei Curie and her team are working to create the ultimate cure for the Variant gas. But with the war raging deep within the city, the shield could collapse at any moment, killing millions... -
Annihilation by Jonathan Yanez
8 ratingsThe Battle For Mars Comes to a Bloody End Daniel Hunt has been many things in his life but a commander in a full out military conflict has never been one of them. The Voy is a deadly opponent and if humanity is going to have a chance every faction must come together... -
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The Ceph Sector by Jenny Schwartz
8 ratingsThe legendary Ceph have been in stasis for forty two millennia. In a century, they’ll wake. History remembers them as an unstoppable force, employing a mysterious power to decimate sentient life on the planets they attacked. Jaya’s first mission as a new Shaman Justice is to lead an expedition into the perilous Ceph Sector... -
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
30 ratingsAlternative Cover Edition can be found here. After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds.The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches... -
Punished by Tana Stone
10 ratingsThe dark and deadly Vandar raider who was exiled to our planet refuses to help me. Not without a price.Corvak is nothing like the men on my planet. He's violent and brooding and wants nothing to do with a human female like me. But he's the only one who knows how to fight. And I refuse to be helpless when the empire comes after our planet--and it's only a matter of time until they do... -
Tamed By an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross
10 ratingsHe’s shy and scarred and thinks no one will ever love him. She’s determined to show him he’s the hottest alien in the universe.Durran: The Earthling females are settling into our clan, finding new homes high in the forest's canopy. Matches are being made, but not for me. Scarred as I am, none will ever glance my way. But one Earthling.. -
Provoked by Tana Stone
10 ratingsI snuck onto the wrong ship. Now I’m at the mercy of the most terrifying and deadly of the Vandar warlords—and he refuses to let me go.Running away and joining my sister and her Vandar mate seemed like a great idea. Until I stowed away on the wrong ship.Now I’m on a Vandar warbird flying far away from my home planet, but my sister is nowhere in sight... -
Hanna and the Hitman by Honey Phillips
12 ratingsAn alien assassin. A forgotten human. A planet determined to claim them both.Since being kidnapped from Earth, Hanna has been treated as little more than a performing animal. Her latest indignity is being displayed in a cage in a seedy bar. When a massive alien warrior stops to examine her, she expects the worst.To her shock, the warrior frees her instead... -
Initiate by Joshua Anderle, Michael Anderle
12 ratingsIt was just one fight, but it changed Kaiden Jericho's life forever.He was in a gang but was trying to change his future when a board member of the elite advanced academy NEXUS made a snap decision and offered him a chance. Then fate, or an unbalanced genius, offered him another... -
HMS Nightingale by J.A. Sutherland
12 ratingsFor Lieutenant Alexis Carew, it should be the perfect assignment — a command of her own and a chance to return to her home star system...Categorized as:
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Renegade Dawn by J.N. Chaney
12 ratingsWelcome to the Old World. Captain Jace Hughes and his crew have finally reached their destination: Earth, the mythical lost homeworld of Humanity. It was said to harbor great wonders, fertile land, and beauty beyond comparison, but the reality is far, far stranger than any story. The Earth isn’t what they thought, and it must be rebuilt...Categorized as:
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The Gardens of Nibiru by Richard Fox
14 ratingsEarth defeated the Toth invasion. Now humanity takes the fight to the aliens. The supreme Toth overlord, Mentiq, rules his species with an iron fist from his fortress on the planet Nibiru. Armed with stolen Toth technology, the Breitenfeld travels to the world with a single mission: Kill Mentiq and end the Toth threat to Earth... -
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Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
16 ratingsUrsula K. Le Guin is one of the greatest science fiction writers and many times the winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Her career as a novelist was launched by the three novels contained in Worlds Of Exile And Illusion. These novels, Rocannon's World, Planet Of Exile, and City Of Illusions, are set in the same universe as Le Guin's ground-breaking classic, The Left Hand Of Darkness...Categorized as:
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Doctor Who: Shada by Gareth Roberts
18 ratingsFrom the unique mind of Douglas Adams, the legendary "lost" Doctor Who story has been completed at last by Gareth Roberts and narrated by Lalla Ward.The Doctor’s old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired to Cambridge University—where nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. But now he needs help from the Doctor, Romana and K-9...Categorized as:
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Parabellum by Jonathan Yanez
6 ratingsThe enemy has shown its true face. Now, the battle rages on two fronts.But the true enemy still lies in the shadows.Humanity reels in the face of a new alien threat. False information spews from the podium of a leader bent on power and conquest.Daniel Hunt finds himself on the run from the very people he had vowed to protect... -
Space Merchant's Jewel by Lynnea Lee
6 ratingsJakkan I live a double life. To the Dominion, I’m a merchant who only cares about the luxuries credits can buy me. But to the outer planets, I am information. My crew and I are the reasons Reka 5 thwarted the last Dominion attack.Helping the outer planets is my entire life’s goal until I meet her. Jillian is a brave human female who calls Reka 5 home, but she doesn’t know my secret... -
Dungeon Engineer by Playwars aka Alex S. Weber
7 ratingsThey thought sacrificing her would further their own goals. Instead, they changed an engineer into the single most powerful fabricator in existence, a dungeon core.Alexandra Rousseau, an engineer from the European Federation Star Navy with a past darker than the void between the stars, is unexpectedly launched into hyperspace when an FTL jump goes horribly wrong... -
Absolution by Jonathan Yanez
8 ratingsRedemption exists but the price must be paid in blood. Daniel Hunt is still searching for answers to his past. Along the way, he stumbled across The Order, an ancient society credited for toppling Earth. His search will take him into the Badlands where a former member of the Pack Protocol has made her home. Except all is not as it seems in the small town and war is in the air... -
Paragon by Jasper T. Scott
8 ratingsTHE FATE OF THE GALAXY IS IN HIS HANDSCade Korbin is playing for keeps this time. If he doesn’t find a way to eliminate Nadine Zabelle once and for all, she will be the death of him and everyone he cares about.Armed with a suit of armor from the long-dead Priors and a mysterious sample of sentient, self-replicating nano bots, he accidentally discovers what killed the Priors—Omnipotence... -
Lost Hope by Nathan Hystad
10 ratingsThe Unknowns have arrived.The Believers have attuned.Hope is lost.Rex Walker has returned to Earth only to discover it under attack. Time has run out.With the assistance of his new allies, Rex and his friends race to prevent a widespread invasion. Not to mention save his sister and best friend Marcus from the ultimate sacrifice... -
Space Deputy by Jenny Schwartz
10 ratingsA millennium into the future, the Saloon Sector is where the Wild West meets the 1950s, in space, with robots. It’s where careers go to die. Thelma Bach graduated top of her class after four years at the Galactic Justice academy. But she’s a Rock Sector citizen. The core worlders were never going to let her transcend her background...Categorized as:
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Kral by Ava Ross
10 ratingsA stoic Vikir warrior meets his match in a spunky Earth woman determined to show him what he's been missing.After she's kidnapped on her way to Crakair, Mila's not sure she'll ever meet her arranged mail-order alien match. Until Kral falls--literally--on top of her during his heroic rescue mission... -
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A Fistful of Cyborg by Honey Phillips
10 ratingsA cynical cyborg. A woman with too many secrets. A shared past that could tear them apart -- or bring them together.S-756 despises all humans, but he hates the scientists who tortured him and turned him into a cyborg most of all. The long years terraforming Mars have only cemented that hatred... -
Tribute by Tana Stone
10 ratingsShe gave herself to the aliens to save her friends. Now she’s pledged to be the Crestek warrior’s mate. But will the marriage of convenience become something more? Volunteering herself as tribute to the aliens was the only way Holly could ensure the safety of the rest of her bounty hunter crew. Problem is, now she’s locked in the alien city and engaged to marry a guy she’s never even met... -
No Planet for Good Men by M.R. Forbes
10 ratingsA Sheriff Duke StoryEarth. After the invasion. The planet is in ruins. Humankind struggles to survive. Hayden is a Sheriff in a world without law. A good man in a world gone bad. He knows the fallout of an alien attack when he sees it. He's never seen anything like this before. Isaac is a Marine in a world without order. A good man with troubles of his own... -
Joan and the Juggernaut by Honey Phillips
10 ratingsAn unstoppable alien warrior. A stubborn human. A desperate escape.Varga’s life has been as hard as the armor which covers his skin, but he has never let it stop him. He has powered his way through every obstacle - until a favor for a friend sends him straight into the path of a stubborn, beautiful female, and everything changes... -
Saved by the Stryxian by Ella Blake
10 ratingsWhen Brandy Trentler’s wealthy family insists she marry the jerk who cheated on her, she signs up for the Stryxian mate lottery. Who knew her number would be drawn in the first round? Nothing goes right after that—the transport ship is attacked, she is captured by the enemy Morr-ta aliens and thrown in prison... -
The Sheriff by M.R. Forbes
10 ratingsOn an Earth decimated by an alien war, a lone gunslinger delivers justice, protecting the innocent and righting the wrongs of a broken world. Some call him lawman. Some call him madman. Some call him vigilante. Some call him killer. Some call him legend. They all call him Sheriff...This is his story... -
Pillaged by Tana Stone
12 ratingsI was promised against my will to an imperial general. . .so I escaped. Right into the arms of an even more ruthless Vandar warlord.I’d thought things had been bad when I’d been ordered to marry the repulsive Zagrath general. But then I’d been captured by the empire’s most deadly enemy--the Vandar raiders...Categorized as:
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The Arcav General's Woman by Hope Hart
12 ratingsHow do you choose between honour and love? Harmless, fun Methi, can always be counted on to get into trouble. But the cocky Arcav with a heart of gold is slowly being replaced with a cold, bitter male who fights his demons at every turn. Some Arcav can wait for their mates for centuries before risking insanity. But others can’t. Methi knows who is mate is. Seeing her is like ripping his guts out... -
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
35 ratingsIn the twenty-second century Earth obtains limitless, free energy from a source science little understands: an exchange between Earth and a parallel universe, using a process devised by the aliens. But even free energy has a price. The transference process itself will eventually lead to the destruction of the Earth's Sun--and of Earth itself...Categorized as:
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Leviathan by Jack Campbell
18 ratingsTwo Syndicate World star systems have fallen prey to a mysterious fleet of warships—a fleet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence—that is now targeting Alliance space. The warships are no mystery to Geary. They were developed by his government to ensure security, but malfunctioned. If the Syndics learn the truth, the war with the Alliance will resume with a vengeance... -
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A Promise for Vore by Lynnea Lee
6 ratingsShe hated him the moment they met. Burned by love, Lettie is finally ready to date again after a long, self-imposed hiatus from men. But Vore is everything Lettie abhors. He’s a self-proclaimed ladies’ man and totally not her type. Then why does her body react every time he flashes her his fangs? “Love them and leave them.” That’s what Vore has always said... -
A Claim for Calix by Lynnea Lee
6 ratingsHe’ll do anything to find his mate! Calix has been looking for his mate for years. There’s someone fated just for him, and no one else will do. But one look at Emma has Cal overwhelmed with protectiveness. He knows Emma is not the one, but that doesn’t stop him from stealing her and claiming her as his own. Emma stinks. Stinking is ideal for avoiding attention... -
Crave: Alien General's Obsession by Hattie Jacks
6 ratingsWhat’s worse…being abducted by aliens or being a host for one?TARA: Worse turns out to be a terrifying alien General hell bent on claiming me, and my unborn child, for himself.He wants complete submission and there’s no denying what I see in his deep red eyes, or the flash of his electric blue markings. He thinks he's the perfect specimen of a Haalux warrior in every department... -
End Game (The Kyron Invasion Book 3) by Jasper T. Scott
6 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTTEARTH IS OVERRUN...Chris Randall and his family are on the run with a group of renegade soldiers led by General Gold. Having stolen a Kyron shuttle and escaped from the occupied cities, they are safe—for now.General Gold has a plan to strike back against the Kyra... -
The Enemy Within by Jasper T. Scott
6 ratingsDISCOUNTED FROM $3.99 UNTIL AUGUST 27thTHEY LEFT SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS FROM THE COSMOS AND FOUND AN EVIL AS OLD AS TIME Lucien, Garek, Addy, and Brak are all that's left of the Inquisitor's crew... -
Trapped with the Alien by Luna Kingsley
6 ratingsThe Yinean may be gone but their human victims are left to deal with the aftermath.Two months after the destruction of the Yinean and MIla still can’t move on. Going home isn’t an option and even if it were, she’s no longer the woman she was before she was taken. Every day she wakes from a fitful sleep and searches for something that will make everything better again... -
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Second Encounter by Jasper T. Scott
8 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTTComes the stunning conclusion of the Ascension Wars series...THE ROAD TO SALVATION IS PAVED IN BLOODWith a fragile peace established in the Enclave between humans and Chimeras, both species must learn to put aside their differences to ensure their continued survival. But racial tensions are simmering just beneath the surface, ready to explode... -
A Chance for Arus by Lynnea Lee
8 ratingsPlaying with fire.Recently rescued from a Dominion slave ship, the last thing Mia needs is to be bogged down by a relationship. But she can’t get the sexy mercenary and the things he did to her body out of her head. The guy is built like a god, and even better with his mouth.Mia knows it’s dangerous to keep seeing him... -
Orion Uncharted by J.N. Chaney, Jonathan Yanez
8 ratingsThe Orion has fallen.After barely escaping with their lives, the crew of the Orion has scattered across an unknown world. With a diminishing hope of returning home, they have no choice but to band together.But between the local wildlife, lack of supplies, a missing crew, and a strange, ominous door that can't be opened, Dean and his new friends will need everything at their disposal to survive... -
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Fractured Earth by Jasper T. Scott
8 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTTHUMAN LIFE HAS JUST BECOME THE RAREST RESOURCE OF THEM ALLClayton Cross has been reunited with his family, and he’s joined forces with the remnants of Phoenix, a human resistance group from the Wastes outside of New Houston... -
Cosmic Catalyst by Jenny Schwartz
8 ratingsASIN B076PSPMHH moved to latest edition as per guidelinesEveryone has secrets. But some people will risk the galaxy to protect theirs. When starship shaman Jaya Romanov and her new mate partner, galactic bounty hunter and robot wolf shifter, Vulf Trent, saved the galaxy from the deadly actions of a determined geriatric terrorist, they forgot that old Earth truism: no good deed goes unpunished... -
Occupied Earth (The Sequel to First Encounter) by Jasper T. Scott
10 ratingsFROM MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JASPER T. SCOTT THE FORERUNNERS LEFT EARTH IN SEARCH OF INTELLIGENT LIFE, AND THEY FOUND IT. Captain Clayton Cross and his crew encountered the Kyra, an advanced race of avian carnivores. They fled this first encounter, but the Kyra beat them back to Earth by almost a century. Earth lost the war in just a few weeks. Our cities burned, and billions died... -
Enticed By an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross
10 ratingsHe has tusks and a tail, and insists she's his fated mate. She's enticed, but determined not to get involved. Can a burly alien warrior and a single mom find love together on a planet far from Earth?Garek: With my clan threatened, I don't have time for romance with a pesky Earth female. Until I meet Piper. She and her youngling son are part of our planet's new settlement... -
Final Days: Escape by Nathan Hystad, Jasper T. Scott, Ray Porter
10 ratingsAndrew and Kendra have learned what's on the other side of the ridge, but it leaves them with more questions than answers. Their colony has turned into a dictatorship under the thumb of its delusional self-appointed leader, the Reverend, making their lives a living nightmare...Categorized as:
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Doctor Who: Human Nature by Paul Cornell
10 ratings'Who’s going to save us this time?'April, 1914. The inhabitants of the little Norfolk town of Farringham are enjoying an early summer, unaware that war is on the way. Amongst them is Dr John Smith, a short, middle-aged history teacher from Aberdeen. He’s having a hard time with his new post as house master at Hulton Academy for Boys, a school dedicated to producing military officers...
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