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Taken by the Alien Prince


Deiri Di - 2020
    Her life is set on rinse and repeat with her head kept down and her life on a track that seems several shades of boring. Until she wakes up in a prison camp on an alien planet… run by humans.Forced into a tiny cell with an alien male, Silva has to confront her fears and realize that her reality has changed for good. The male trapped with her is a lot more than she can handle and a lot more than he seems.Why is she here? What are his intentions? Can she rely on the male beside her or is she falling into the breeding machinations of an alien race?Can she change the future of humanity?Disclaimer: This book has a lot of adult language, steamy knotty romance, and a healthy dose of consent, communication, and respect. If you are offended by manacles, alien physiology, or women screaming yes repeatedly, well maybe you should read this little story and get over that.It can be read as a standalone but frankly, this is just the tip.

Relentless Seduction


Jillian Burns - 2012
    Her only lead is a bar called Once Bitten — a haven for the vampire-obsessed. And while Claire generally prefers science nerds, something about the bar’s tall, dark, and delish bartender makes her mouth water… Bar owner Rafe Moreau is pretty sure that there’s more to Claire than uptightness and frumpy clothes. And as they delve further into the dark, seedy underworld Claire and Rafe discover a sizzling hunger that won’t be satisfied…

Sarda


Bex McLynn - 2019
    Losing their hearts? Not without a fight. Lady Vedma wakes on an unknown spaceship with a tattooed mystery man beside her. There's a dead alien on the deck and empty cryo-bins nearby. When her bunkmate rouses, Vedma recognizes him. Just her luck, he's the one man who can ruin her plans, but only if he can capture her hardened heart. Dyr's head throbs. Waking from cryo-sleep and getting kidnapped is bad enough. Add in Lady Vedma, the anathema of the Teras Dominion, and few things could be worse. But try telling that to his battered and aroused body—or his aching heart. Left on a derelict ship in the outer reaches of known space, Vedma and Dyr must rescue each other before their kidnappers return and jeopardize their precious future. Sarda is a prequel novella in The Ladyships series. This science fiction romance has action, humor, tender moments, and steamy close encounters. Contains explicit themes and is intended for adults only. No cheating. No cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed.

Lord Basingstoke's Downfall


G.G. Vandagriff - 2015
    His childhood sweetheart broke his heart for good when she married another while he was serving on the Peninsula, and now that he is home he must see to putting a dilapidated estate in order. The animated Lady Leticia Lindsay has just had her heart bruised by a careless suitor and is looking forward to leaving London for her idyllic home in Lincolnshire. When Basingstoke and Lady Leticia meet, they have an odd conversation that leads to a surprising correspondence. Is it possible for two jaded people to fall in love through letters? And will such a tenuous relationship prevail when their previous loves reenter their lives?

Shadow of My Heart


Caryn Moya Block - 2013
    His mentor Isanti Quiet Thunder has prophesied the perfect mate for him. But how can he find her when he doesn’t have time to date? And how can he bring an innocent into his crazy violent world?Cara Hamilton wants nothing more than to be with Raven Darkwood the CEO of Isanti, Inc. But she quickly finds Raven lives and works in a dangerous world and that is before she learns of his special ability to walk into another dimension. Can she conquer her fear and put her trust in Raven and his tribe?

Keeping the Wolf


E.A. Price - 2017
     Wolf shifter, Harold Buchanan knew he would have an arranged mating since the day of his first shift. He always expected to mate a spoiled pack princess who would be no more interested in spending time with him than he would with her. But when he first catches a glimpse of the beautiful she-wolf with an abundance of freckles and wild red hair, he quickly realizes his mating may not be as straightforward as he expected. For Christine Morrow, the arranged mating came as a complete surprise. She had a happy life with a good job, handsome boyfriend and was surrounded by a family and pack that loved her. But in the blink of an eye, she finds herself in a strange city and mated to a male she doesn’t know anything about. With a mating born of a business deal between two packs, and interfering parents and exes, can they learn to love and keep each other for the rest of their lives? Caution! This story contains swearing (though not a lot), scenes of a sexual nature with m/f interaction, and angsty relationship stuff intended for mature readers. Sign up for my newsletter here: http://elizabethannprice.wix.com/eapr...

The Fae King's Rejected Bride


Aurora Storm - 2021
    I won’t be some baby farm for a self-important alien—no matter how handsome he is.But I may not have to worry about being chosen as his mate, because I think he hates me—just as much as I hate him.The Fae King’s Rejected Bride is the first book in The brand new Royal Bride Raids: Season of the 16 Kings Series from author Aurora Storm.This is a High fantasy SciFi Mates Shifter Romance for readers 18+.

The Doctor and The Assassin


Lietha Wards - 2013
    However, that was before he met the gorgeous young Doctor Jordan Calloway.

Finding A Home


A.B. Lee - 2014
    Covering her Fae scent with a spell and a ton of chemicals she’d gone undetected in a town full of shifters, and then someone tried to kill the Alpha’s sister. Anna was a healer, it was her gift and she couldn’t turn her back on the young She-Wolf as she lay dying. Coming to the attention of the Alpha wasn’t in her game plan. Now she had, she needed to move on. Nick wasn’t best pleased to find a Fae in his town that he hadn’t known about. He was even less pleased to find out that she was his mate, especially as he was to blood bond with the Alpha’s daughter from another pack to secure an alliance against Boden, an Alpha determined to be King. Joining the two packs was the only way to secure their future. Nick was determined to put his pack first. No matter what the cost, but war was coming and everyone was about to get caught up in it. And Boden had an ace up his sleeve that nobody had seen coming.

The Bride of Devil's Acre


Jennifer Kohout - 2013
    But when Queen Victoria proposes a reformation plan to the House of Lords that would have the wretched souls of nearby St. Giles moving into his territory, Devil sets out to buy, bribe, and steal the votes he needs to stop her. One vote short and running out of time, Devil has Lord Edwards' daughter kidnapped and held captive. The price of her freedom? Lord Edwards' vote. Lord Edwards' daughter, Jacqueline's life was defined at the moment of her birth. Growing up in the shadow of her mother's death in childbirth, she has spent years trying to make it up to her father. Now a grown woman, she is torn between her duty to her father and her desire for a life of her own. Irrevocably changed after her kidnapping, Jacqueline tries to put the pieces of her life back together only to find they no longer fit.

Hardcore Green


Viola Grace - 2011
    She travels from world to world, growing things, ensuring crops and bringing life to dead soil. Her talent for bio-forming has saved thousands of lives, but when one world does not want to let her go, the Alliance has to call in assistance. Station 13 has offered up one of its own, Hardcore, to come to her rescue. With steel for bones, Hardcore is surprised to find his heart pounding at the sight of the slight leaf-winged pixie. Something flares to life between them and the people of Porvin want it to stop.

Commanders Mate


Clarissa Lake - 2017
    Only about a dozen survivors remained to tell what happened - a dozen of over a million. Those who weren't killed were taken to become slaves of the Empire. As the story opens, Commander General Zared Maktu has found the piles of wreckage that is all that's left of his family's neighborhood.Nothing the Consortium has to offer can compensate what was lost. Time for the company of Farseek Dreadnought One to make a new plan. They must find those who were taken alive and bring them home. After terminating their contract with the Consortium, they take a job to rescue a governor's daughter stolen to be sold into slavery.Commander Maktu doesn't just rescue the Governor's daughter and her companion. He and his company take all the 100 abductees from the auction house. Only two are from Farseek, but there are four unusual females from a planet called Earth - and one of them is his fated mate Harper Avery. Things heat up from there...

Warlord's Honor


L.W. Browning - 2013
    Claire, a sheltered eMpath, finds herself involved in treacherous negotiations that leave her stranded on a barbarian world of violence and danger. Koda, the ruthless barbarian Warlord, controls the vast resources of energy of his planet. Refusing to bow to the Conglomeration, Koda plunges Claire into a violent world of deception and greed where the rules of survival suddenly change. When it is evident that the Warlord Koda has no intention of giving up his eMpath, Claire is forced to trust the barbarian with her life. As the future of her kind hangs in the balance, she must also decide if she can also trust him with her heart.

The Emperor's New Nightingale


Angela Castle - 2013
    Peace is kept by a special Song Krystal. Once each life time the Emperor seeks a new nightingale – One pure voice, who makes the Krystal shine, keeping the peace among the stars.When full figured Julie is kidnapped from Earth, she is whisked away to sing before the Emperor, but when she escapes, she finds herself on an alien world, ruled by music. She wanders into a Song Tavern and finds friendship and employment.Orin, Emperor of Ario in disguise, visits his friends Song Tavern. The moment he meets Julie and hears her sing, he knows she is his nightingale.As their passion grows, the forces of evil are working to drive them apart and bring darkness to the galaxy. When Julie uncovers the plot to destroy the Krystal, she must race against time to save the galaxy and her Emperor or lose them both forever.

Alien Warrior's Captive Earthling


Kat Emm - 2015
    All emotion has been tortured out of him, and now he is a weapon with fangs. Until he meets her.She has his species most desired food… her hot blood.He didn’t think Tellurians still lived, but now he has rescued one. He thought he was ice… and had no feelings. He thought he was only good at one thing… being a lethal warrior. But the Tellurian named Anna, a soft civilian, battles him at every turn. She is as beautiful as she is vexing and outspoken, and she is getting under his icy control. Anna wants her freedom, but she never imagined an alien with a rocking hot body and icy control would be the one to save her. But if he doesn’t listen to her soon, she’s going to have to take him down… with a kiss, just to show him who is really the boss.