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Alien Tongues
Chloe Parker - 2021
Natalie Lewis may be an expert in alien languages, but there’s more to fluency than simple vocabulary.When Natalie arrives on the alien planet of Logos to study an ancient artifact, she expects to be welcomed by her Lyran hosts with open arms. But not all Lyrans like humans, and a violent faction of the alien race thinks of human culture more like an infection to be eradicated at any cost.Guardsman Kiran Va’shan is assigned to watch over Natalie as she conducts her research. From the moment they meet, he feels a sense of protectiveness toward her - an urge to be with her no matter the cost. Lyran legend speaks of a “cosmic bond” between two people that ties their fates together, but the archaic notion of fated mates flies in the face of Lyran culture, which emphasizes logic over love.A relationship with Natalie is forbidden, but Kiran can’t help but fall further into her orbit.Beyond all reason, Natalie and Kiran begin to explore their attraction, even as Lyran politics threaten to tear them apart. Physical relations between humans and Lyrans are strictly forbidden, but the two find it hard to resist their cosmic bond. As they’re drawn into a complex web of cultural relations and political turmoil, the starcrossed lovers fight for an impossible affair that is, somehow, destined to be.
Mandy and the Tentacle Monster
Bebe Harper - 2021
These aliens seem nice enough, but she needs to figure out how to communicate with them and get back to Earth.Her alien captor finds everything about his new pet adorable, from her tiny toes to her blunted claws to her shiny mane. He will do everything in his power to make sure that his cute little pet remains healthy and happy.But what happens when this giant tentacled alien finds out his lovely pet is a sentient person who wants more from him than pets and treats?This is a slow-burn alien/human romance intended for adult readers.
Kidnapped by the Alien Prince
Tori Kellett - 2021
Discovering that she was one of six other female captives taken to repopulate a dying alien civilization did not make it better. But finding out she was expected to mate with the towering, silver-hued alien was the final straw.First Prince Zakaarir was out of choices. His sire’s greedy ambitions brought their world to the brink of starvation and started an interplanetary war that nearly destroyed their people. Their females were dying of a genetic disease, and bringing in replacements from another world was a last desperate attempt to save all Ishtaans from extinction. All he needed was to make one his Queen so he could claim his title and save his people from another war.Beautiful, smart, and far too independent for her own good, Callie was the last thing he expected, and the worst thing that could happen as Callie couldn’t give him the young he so desperately needed.In a last desperate race against time when the unthinkable happened and his sire committed the ultimate betrayal putting Callie’s life in danger, Zak knew he would be forced to choose between the woman he was coming to love…And the people he was sworn to protect.
Red
S.J. Sanders - 2019
Never wear red or any other bright color. Make as little sound as possible if one had to be outside the protection of the sanctuary settlements. And never, ever, go out in the wild places alone. The Ragoru, an alien species set down to live among them, dwell within the forests and everyone knows that they crave all things red. Arie’s life has always been one of playing by the rules. She doesn’t draw attention to herself. She doesn’t leave her home without her hood that conceals her bright red hair. It is a secret from everyone, and her hood protects her secret so that she may continue to live safely within the village until one day that secret comes to light. Absconding into the woods soon becomes her only safety, and she will risk her very life into the care of the very dreaded beings that all people fear, the Ragoru, in hope of making it to her grandmother’s house in the citadel at the other side of the great forest. When circumstances reveal them to not be the monsters of human imagination, but that they stir the ravenous beast within her, Arie finds that she is willing to risk far more to find a way to be with them forever. Even if that means severing ties with her grandmother, rejecting the human comforts of the citadel, and facing the horror of the Order of the Huntsmen. A new spin on the Little Red Riding Hood Story, bringing a well known fairy tell to a dystopian future with a wolfish alien species.
Alien Captain's Bride
Scarlett Grove - 2020
I thought I was doomed to spend the rest of my life shushing people at the library. When giant bugs crash into the college where I work, and a group of us are captured and taken into space, I'm convinced they'll eat us all like they did my cranky boss Mrs. Henderson.JaccoAs a captain in the Martian Marines, I have been tasked with the most important mission in Martian history. Pass through the timegate, save the Earth females, and return to the future.Mars is dying. And without new females to pass on our genetically altered DNA, it will be the end of humanity.DorisWhen the sexy aliens rescue us from the gross bug aliens, I think things are looking up. But they take us to the future, on Mars of all places, and tell us we will be impregnated by one of the massive Martian hunks.When I'm matched with the captain who rescued us, I'm suddenly overcome with the most unspeakable desires. I can't seem to control myself whenever he's around.But if I'm all hot and bothered, how will I ever know if my growing feelings for him are real?
The Alien Commander’s Captive
Aline Ash - 2020
Dominant. Controlling. Irresistible. But I’m not his pet.I was rescued from the Raxian kidnappers just to become a captive again. When my saviors decide I am some peach to be protected, they put me under the guard of their fiercest warrior.Now I’m locked in the mansion of Commander V’orin. He is the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen— a golden-skinned, tempting beast with rippling muscles, a tail, and a package I can’t take my eyes off. But V’orin is a soldier, not exactly the romantic kind, and he is in the middle of an intergalactic war. All he wants is to get rid of me and get back to action. Sending me home would be the solution that satisfies both of us, up until that moment… V’orin’s plans for me change after he discovers that I am truly a valuable asset, like nothing he could ever have imagined. So now, he is determined to keep me forever. I can’t possibly become his, right?If you like stories about possessive aliens and feisty heroines, with complex captor dynamics, action, and steamy scenes, you’ll adore this sci-fi alien romance novel with a HEA!Note: each book in the series is a standalone with a guaranteed happily ever after for the couple, though it is recommended to read them in order for maximum enjoyment.
Orean Warlords series:Book 1: The Alien Commander’s captive (Lisa and V’orin)Book 2: The Alien Warlord’s Obsession (Jenny and X’oran)Book 3: The Alien King’s Mate (Becky and S’oraj)
The Mercenary's Dawn
L.P. Peace - 2020
An escaped slave fleeing from the past. Their love will reshape worlds.When Alethia is kidnapped while trying to free slaves, it seems her deepest nightmares are coming true. Her 'rescue' by Thanesh, leader of the Protectorate, a group of hardened mercenaries, is short-lived when the past catches up to the mysterious alien leader, revealing things about both of them which will change their future forever.Thanesh and Alethia must now fight side-by-side or face the horrifying consequences.The Mercenary's Dawn is a full-length steamy SFR featuring a tenacious heroine and a possessive, but loving alpha. It also features a strong sci-fi universe, a thrilling adventure and a slow burn, enemies to lovers, story ending in a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of a larger arc and is best enjoyed as part of the series, however, it is also a complete story that can be read as a standalone.TRIGGER WARNING: There is a brief assault attempt at one point of the book which is not gratuitous in any way, and the heroine lives in a world where human females are considered a sexual commodity. Please do not read this book if this is a trigger for you.
Taken: Alien Commander's Captive
Hattie Jacks - 2021
But not her, she is mine to claim...JAYNE: I've dedicated my life to defending clients against injustice, but the imposing alien male that's captured me doesn’t believe in innocent until proven guilty. All Commander Rexitor cares about is his precious Empire and I'm its biggest threat.This alien is going to make sure I pay for my crime. Haalux justice is swift and brutal, just like him. But I believe in justice and I'm prepared to do anything to survive, even if it means defying him or the Empire.But the one thing I'm not going to do is ask for his help, because what I see in his eyes means I'm going to have to give up far more that I bargained for if I do.REXITOR: I didn't want anything to do with the criminal. She says she's innocent, but so do all the rest. She insists she understands justice, but what could a human know of justice?The evidence speaks for itself - she's the killer. Jayne faces execution, and I'll lose the soft curves and quiet voice that calls to my primal side in a way I never thought possible.Marked Haalux warriors like me don’t deserve a mate, I accepted that.But she's here and destined to be destroyed in front of me.Unless I claim her first.Taken: Alien Commander's Captive is the first in the new Haalux Empire series from Hattie Jacks. A full length steamy sci-fi romance with a feisty human lawyer plucked from Earth and her beast of an alien captor.No cliffhanger, no cheating and HEA guaranteed.
I Married a Lizardman
Regine Abel - 2021
A pretty face, top-notch skills, and hard work mean nothing if your dowry doesn’t include fertile lands. With her twenty-fifth birthday approaching, and no suitors even remotely sniffing in her general direction, Susan will be forced to leave the family lands to work as an indentured servant in the capital city. Her only way out is to settle for an arranged marriage through the PMA – the Prime Mating Agency. She just never expected to be paired to a grumpy, massive lizardman, and above all not to grow so fond of his scales and quirky ways.With everything going on, the last thing Olix needs is a mate, especially a squishy, scaleless, off-worlder with strange ways, and an obsession with farming. He is a Hunter, not a dirt digger. The Seer must have been mistaken when she insisted that, for the sake of the people, he take a mate from the stars. How can such a tiny thing be their salvation? And yet, his Susan’s softness is disturbingly addictive while hiding a surprising resilience.With his ancestral lands on the line and the future of the clans threatened, could this wisp of a woman turn their fate around?
Alien Mate
Cara Bristol - 2017
Earth's government falsely convicted me of a crime, packed me on a ship with other female felons, and sent us to Dakon, a primitive, frozen wasteland of a planet. But I'm no barbarian’s 'mail order bride,' even if he is super tall, muscular, and the chief of his tribe. He doesn’t want a BBW blonde, either--it's written all over his chiseled face. He'll be truly angry if he ever learns what my 'crime' was. I am Torg. I have waited 34 rotations for a mate of my own. With this shipment, I was sure to get a fine, sturdy mate who'll bear me many daughters. Instead, I receive a small, curvy, pale-haired female who looks at me with anger and fear. It is only when we 'kiss' that I believe things may work out between us. But I'm hearing rumors that Starr and her shipmates are law-breakers. To survive, Dakonians must obey all laws … or be exiled into the frozen wasteland. Just when I have found my mate, will I have to banish her?
Stealing Olivia
Erin Raegan - 2021
One seductive human. And one delusional alien.His ship is falling apart, literally, but Daeceon doesn’t care. He’s a black market merchant and has a job to do. Nothing will stand in the way of claiming his hard earned credits.Not the blaring alarms. Not the sparks flying across the dashboard. And most certainly not the annoying calls from his Dam and her continuous attempts to pair him up with a potential mate.Distracted by a strange signal he intercepts, Daeceon finds himself enraptured in a conversation with a female clear across the universe, whispering sexy, enticing commands. It isn’t long before he’s firing up his busted ship and aiming straight for the little uncharted planet to find this intriguing human and slake his lust for her, skin to skin.Olivia thought she was just taking another call. Boy, was she ever wrong.When her newest client begins calling her every day, several times a day, she’s reluctantly intrigued. Work has never been so busy, but she’s not complaining. With a pile of debt lurking in the back of her mind, she gladly entertains her enthusiastic client, even if he is a...little odd.That is until he busts down her front door and demands she go with him.When Olivia refuses, he steals her anyway.Can an alien find love with a human? Well…why don’t you call 1-800-BustyChicks and find out for yourself?Filled with hilarious feel good moments, over-the-top ridiculousness, and a whole lot of romantic chemistry, Stealing Olivia is the first novel in a brand new laugh-out-loud series from Erin Raegan, author of Pythen and Defy the Ravaged, and Harpie Alexa, author of The Alien Pirates’ Treasure and Daegry’s Fated.Warning: This story contains an exceptionally eager alien, a sassy human female, so much foul language it’s likely to make you blush, and enough steam to fog up your kindle.
Alien Mate Machine
Penelope Woods - 2020
And I am their prey.I'm leaving Earth to live in the colony planet Draxon because I need an escape. To start a new life and leave Chicago - and my broken heart - behind.But on the way there, something goes wrong. Before we can land safely, the cockpit doors fly open to screams. The cabin lights flicker, and passengers flee to the escape pods as the ship hurtles through the atmosphere.Somehow I survive the crash. But when I wake, I’m surrounded by howling predators, and there is no way to escape. Using all of my energy, I shoot my last flare into the sky and pray for rescue. As the light dies, I see the outline of something horrific.Standing in front of me is an alien barbarian, naked. His body is monolithic. As he steps forward, something big swings across his thigh. My heart is racing. Am I turned on? Not exactly…He is a monster. And I don’t want to know what he can do with that… thing.When he takes me, he’s not gentle. He’s rough, demanding, and possessive. And when I try to run, he shows me a bond as tough as steel. He believes I’m his fated mate sent from the stars. And though I want to correct him, there’s something else about this place that won’t let me leave.Something terribly wrong…
Blind Beast Mate
Milana Jacks - 2016
Since the day Rey’s defiance earned her a blinding blow to the head, fear has hovered as close as the guide dog that clings to her side. But the terror that grips her now is almost beyond description. Like her sister before her, Rey has been sold to satisfy the lusts of one of the alien Beasts that now rule the Earth. If the towering, leather-clad Alpha discovers his prize can’t see, he could kill her with a flick of his claw. Or worse, send her home—where the only mercy she’ll get is a bullet. From the moment the Alpha Beast spotted Rey smiling tenderly at her flowers, his desire to own her, body and soul, roared louder than his bike’s throaty engine. But the only smiles his new pair aims his way are forced—and oddly off target. She is liquid heat in his arms, yet ignores the notes and gifts he leaves for her. If he can’t win her over, he can’t trust her with his own truth. And the combined weight of their secrets could destroy everything. ***This dystopian fairy tale features one brave heroine paired with one sweet, unapologetic, possessive, protective, and kinky Alpha male Beast. If you're looking for "mating trope" with fleshed out characters in a steamy romance novella and HEA click it.
Warrior's Bond
Emma Alisyn - 2016
Loyalty. Strength.Elite alien warrior Benyon believes in all three. He rose in the ranks of his planet’s legion of highly skilled fighters, earning his position with S.E.T.I. upholding the treaty between Earth and Yedahn.He never expected his bonding marks to respond to a short, curvy tigress defending her three rebellious, talented children.Work. Live. Say under the radar.Single mother Zoriah trudges through her days as a Low Tier worker providing the best life possible for her children. But her teenage son, brilliant and headstrong, comes to the notice of Social Intervention.The government agency that jails parents and tears families apart.She must allow her son to join the alien training facility, and possibly be conscripted for war. And where he goes, the others follow . . .Furious her three children—even eight-year-old Ashe—have been battle training in secret, Zoriah crashes a session to rip their instructor a new one.She isn’t prepared for the instant heat between them, or his insistence that it is his duty to care for her and her children.Even though he offers a better life on his own planet, she isn’t certain she has the courage to leave everything she has ever known.And even though his own government tries to take his mate away, and his own people threaten the life of his new son, Benyon will fight fang and sword to keep his mate and family.Warrior’s Bond is book one in the Warriors of Yedahn series. For readers who enjoy action, life on alien planets, alpha male warriors who live by a code, and slow burn love between fated mates. This romance includes steamy scenes and a happily ever after.