Well, that’s if Christmas actually happens. Eden and Frankie are trying their best to create a Christmas spirit, but with Sacaren threatening Santa bodily harm if he tries to enter their home, Nax complaining about the decorations, and the old bat who lives next door calling the cops for every little thing, it seems like Christmas will be an impossible task. Rejoin some old characters and meet some new one’s in this Sky Warrior Christmas novella. Please note this is a novella set between Sacaren and Nax’s stories and is best read as part of the series.

    Echoes and shadows from their past dwarf this joyous and exciting time in their lives. Imani’s ex-husband’s family refuse to accept that she’s no longer a part of their world and make demands on her time and affections. Theo’s former girlfriend is pregnant with a child she claims is his and she’s not the only one. Seeking answers and paternity tests, Theo’s patience is running thin. One thing for certain, he knows Imani is the woman he’s been waiting for all of his life and refuses to allow anyone, not even Children of the Seed, to come between them.

    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?

    Any other day, she'd climb him like a tree... If he hadn't captured her, and her entire base that is.Sergeant Cat Moore has a little problem. Well, actually a big problem... a big alien war-group sized problem. When her base is attacked and boarded by a Lathar war group, she finds herself in the sights of their leader, Tarrick K'Vass.The strong, not so silent and ruthless type, Tarrick's duty as a war commander means little time for himself. With no women of their own, a base full of human women is a bounty he can't ignore. Nor can he ignore the little human whose voice called out to him across the galaxy, a woman he'll stop at nothing to make his own. Even if it means a little blackmail...**Please be aware that this is a romance SHORT in the Warriors of the Lathar series and contains situations that may be objectionable to some readers*

    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.

    But if we get out of here alive, will he let me go?Hilde: The captain of my bounty hunter crew betrayed me. Now I’m a prisoner on an alien warship. Our captors make us play games to the death. Another prisoner, a huge Vogdian male, wants me for his mate. He says we can escape together, but I must do exactly as he orders.Jerax: The savage aliens brought another batch of prisoners. One of them is a human female. They want me to toy with her, but she is fertile and fearless. The perfect bride. I will fight for her when the games begin. She is mine, and mine alone. This is the day I end my exile.The Alien Lord is an explicit Sci-Fi romance novel in the Vogdian Mates series. Get ready for love, adventure, and a very happy ending! Each book in Vogdian Mates has different characters and can be read on its own. Happy reading!

    Then, to deal with his debts, she finds herself at auction again. Without her youth or any sought-after skills to make her valuable, her future looks bleak. Slaves like her rarely survive long, and she expects to suffer and die soon after she’s bought, either as a mine slave or in a meat bordello.Searin, Prime Son of Talin and one of two potential next Monarchs, is suffering the early effects of the Fading; losing his appetite. The next step will be to lose interest in working, then lying down and waiting to die. Those afflicted with the Fading are treated as if suffering from a shameful self-inflicted disease. They’re considered weak among the Talin, where love and bonding are strictly prohibited for “the good of the species.”Searin is desperate enough to borrow his good friend’s pet human for quick cuddles to stave off the Fading. Humans are popular pets among the Talin. Perceived as weak, needy, and fragile, they’re seldom sold, even when they become old and infirm. They’re prized possessions among his species.Because humans need so much affection, according to Talin doctrine, to stay healthy and happy, there’s no shame in cuddling or comforting a human pet. Finally, Searin decides he needs one of his own and considers himself fortunate when he finds Sora at the auction house. With the human home world Earth long ago destroyed, humans are rare and scattered across the galaxy in small communities. This little female is a prize and he hopes she’ll come to trust him despite her previous experiences.Sora isn’t sure about this new master. He’s kind and gentle and wants to hold and carry her. It doesn’t take long for her to come to trust him and realize that her new role is that of pet, not slave. She’s never lived in such comfort and finds herself feeling real affection for her new master.Everything changes while Searin’s away and his sister decides to manipulate the situation. Soon secrets are revealed and consequences need to be faced. Can Searin figure out a way to be a good Prime Son but keep Sora and himself safe?This is a standalone 90K word novel. This book is intended for mature audiences, 18+ readers only.

    13 Missions. 13 Standalone Stories Set within a Universe of Violence.Welcome to the world of E.V.I.E.A place where vampires come to die.These Slayers don't play. They're fierce, badass, and court the creatures of the night. Some protect our existing reality, while others venture to realms far away to hunt down bloodsucker bounties. Each plot and twist comes at a price.There will be blood.There will be death.There will be forbidden affairs.These stories have bite and feature passion and kickass heroines.Enter if you dare.And don't forget your stake.This is a limited edition charity anthology. All proceeds benefit Best Friends Animal Society, and each story includes a Happily Ever After/Happily For Now ending.Introduction by Addison CainStories by:Amelia HutchinsAnna EdwardsAriel MarieClaire MartaDee GarciaElle ChristensenK WebsterKimbra SwainLexi C. FossLily ArcherMila YoungRochelle PaigeSandra R. NeeleyCover Art Donated by JMN Art with Covers by JulieCover Photography Donated by CJC Photography & Model Jackie Coleman.

    It's the perfect job for someone who wants to learn everything about aliens. The only problem? The commander won't let her anywhere near the visiting Ke'ters aboard the ship. The only way she gets a peek at the lizard-like race is when her brother opens a live camera feed during a meeting—a meeting that turns tragic when the Ke'ters attack the crew.She's horrified. Scared. The Ke'ters are murdering her people. Rushing from her quarters to get help from a control center, Vivian finds the station abandoned. It's all on her to try to rescue the crew.Brassi is a Veslor trader who picks up a distress signal from a nearby space vessel. The attractive female who contacts him looks terrified, and needs his help. He'll board the Gorison Travelerwith his crewmates, and fight the Ke'ters, but the longer he spends on the huge Earth vessel, the greater distraction Vivian becomes. Brassi will do whatever it takes to save her…and to discover if Vivian's his mate.

    I’ve been stuck doing action movies.And someone somewhere made a mistake.They thought I did my own stunts.So they matched us, and stuck us together.I mean, what are two supersoldiers supposed to do on a date?Kill cyborgs? Raid outposts?I’m more used to mini golf and cocktails.I better figure out a way for us to work together. And soon.Because he’s got a whole month planned out for us.Love really did turn out to be war.Literally.

    Then keep your head down and do what you’re told. Time will pass, and we’ll be back for you.” Audra Copeland is among dozens of newly convicted felons dropped off on the prison planet Rhodon, where she discovers that the women of zone four have a long-standing arrangement with the men. If they hand over six of the new arrivals, the men won’t raid. And Audra has just been drafted. She can take her chances on her own, or select a guardian. The deal is simple, if barbaric: sex, in exchange for food and safety from the other two hundred men in zone four. It’s a terrifying proposal. The men are violent, filthy degenerates. Then Audra sees Tyson at the edge of the crowd. A hulking, scarred figure, the other men call him a savage, but his clothes are clean, and he’s holding a freshly caught rabbit. He can clearly protect what’s his. As compassionate as he is powerful, Tyson ignites something fierce in Audra, and their connection is white-hot. The problem? Every thirty days, she’ll have to pick a new guardian. Now that he’s found Audra, Ty has every intention of keeping her for himself. Even if he has to destroy the fragile zone four peace treaty to do it. Guardian is a 70,000+ word novel set on a planet populated by violent criminals, so expect a gritty story about characters who have to fight to protect each other and their relationship.

    They Come for Beyond Anthologies invites you to join eight authors for tales of holiday love that span the stars. Whether it be by hunting for the perfect Christmas tree or discovering the joy of the season in various small, meaningful ways, these eight tales celebrate the promise of hope and new beginnings with the magic of the season.

    His rebellion landed him on Julconi Prison Planet… No guards, no rules… A place where strength meant survival… Stolen from Earth, sold as a slave Reanne Winter is forced to kill or be killed… Earning her a one-way trip to Julconi… Terrified by a mob of males outside the gate, she was sure she would be raped and killed before the day ended… Enter Kragyn… He calls her solmatu and offers to get her to safety. A shock of attraction flashes between them as soon as they touch… She knows she won’t get a better offer. Can the passion that burns between them grow into the legendary solmatu bond? Or is it just a symbiotic relationship born of the need to survive? Based on the Farseek Mercenary Series