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Stone Heart


Ariel Marie - 2018
    Earth was in danger. Gargoyles, a winged humanoid race of warriors, had spent thousands of years ensuring the survival of the planet. Rhodack Gahnoth, leader of Clan Gahnoth, demanded his gargoyles defend the realm against a new threat. Sending his most trusted warrior to investigate the unexplainable, he was left speechless when the warrior returned with a little wisp of a female with golden hair by the name of Rina Smith. Her powers were the strongest of any being, and something was hunting her down. To make matters worse, she was under a powerful spell, believed herself to be human, and she was Rhodack’s mate. Once the spell was removed, Rina’s true identity was revealed, and no one was more shocked than her. She would need a crash course in the world of paranormal to bring her up to speed. One thing she didn’t need help with was her attraction to the tall, brooding gargoyle. He didn’t hide the fact he wanted her. Her hesitance was met with his persistence. What Rhodack wanted, he claimed. Because of who she was, a war that had no place on Earth would spill into the realm. It would be up to Rhodack and his gargoyles to meet this new enemy head-on. Rhodack vowed to protect Rina, but as fate would have it, she wouldn’t need his protection after all—he would need hers.

Devil's Cut


L.A. McGinnis - 2021
    But then I meet Bastian Forge, and discover everything I was told was a lie.He’s powerful. He's beautiful. He’s enigmatic.And now I owe him, bigtime. When Bastian unlocks my gift—I can read vampire minds—he opens up a whole new world, teaching me how to use my newfound powers. But as our enemies close in, I’m not sure who to trust, because while Forge keeps his secrets?I have my own, and neither of us will leave the other unscathed.

Space Mercenary's Prize


Lynnea Lee - 2022
    Jenny brings out my instinct to guard and protect. Drunk and eager for a fight, I knock out her attacker and vow to take her home to Reka 5.There’s only one problem: Jenny’s owner wants her back.We wake the next morning with an enormous bounty on our heads. New Rhea is chock full of no-questions-asked mercenaries eager for the credits, but a promise as a promise, and I will get her to freedom.Besides, Jenny is mine. And anyone who wants her will have to get through me first!This is a novella-length stand-alone story set in the Tallean Mercenaries universe. Sweet and steamy scenes ahead. HEA guaranteed!

Bear's Midlife Midwife


Meg Ripley - 2021
    “I need you.”When I got divorced and moved to the quiet Oregon countryside,The last thing I expected was for a hot stranger to pound on my door,Demanding I go with him in the middle of the night.Tyler’s sister-in-law’s in labor, and he swears she’s on death’s door.The weirder part? I’m not allowed to tell anyone what I’m about to see.This has WTF written all over it, but I took an oath to help.Looks like my cozy sweats, wine, and the remote will have to wait.Even after delivering babies for decades, Nothing could prepare me for this.Good god, the kid is hairy,And the ears, the eyes...they’re all wrong.Because I didn’t just deliver a baby.I delivered a freaking bear cub.Apparently, these folks are shapeshifters,And us humans aren’t supposed to know their secret.Now, some of these bear-people want me dead.That hunky stranger Tyler is now my bodyguard,And we’ve gotten very close living under my tiny roof.Am I ready to jump into a relationship with another man?Especially one that can change into a bear?Steamy shifter love scenes and an HEA inside! No cheating or cliffhanger in this standalone romance. Readers 18+.

Kidnapped by the Hitman


Liz Fox - 2021
    She’s a witness. Now he doesn’t want to let her go.I get paid to kill people.Corrupt politicians. CEOs. Hell, even bad middle managers.I like my job.And working at Ruthless Corp ensures I get paid well.But I have a line I won’t cross.I don’t kill women or children.So when a senator’s daughter interrupts my hit, it’s a problem.Because I can’t let Jane go free.And soon I realize I won’t let her go. Ever.

Surrendering To Her General


Sadie Marks - 2019
    She'd never dared to explore her need to be disciplined and dominated, but all that changed when the aliens arrived. Now submissives and masochists of all kinds are a premium product that can be traded to the sadistic Sadec race in exchange for their incredibly advanced technology. Her life will benefit the entire planet, and her sacrifice will be rewarded in numerous ways. In return, all she has to do is surrender, giving up all freedom and choice for five long years. No safewords, no escape, no changing her mind – once she signs the paperwork, she belongs to whomever buys her. Tal never intended to keep Kenzi for himself, but once he tastes her sweet submission, he finds that he can't let her be auctioned off to just any crew member on his ship. He'll share her with others, whether she likes it or not, but she will belong only to him. His woman. His pet. And if he has his way, she won't be returning to Earth at the end of five years. Publisher's Note: This is a dark, steamy sci-fi romance with elements of power exchange and is intended for mature readers.

Sleeping with Beauty


Nicole Casey - 2021
    Last time I ignored it, I nearly died, so when I announce that I’m going to Iceland to film a documentary about Sasha Snow, everyone thinks I’ve lost my marbles.Luckily for me, my next-door neighbor and six of my brother’s best friends agree to sail across the ocean with me. Until now, I never viewed the men as anything other than my brother’s friends, but as I watch them work the sailboat, their muscles bunching, sweat glistening on their skin, my desire awakens. Suddenly, I wonder what it would be like to lie underneath them.Apparently, my seven sailors harbor the same forbidden thoughts, because they confess that they are eager to share me.How can I resist seven, well-built men with perfect abs, chiseled faces, and passionate lips? It’s impossible. Their touches and kisses make me feel like I’m in paradise.But paradise is short-lived. As I attempt to film illegal business practices for my documentary, I’m exposed to the sun and fall into a coma. Like Sleeping Beauty, I must hope that one of my seven princes will awaken me.Will the seven princes manage to bring Sleeping Beauty back to life?

Ax'Lok's Mate


Eden Ember - 2020
    My friends dared me to do it and I never back down from a dare.Yet I find myself on a spaceship and the smoking hot purple alien telling me he paid for the matchmaking. I didn’t sign up for this! I only wanted to meet the sexy alien, on Earth. They didn’t tell me they’d kidnap me and take me from my home and friends. I’m pissed, yet I can’t help the attraction I feel for him, and his purple scars.I beg him to take me back to Earth and promise to get to know him on my turf. I want to go back home, but instead I’m heading to a star system on the other side of the galaxy. I’m not sure I want to say no to this savage alien who is determined to have his way.

Zaine


Stella Sky - 2017
    She’s used to being unpopular, so when she is abducted by the enemy race, she isn’t sure whether it’s a good or a bad thing. That is, until she lays eyes on the fiercely sexy Verian enemy who abducts her. As head of the prison, Zaine Volaire is the strongest men left in his race. He’s well-known for his discipline and drive to help his species win the war against humans. It is his job to see that the females are fed and bred, but things get complicated when he is challenged by the brazen human. She awakens a need in him that makes it impossible to maintain his self-control, and he isn’t sure he wants to.When Regan lands herself in solitary confinement, everything starts to go awry. Zaine falls prey to a mysterious illness that harms all males of his planet. The only problem is, Regan may be the only one who can save him… Zaine (Verian Mates) is the first book in the Verian Mates Standalone series. All books in this page-turning Sci Fi Alien Abduction Romance can be read as standalones, there are no cliffhangers, and happily ever afters are guaranteed! Note: Adults Only!

Captured


V.K. Ludwig - 2020
    I capture her anyway. What humans hail an invasion we call Garrison Earth: a mission to save our species from extinction. But while my warriors will soon have the stomachs of their new mates swell with daughters, I know this planet holds nothing for me. Until a fierce, red-haired female points her gun with her eyes blazing fire, and I know I have found my mate. A bullet and a tranquilizer pad later, I carry her in my arms. Against my better judgment. But who argues fate? With a mission at the brink of failure, I have no time to wait around until Eden is willing to bond. I took her freedom. Might have taken her family. Taking her body is my obligation. I am a male without conscience. Incapable of love. No one has ever pierced my cold heart. No one ever will. Not even her. Captured is the first book in this interconnected romance series, following the Vetusian invasion and how it changes Earth over the course of two decades. If you enjoy strong women, devoted aliens, fated mates, and hard-earned happily ever after’s with no cliffhangers, you’ll love Garrison Earth. Author Note: The entire Garrison Earth series touches on subjects such as captivity, drug abuse, forced prostitution, loss of loved ones, human trafficking, rough handling, and violence. Any reader uncomfortable with the harsh realities of an alien invasion should please consider before purchase.

Sleeping with the Enemy


Lindsey Hart - 2021
    even if their wickedly alluring dark eyes and absurdly cocky attitude will have you wetting your panties faster than you can say Oops.Book 1 - Hating my Brother's Best FriendThat prick! He just took over my business without so much as my consent.Now, he has the nerves to act like he's the boss around here!I always knew I would end up doing some serious bodily damage to him one day.I just did not know it was going to end up being of the heart variety.Book 2 - Hating My New RoommateWhat was my grandpa doing dumping a rich prick onto my lap?Really, I don't mind having a roommate.But does it have to be this infuriatingly gorgeous guy who just can't stop meddling with my life!?Book 3 - Hating The Billionaire PrickI have to live with that high and mighty jerk for six months?He's already harassing me about how messy everything is in MY house.Already making suggestions about what to change...And I have no choice but to bear with that grump for six months?!Book 4 - Hating the Best ManThe feud between our parents has nothing on our hatred for each other.The world will freeze over before I have anything to do with that A-Hole...But did I say our best friends are getting married to each other?And I'm stuck with that same A-Hole for a WHOLE week planning the wedding!But wait, it gets worse...Like ending up handcuffed to your worst enemy after a wild night out kind of worse.And with no key in sight. Eeeeeeeeeerp!

Taken and Mated


Samantha Madisen - 2020
    She is to be sold, but first she will be trained to satisfy even the most shameful demands of her future owner. Despite her best efforts to remain defiant, before long she is blushing crimson and quivering with need as she is punished and tamed in ways more humiliating than she could have ever imagined.But someone wants Katalana too badly to let her be auctioned off, and after the ship transporting her is attacked she soon finds herself standing before the throne of an alien warlord. The huge, handsome brute plans to claim her as his mate, but the rituals of his planet must be followed, and before he can make her his own he must share her virgin body with his fiercest warriors...Publisher's Note: Taken and Mated includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

The Alien's Prize


Zoey Draven - 2017
    That is, until she wakes up, cuffed and naked, on an alien planet/fight club known as the Pit. Worse? Aliens fight to the death to be able to claim their prize: human pleasure mates. Even worse? She realizes she’s one of them. Vaxa’an, the Prime Leader of Luxiria, has a duty to his warrior species: continue their race. Infamously ruthless and deadly, the Luxirian knows he’ll have no trouble claiming a Breeder at the Pit. What he doesn’t expect to find is his fated mate, with her lush curves and tempting body. And he will stop at nothing to claim her. When Kate becomes the warrior alpha’s prize, her only goal is getting back to the life she was taken from. Certainly not to fall for the sexy, overbearing barbarian with a wicked tongue, who is determined to make her his own… Features a curvy, stubborn human female and a seven-foot tall hot alien with a dirty mouth and an impossibly large (-ahem-) package that does deliciously interesting things. Full-length 55,000+ word novel!

Cole


Emilia Hartley - 2021
    She means to discover it.Cole Barton is a sentry, living alone at the edge of a lake, keeping away all who would run afoul of the monster that lurks beneath its depths. At least, he keeps all away until Jude Drake arrives and refuses to be run off. The sexy, powerful, gold dragon shifter is more than a match for his own giant beast, and she seems intent on uncovering the secrets he wants to keep hidden. Even more unsettling, the lake monster is calling her, wanting to use her to break free from the sorcery that imprisons him. Cole would never allow his old leader to do that to any woman, but he’s particularly insistent that Jude not fall prey to the monster’s trap. Something about the gold dragon calls to Cole’s soul. The lake monster can’t have her. Cole will see to it, even if he has to deny his own heart and push Jude away. Never again will he lose anyone he cares about to the monster. Jude Drake knows why her cousin keeps sending her off to settle trouble around the country. Two gold dragons are too many for a single territory. Jude wants to settle down, though. She’s tired of her nomadic life, tired of cleaning up problems she had no part in making. She needs her own ground to rule, and with this lake territory she’s come to, she thinks she might have found it. The ground speaks to her, and she can see herself putting this broken clan back together. This is where she belongs, she’s sure of it—on this lakeshore, with this surly cabin rental manager.Now if only she could convince the man and the land to give up their secrets and let her make her place here, she’s sure she could be happy. Cole is the first book in Emilia Hartley’s Keepers & Legend series. Like all Emilia’s books, this one is steamy romance with a strong female lead, a super-hot male shifter, and a satisfying HEA. It can stand alone but is even better when read in connection with the others.

Alien Warrior's Spawn


Lizzy Bequin - 2020
    Sacrificed to a beast.A rift in the fabric of space and time left me stranded on a desolate alien world.But the beast that is coming to claim my body is the stuff of ancient legends and nightmares.Leathery wings. Curving talons. Fiery breath.Lucky for me, this dragon doesn’t want to eat me alive. He’s got something else in mind. Something unspeakable.Back at his cave, he reveals his other form: seven feet of ripped muscle and dominance, and that’s not including his horns.He says I am his now. His atma. His fated mate.He says he’s going to lock me away in his mountain fortress for eternity, a human toy to use for his pleasure. To punish as he sees fit. To carry his dragon spawn.Remember when I said lucky for me?I'm thinking I spoke too soon.Alien Dragon's Spawn is a maximum heat sci-fi romance. While the books in this series form a connected story arc, each novel is a self-contained romance focusing on a different couple. There is no cheating and a much-deserved HEA at the end!