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Forbidden Planet
Rinelle Grey - 2013
Due to the noxious gas covering the planet, she can’t conceive a child, and the Council, determined to repopulate the planet, have ended her third—and most precious—relationship. They insist she pick a new mate and try again, but she’s sworn off love and the possibility of ever having a real family.When a ship from the thriving planet of Urslat crashes on Zerris, Marlee rescues the ship’s daring captain, Tyris. His ship is grounded, winter is setting in, and he won’t survive without help. She offers him a deal…he can live with her if he pretends to be her mate so the Council will leave her alone.Tyris agrees and a hungry desire sparks between them as they battle the harsh winter and primitive conditions. Their attraction grows, and soon, keeping their distance becomes impossible, even more challenging than the snow, the Council, and, for Marlee, the risks of a real relationship.Will she risk her heart one last time for a chance at her dream? Or will Tyris be her undoing?
Alien Adoration
Jessica E. Subject - 2013
But in her small town, no one changes, least of all the bad boy next door. But when Luke rescues her not once but twice from disastrous dates, she dares to believe her knight in black leather armor may be the right man for her after all. Until she learns the truth...Life on Earth has never been easy for Luke. Stranded as a little boy, he struggled to craft an existence for himself, but he never forgot the first human he met--and he never stopped wanting to see her again. Returning to Hanton, Luke longs for Rachel. Yet, nothing goes as he plans, and Rachel barely notices him. Convincing her he isn't like all the jerks she's dated means telling her the truth, but can she handle it? Can she overcome her fears, or will she deny her alien adoration and leave him stranded once more?
I Married an Alien
Emma Daniels - 2011
But when Professor Jackson ups the power, Ruth ends up catapulted three hundred years into the future, into the body of Anita DeBurgh, a beautiful woman half her age. Anita is on her way to another planet called Terron to fulfill her tour of duty as per the requirements of The Treaty. So when Ruth arrives she very quickly finds herself married to Jordan Demantena, who claims she is his life-mate. As Ruth struggles to acclimatise to marriage to a tall, handsome and incredibly sexy alien, there are intergalactic terrorists after Anita. Ruth and Jordan are soon running for their lives, trying to discover just what Anita knew and how to stop a potential war between Earth and Terron that could cost millions of lives. BOOK 2 of THE TREATY SERIES - SHE MARRIED A TIME TRAVELER is NOW ALSO AVAILABLE ON KINDLE. Other Time Travel Books by Emma Daniels GOLD FEVER SIREN'S SONG LORD OF MY DREAMS Other books by Emma Daniels and Ethan Somerville Return To Atlantis - a high school student and a rock star travel to the lost city of Atlantis for the advnture of a lifetime Curse of the Kingsmans - a historical love story set during the time of the Restoration Shadow Warrior - a detective thriller with more than a hint of demon romance Empire of Ice - a dark urban fantasy about a secret Nazi superman formula with the power to create vampires.
The X-Club
Anna Zaires - 2014
An alien sex club. A Krinar who won’t take no for an answer. Amy Myers is tired of writing fluff. She wants to work on serious assignments—and what better way to prove herself than to uncover something new about the mysterious Krinar, the aliens who took over the Earth just two years earlier? But when she meets Vair, the dark and sexy owner of a Manhattan x-club, she may get more than she bargained for... The X-Club is a novelette/short story of approximately 10,000 words (56 print pages), set in the world of the Krinar Chronicles about three years before Mia & Korum’s trilogy. It’s an erotic story, not a romance. It can be read as a standalone or after the Krinar Chronicles trilogy.
Sextus
Alana Khan - 2019
Lexa was raised to be a con artist. Can two hard-assed misfits outsmart the bad guy, let down their barriers, and fall in love?You'd think a relationship couldn't survive a foundation built on a devious scheme, but when Sextus and Lexa are forced together at the Galaxy Gambling Championship their barriers begin to crumble.Throw in the Galaxy's most vicious villain, an art swindle, and credible threats of death and dismemberment, and you have an action-packed, sexy romance full of love, lies, and straight flushes.Join big, blue alien Sextus and abducted Earth girl Lexa as they find love and redemption in the first book of the Galaxy Pirates Sci-Fi Romance series by bestselling author Alana Khan. This standalone book contains steamy sex scenes with a guaranteed happily ever after, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.Buy Sextus to travel the galaxy and fall in love again for the first time.For readers 18+.
Prime Obsession
Monette Michaels - 2009
Calls from ships in distress are not all that uncommon in the outermost spirals of the Milky Way. Calls from the warlike Prime were. Now that they were allies, Mel figures she’d better get used to working in conjunction with the chauvinistic race. She never expected to be attracted to one of them.The Prime, one of the oldest species in the galaxy, were known for going their own way. But with problems on Cejuru Prime and increasing attacks by the Antareans, the Prime joined the Alliance to lend their expertise in battling the warlike reptilian species--and ultimately, to survive as a race.Captain Wulf Caradoc, the eldest son and heir apparent of the Prime leader, looked forward to the trip to the Alliance ambassadorial planet. His mission is ostensibly to deliver the diplomatic team to the new Prime embassy. His real mission is to meet his fated mate, his gemate, one of the Lost Ones. Wulf hadn’t anticipated the diplomatic mission being attacked by pirates--and he especially hadn’t anticipated his gemate, Melina Dmitros, being the one sent to rescue his ship.Two strong people pulled together by biology and fate. Their union will be forged in a crucible of survival, treachery and duty.
Intergalactic Bad Boys
Jaide Fox - 2003
In the crusade for more brew and entertainment, two of the men run afoul of the law, and it's up to Tor and Hauk to save them. But the crazy woman at the bank calls the law on them and gets in their way, until the only thing that Tor can do is pick her up and run. He didn't actually mean to kidnap the Earth woman. After a sneaky ass stun move, Samantha Declan wakes up and finds herself on an alien ship speeding into space, and locked on board with another woman. She just knows they've been kidnapped for some nefarious purpose--like alien breeding. Now she and the cop, Cole, just have to figure out a way to take over the ship and go home. But it's a lot harder to wrest control away from the meaty arm of seven foot tall alien men--especially when they're so intent on watching the women's every move.... Rating: Contains explicit sex, graphic and potentially offensive language, and profanity.
The Scorpion's Mate
Susan Trombley - 2018
The last thing she expects is to be abducted by aliens and dropped into a research facility, where a genetically-engineered alien soldier chooses her as his life-mate. Thrax’s pheromones are compelling, and his status as a fellow unwilling test subject makes them allies, but Claire isn't certain she can trust someone who is convinced she belongs to him, when all she wants to do is find a way to return home to Earth—a place that her devoted alien can never follow, because there’s no way the scorpion-like alien would ever be able to pass for human. Still, she’ll accept help where she can find it, so she doesn't hesitate to escape with Thrax from the facility, though their time running from their pursuers in the warrens beneath the research facility will forever change Claire, and could make it impossible for her to return to Earth. But will there be anywhere else in the galaxy they can go where their love will be accepted? Plus a BONUS Full-length novel: Into the Dead Fall Though she was raised by a survivalist, Alice was not prepared to be ripped from her dimension and dropped without ceremony into the massive junkyard of a parallel dimension. She’s wounded, alone, and lost in a world her mind struggles to comprehend. When a strange, four-armed alien comes to her aid, saving her life, she has no choice but to accept his help. She finally starts growing comfortable around her leonine companion, until another warrior intervenes to save her when creatures from the Dead Fall attack them during their exploration, making everything much more complicated. Alice still doesn’t understand what either of the warriors is saying, and if she can’t find the right words to soothe her beastly new protectors, they’ll end up killing each other. Author’s Note: 18+ These books contain scenes that are not suitable for younger audiences. It should also be noted that the alien heroes in these books look alien in many ways, and their cultures and mating habits might not be for everyone.
Bride for the Alien Warrior
Linda Mathers - 2016
She thought it would be impossible for the day to actually become worse than it already was.And then…Captured by the Darri, a race of alien warriors, she soon finds herself the prize of their strong, big and drop dead sexy ruler Eliahu. The draw of her supple curves only increase his savage lustful desires.What can a confident, beautiful and strong-willed woman expect when their alpha male ruler’s mating urges need to be satisfied?And more importantly…Can a relationship based on pure lust last enough to grow into true love?Content Warning: This sci-fi romance short story contains mature language and content. Please be aware that this is a romance short, not a full-length novel.
Marauder Cygnus
Aya Morningstar - 2016
I’m laying low in the asteroid belt, as far from the war as I can get, but so is one of the aliens. And I’m the first to find him. Second to find him? Pirates. A whole lot of them. The alien kills every last one to protect me, and we barely escape before reinforcements arrive. Now my life is in the hands of this savage, purple-skinned killer. Not all of his skin is purple though, his...thing...is teal. And it’s nearly as big as the rest of him. His shoulders are as wide as Valles Marineris, and he’s tall as Olympus Mons. His ego is way too big for my tiny ship, but one look from him with that insufferable grin, and my cheeks burn hotter than Venus. He’s protected me fiercely and without question, but which side will he take when the rest of his race comes to destroy us all? Marauder Cygnus is the first book in the Mating Wars series, but it can also be read as a standalone. Each book in this rock-hard science fiction series has a happily ever after and NO CLIFFHANGERS.
Conquering His Queen
Viki Storm - 2019
But it’s mine—including the feisty young queen who’s in way over her head. Because once I see her run out onto the battlefield, about to risk it all for her people, I have to save her. I have to conquer her. I have to own her. She thinks she’s using me, thinks she can strut around and wrap me around her little finger. How wrong she is. Conquering this planet is just a job for me. Subdue and evacuate the human population. And that includes her, no matter how bad I want to keep her… BRYN I’m not sure how I ended up the queen of this isolated planet, but here I am. One problem after another. When I think it can’t get any worse, we’re invaded by huge, savage aliens. The ship descends and I see him—their leader. He claims me for his own. I need his help if I want to save my people. But I have nothing to offer him. Nothing to give him that he couldn’t just take. Except my body. My virginity. But he wants more. He wants my heart. And that’s something I vowed never to give away. A queen can’t trust anyone, even if he’s my only hope... This is the first book in the new Zalaryn Conqueror's Trilogy and can be enjoyed without having read any of my previous books! And as always, HEA guaranteed!
The Omega Prize
Leann Ryans - 2019
Illegal or not, Brie uses suppressants to hide what she is, but that’s hard to do when her supplier can’t find any.When her boss discovers her secret, Brie’s life is forever changed. Kidnapped and locked in a cell, she will become the prize for whichever Alpha wins the fight.Will he keep her for himself or turn her into a commodity?
Hunter Bond
Carysa Locke - 2016
Every parent's worst fear. Even if that parent is one of the most dangerous killers in the galaxy. Sanah and Dem always knew any child they had would be special. As the offspring of an empath and a psychically gifted Hunter and Killer, three-year-old Tamari is one-of-a-kind. When a mysterious illness threatens her life, Sanah and Dem would do anything to help her. Even if it tears their marriage apart. Note: This short story in the telepathic space pirates' universe takes place roughly three years after the events in Pirate Bound.
Claimed by the Alien Prince
Nancey Cummings - 2016
The curvy, human woman is nothing like he expected and so much more. He must claim her and have her in every way. Evie couldn't deny her attraction to the big blue alien man, or their chemistry, but mates? Can she leave everyone and everything behind for this tall, muscular stranger? Does she have a choice?
Ariana
Sonia Nova - 2016
Sent back to the Solar System on a mission, his unit barely survives an attack. On top of everything, he's ended up on Solaris - the one station he'd sworn to never return to.He immediately bumps to the very woman he left the station for - Ariana. Even years after he last saw her, she still manages to make his blood boil and set his mating urges on fire.And he isn't sure he can resist her this time...Ariana is a short, standalone sci-fi romance with a HEA and no cliffhangers. Intended for mature audiences only.