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Craving the Cyborg by Jude Gray
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DaR
Jennifer Julie Miller - 2021
Headed towards my dream vacation I was snatched right out of the air. My husband, the love of my life, was destroyed right in front of my eyes. He fought bravely trying to protect me from a horror neither one of us could have ever imagined. I find myself standing in the spotlight on a stage. Mutilated and tortured, the blood from my body flowing freely down my legs along with my will to live. Piercing yellow eyes emerge from the darkness, but even the shadows can’t hide his imposing form. Gentle, but terrifying arms reach out for me, and within their embrace can I find the will to live again?DaRI am a badass, known throughout the galaxy for my brutality, as a ruthless and feared commander. With that being said, somehow I still got coerced into purchasing a slave. My eyes fall upon a small female who's very essence and eternal light is leaking out of her onto the floor below her. I watch in awe as she accepts her fate, willing her nightmare to be over. I almost turn away from her and the unnecessary cruelly in this room, but the very thought of her dying on that floor surrounded by the very monsters that have done this to her disgust me. I walk up among the beings surrounding her and pull her from the stage, daring, or should I say hoping they try to do something about it. The moment I put her in my arms, everything changes. The attachments I have avoided my whole life become unavoidable. Will this damaged slave be able to replace the shadows in my life? One thing for sure is that I will destroy the entire universe to keep her safe. No one touches what’s MINE!
Claimed by the Demon Alien
Ella Maven - 2022
But I can’t stay—my air filter will only last so long down here, and as for my demon? He can’t survive on the surface. We are from two different worlds that never should have collided… what kind of future is there for a hot, alien demon and a human woman?Claimed by the Demon Alien is a standalone Sci-Fi Romance featuring a horned alien who used to torture his enemies and now spends his time picking flowers for his botanist human girlfriend.
Trauhn
Lena Grey - 2020
Crashing on a primitive planet inhabited by barbarian aliens was not on their itinerary...
Once our bonding is complete, Ken-zee will be mine forevermore.When the sky crackles with lights, sounds and colors, and small wingless flyers soar to the ground, I pray they contain blessings that will save our tribe. A small, shapely female emerges from one of the flyers and I know in my heart she is mine. The gods have answered my prayers, sending salvation from the heavens. My mate has arrived in the wingless flyer and she is the most beautiful sight I have ever seen.The golden-skinned barbarian thinks I'm his mate.Trauhn is everything I've ever wanted in a man. He's fierce, handsome and protective, and worships the ground I walk on. He's also a huge, scaled alien who makes my heart race and my body tremble. When we're attacked by a rabid pack of wolf-bats, he's ready to sacrifice his own life to save mine. I'd be a fool to push Trauhn away. But staying with him means giving up the only way of life I've ever known.Trauhn is the first alien barbarian romance in the Rakui Warriors series. This human-alien love story has danger, action and lots of steam. Each book is a complete romance, although there is a continuing story line that unfolds throughout the series.
Scorched
Eva Priest - 2020
She’s a pissed-off abducted human female. Can these fated mates find love?TALUSLegion command has sent me to an outpost slum in the ass end of The Savage Lands. Cloaked operation. Purely recon. Whatever intel they need to find isn't for me to judge. I'm all for finishing my job quickly so I can find a willing female to warm my den.Should have been simple, until I see my fate-mate being traded for the very thing I'm sent to find.CALLIEI stumbled onto my bed after a night of partying, only to wake up in a human menagerie light years away. I'm about to be sold for a briefcase and a taco, when a seven-foot, tiger-striped alien claims I'm his mate, flings me over his shoulder, and runs.Now I have to figure out a way to evade two alien gangs I somehow insulted, while convincing a beast--and my traitorous body--that I'm not anyone's mate, fated or otherwise.Scorched is a full-length, stand-alone sci-fi alien romance that is set in The Legion: Savage Lands Sector universe. This series is full of fated mates, instalove, happily-ever-afters, overprotective alien males (that look like aliens!), and the headstrong females that love them.
Sentinel
Anna Hackett - 2019
Unable to save her crew, she is taken across the galaxy and sold to a desert scavenger on the lawless planet of Carthago. Driven by her guilt and failure, she’ll do anything to escape and save the other abductees from her ship. Chained and forced into servitude, she’s waiting for her chance to strike, when across a dusty trading post, she comes face to face with a big, cyborg gladiator...
Jaxer Rone’s loyalty is to his imperator - the man who saved him from a lethal cyborg military program. Jax works tirelessly for his gladiatorial house and would die for his fellow cyborgs. His emotional dampeners have never functioned well, but while he feels some emotion, he never lets it get in the way of his duty. Right now, his mission is to find the stolen humans from Earth. But when he rescues the fierce, relentless Quinn, he starts feeling a rush of emotion he’s never experienced before...
Quinn and Jax join forces to track down the aliens holding the other Earth women captive. Side by side, they venture into the desert and uncover a desire hotter than the desert suns. But the aliens who captured Quinn want her back. In order to protect Quinn, will Jax embrace his newfound feelings or shut them off to keep her safe?
Captured by the Alien Warrior
Presley Hall - 2022
But this gorgeous alien warrior is breaking down my defenses.Three years ago, alien raiders abducted me from Earth.I escaped to a remote trading planet, where I’ve scraped by and kept my identity as a human hidden… until one day I get caught stealing from a mysterious warrior named Rok.Aliens are dangerous and untrustworthy. Or at least, that’s what I’ve always thought. But Rok is different. Despite being furious that I took something from him, he doesn’t hurt me.Instead, he offers to help me.I’m not sure I should trust him—or if I can trust myself around him. Because every time I look into his gold-rimmed eyes, the ice around my heart melts a little. His touch sends licks of fire over my skin, and he gazes at me with such possessive heat that I feel like I’ll combust.But I know better than to put my faith in an alien. And I certainly know better than to fall in love with one.Right?Captured by the Alien Warrior is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring a gorgeous alien warrior with a damaged heart and a fierce heroine who finds out what it means to be claimed by her fated mate.If you like sexy aliens, sweeping adventure, and steamy romance, you’ll love this series. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happily ever after guaranteed!Note: each book in the series can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, it’s recommended that the series be read in order.
Warriors' Embrace
Michele Mills - 2019
Deciphering feelings is tricky for a formerly emotionless female Cyborg. Bex and Wyric have already declared their love for her, and she desperately wants to return their affection, but when she opens her mouth to reply… nothing comes out. NOTHING. Despite this agonizing set back, life mated to three sexy Xylan warriors is actually falling into place, piece by piece. Except that damn Illibrium keeps getting in the way. And Zaxon has declared himself in charge of the volatile crystal, and he doesn’t look so good; his management is physically sapping his strength. Everyone wants her husband to give up the Illibrium, which is a beacon for their shared enemy, but he refuses. No one is in agreement on what to do. All Trish knows is that her mate desperately requires her help. Will she have to lose everything to finally understand what love is? Author's Note: Finally, the trilogy is complete for your binge reading enjoyment!
Rogue Mate
Elin Wyn - 2019
Before I even had the chance to move into my office as the new, if unwilling, commander of Persephone Station, the entire complex is destroyed in a freak accident. Or an attack. No one knows, or is admitting anything. Our rescuers are a group of pirates. Or smugglers. They're not exactly answering questions, either. More importantly, they're giant, golden skinned aliens... And their rogue of a captain seems very interested in the little human commander. Me. Rogue Mate is the first in the Rogue Star science fiction alien romance series. Come along for the ride!
Coldhearted Assassin
Alana Serra - 2019
The last thing she needs is to fall for an alien who feels nothing. As an empath, Olivia can deeply feel and even influence the emotions of those around her. For years she's used this ability to heal both physical and emotional wounds, but when she's captured by aliens, a far worse fate as a pleasure slave awaits her. That is until she's rescued by an Asrai assassin. Everyone says the Asrai are heartless killers... so why can't she seem to stop herself from wanting one? Do the job. Question nothing. Feel nothing. Those are the tenets Drayek has been trained to live by. They've never failed him... until he meets the one human woman who changes everything. She's the absolute antithesis of everything he should want, yet he longs to be the source of her passion. When Olivia hires him for a deeply personal job, Drayek knows he should refuse. It's too dangerous; to easy to want things he can't have. But denying his steadily-growing interest only makes him only makes him want her more. It would be easy to resist... if they weren't constantly being hunted. But the come-down from an adrenaline high is always an emotional roller coaster. Even more so for an empath and the coldhearted alien who's starting to feel everything.
Destroyer
Anna Carven - 2017
A malfunctioning ship. A distant, uncharted part of the Universe. Calexa Acura and her crew of misfits are lost, and their ship is in desperate need of repairs. When a massive spacecraft appears in their radius, they're helpless to resist its magnetic pull. The terrifying ship is bigger than any craft she's seen in her life, and somehow, she doubts its occupants will turn out to be the friendly sort. First Encounters are always better when they're amicable, but if necessary, Calexa and her crew will fight. It's what they've always done. Destroyer is a full-length science-fiction romance novel (95,000 words), and the first book in a new series. It contains violence, swearing, explicit sex scenes, and aliens! Warning and minor spoiler alert (for those who don't like surprises): this book includes MFM (male/female/male with "two" heroes). I wanted to let you know in case that's not your jam, but if it is, read on!Oh, and it's definitely recommended for readers aged 18 and over.
Broken Earth
S.J. Sanders - 2020
Wandering the fringes of space as a salvager, he comes across a planet beyond the boundaries of the federation, rich in metals remnant of a dead civilization. Or so he thought. Confronted by cannibalistic mutations of the indigenous species, his salvage has suddenly become a lot more complicated. Even more so when he encounters a female surviving on her own. She is strong and fearless, begrudgingly earning his admiration. Terri is hardened by a life of hunger and watchfulness, and yet is moved by a compassion that he’s never possessed. When his admiration turns into the first signs of a forming mate-bond, he knows his fate is sealed. Unlicensed mating is forbidden—if his malfunctioning wasn’t already a death sentencing, taking her for her mate would be. Yet, he finds that letting her go is no longer an option. Please be advised that this book has graphic sex and violence that may not be appropriate for all audiences.
Alien's Mercy
Leslie Chase - 2021
and the day isn't even over! FML.One of my alien captors is different, though. He's a man, yes, but he isn't green, and he's anything but little. Huge comes to mind. Breathtakingly big.I shouldn't trust him.I shouldn't lust for him.And if he delivers on his promise to send me back to Earth, I don't know if I can bear losing him.Alien's Mercy is a stand alone book in the Outlaw Planet Mates series. The books can be read in any order. No cliffhangers, no cheating and a HEA.
Releasing Rage
Cynthia Sax - 2015
Half Machine. All Hers. Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals — kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience. Until he meets Joan. Joan, the battle station’s first female engineer, has one goal — survive long enough to help the big sexy cyborg plotting to kill her. Rage might not trust her but he wants her. She sees the passion in his eyes, the caring in his battle-worn hands, the gruff emotion in his voice. When Joan survives the unthinkable, Rage’s priorities are tested. Is there enough room in this cyborg’s heart for both love and revenge?
His
Luna Kingsley - 2020
She keeps her head down, works hard, and avoids the big, blue alien in charge. She doesn’t need any trouble, and the handsome warrior who undresses her with his eyes is definitely trouble.Haikon is a slave to tradition. Like all Pheons, he distrusts outsiders and keeps to himself. Then Hope steps off the transport shuttle. He’s duty-bound to accept the mate chosen for him by the elders, but the lovely Earth woman has him questioning the old ways.Alien raiders attack the mines and send Hope and Haikon on the run. The attraction between them threatens to ignite as they cross the scorching desert, but they’re plagued by doubts.Is what they have real? And is it enough?
Zar
Alana KhanAlana Khan - 2019
Bound for slavery. Can love offer escape?Kidnapped from Earth, aboard a slave ship, Anya is thrown in a cell with Zar, a handsome half-lion gladiator, and forced to breed or be killed.Zar’s life is an unbroken nightmare consisting of sleep, eat, fight, repeat. He’s not interested in helping Anya, and he’s definitely not interested in love. Except she’s the first female to ever touch his heart—or remind him he has a soul.If you like hot alpha aliens, kick-ass Earth women who mastermind insurrections, and sexy action romance, check out Zar, the first book in the paranormal romance Galaxy Gladiators series. This standalone book contains steamy sex scenes with a guaranteed happily ever after, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.Trigger warning: Anya and Zar are forced to mate; these scenes are delicately handled.