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Nightfall
Ellen Connor - 2011
Growing up with an unstable, often absent father who preached about the end of the world, Jenna never thought in her wildest nightmares that his predictions would come true. Or that he would have a plan in place to save her-one that includes the strong, stoic man who kidnaps and takes her to a remote cabin in the Pacific Northwest.The mysterious ex-Marine named Mason owes a life-debt to Jenna's father. Skilled and steadfast, he's ready for the prophesied Change, but Jenna proves tough to convince. Until the power grid collapses and mutant dogs attack-vicious things that reek of nature gone wrong.When five strangers appear, desperate to escape the bloodthirsty packs, Jenna defies her protector and rescues them. As technology fails and the old world falls away, Jenna changes too, forever altered by supernatural forces. To fight for their future, she and Mason must learn to trust their instinctive passion-a flame that will see them through the bitter winter, the endless nights, and the violence of a new Dark Age.
Population
Elizabeth Stephens - 2015
Figures.AbelEleven years after the sky opened up and aliens descended to ravage the world, Abel thought she had seen and experienced everything that this savage new land – Population – had to offer. Almost...Shock is what she feels when the alien she robbed hunts her down. His corpse, though huge and glowing, had been mangled and left for the scavengers. She thought he was dead, but now he's back to recover what she's stolen and maybe take her life. Abel won't give up either so easily, because these are the only clues she has to where aliens have taken her little sister.What she doesn't expect is to survive her encounter with this brutish, cocky alien, or that she might just have to band together with him to fight against even more dangerous predators. In doing so, Abel unlocks forgotten emotions of a world long past – things she never thought to experience.Desire. Trust. Hope.KaneWhen the little human female attempts to save his life, he doesn't think much of it. But when she makes off with his sword and the key he has been searching for she demands his attention.He hunts her, not expecting that one so small could be so hard to kill. And in dueling with her, and seeing her own determination to save her family, Kane finds it harder to want to push her away and too easy to want to keep her close and under his protection. But the new world that his kind has claimed for their own is harsh and relentless. In order to survive it and complete their parallel missions, they'll need to defy the prejudices of his superior race and work together as equals.Set in a post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest, Population is an alien invasion, post-apocalyptic, SciFi romance with a strong black female lead kicking ass alongside a possessive, warrior Alpha. This full-length novel contains steamy sex and some violent elements and finds its HEA in book #2, Saltlands. Additional books are planned in the same universe from other characters' perspectives, including Generation 1 in 2020.
Shield
C.L. Scholey - 2012
With meteors exploding in their midst, the shuttle Grace boards takes flight in a last ditch effort to save human lives. With little food, water and eight stowaways the situation is volatile while they race to the new planet, Ulsy. A wormhole and a crash are their undoing. While fleeing into the strange surroundings on an even stranger planet two of Grace's shuttle pilots are killed by a massive ebony creature with fangs as white as ivory. Rask is a full blooded Castian warrior who thinks his planet has been stormed. When he comes across the little being that cowers from him he is intrigued. After four hundred years and virtual immortality Rask thought he had seen everything. When the being before him declares herself to be a human female he is beyond amazed. Females have been extinct as long as he can remember. But there is no denying her sweet scent. One inhaled breath is all it takes to drop his shield and reveal the muscular tanned male beneath. Rask had thought his armor impenetrable. One touch from a slender hand and he realizes he is powerless against the tiny human he must have
Dracon
Kylie Gold - 2016
When the ship Amelia works on is forced to land at the backwater colony planet Shaviro for repairs, her entire life changes in an instant. Shaviro is home to the Navani, an alien race of deadly and fierce warriors that want nothing more than to destroy the human colonists. In order to help pay for the ship’s repairs, Amelia is sent out on a mission to strike back against the aliens. She never thought she’d fight in a war, let alone get captured by an enormous male with a deadly battle ax. Instead of killing her, the alien decides to spare her life and claims her as his prize. Soon, Amelia realizes that the Navani are more than they seem. Her captor, the hulking prince of his tribe named Dracon, isn’t just a bloodthirsty savage. He’s handsome, intelligent, and seems hell-bent on protecting her from his own people. He believes Amelia is his true mate, and he’s going to take what he wants from her. Will Amelia choose the gorgeous, alluring alien warrior that wants to claim her as his own? Or will she return home to her people? Amelia must decide before the war tears them both to pieces. Adults only! This science fiction alien romance contains violence, swearing, and lots of steamy sex! Cliffhanger Warning: there's a minor cliffhanger that sets up the next book. You'll get your HEA, but be ready for more exciting scifi to come!
The Space Pirate Prince
Calista Skye - 2015
The alien overlords are responsible for her parents’ deaths. And even with her top-notch piloting skills she can barely earn the money she needs to care for her seriously ill younger brother!
Especially a Kamaran pirate...
When Lana and her best friend and co-pilot, Kira, accept a job flying cargo across the Gamma quadrant, they’re hijacked by the notorious Gamma Raiders. Out of money and out of options, they join the pirates’ crew in a desperate bid to keep Lana’s little brother alive!
Who’s too gorgeous to resist...
The pirates’ leader, Adaar, is the last man in the galaxy Lana should trust. Not only is he a pirate, he’s a Kamaran. Despite that, the attraction between them is undeniable - and growing ever stronger...
And is keeping secrets...
When Lana discovers that Adaar has been lying to her about his real identity, will it shatter the bond between them? Or will they find a way to forge a new, stronger relationship… one with consequences for the entire galaxy?
It Began
Max Lockwood - 2017
She always had plans to settle down some day and become a writer. Sometimes, plans are just dreams left unfulfilled. They thought that the widespread outage was just within their vicinity. They were wrong. Without any electricity and power, Clara needs to help her family survive. The people in society have become restless, and will do anything for food. With the fall of power, law and order have become nonexistent, letting people get away with crimes. Will Clara be able to be strong for her family and those around her to get them through this crisis? Will she be able to get herself through it?
Genesis
Kaitlyn O'Connor - 2006
Then she knows it's both, but it's even more unsettling to find herself the object of desire of two six and a half foot males-particularly since Kole and Dansk seem perfectly willing fight to the death to settle which of them gets to breed her. Rating: Contains graphic sex, graphic language, graphic violence.
Torn
Alexa Kim - 2014
Earth’s government had a breakthrough in their top secret research project Life Tree. They’ve created perfect soldiers whose abilities exceed scientists’ expectations, thanks to the predator sequence in their DNA. Now project Life Tree is entering phase two, genetic reproduction of the Master Trooper. Betrayed by her boyfriend and sentenced to penal servitude for drug possession, Larona finds herself among several other women en route to the convict colony on Mars. Turns out it’s not Mars they land on, but planet Terra Alpha, where the women are to be part of a research project. There, Larona is chosen for program INBREED – she’s to bear the child of a Master Trooper. Her body is no longer hers, but a possession of Life Tree. Upon meeting Torn, who seems to have no qualms about carrying out Life Tree’s orders, Larona is absolutely desperate…Torn has proven himself as above-average in combat and every test. That’s why he was chosen for program INBREED – to pass on his genes – a task others envy him for because it means luxury in between tours: vacation time, good food, and clean women.Torn never had any reason to doubt Life Tree, and especially INBREED is a duty he enjoys. To him, women just serve to satisfy a bodily need… but it’s different with Larona. When she tries to kill herself, Torn starts to question Life Tree. Because he’s developing feelings for Larona that he, as a Master Trooper, isn’t even supposed to have…
Mercenary Instinct
Ruby Lionsdrake - 2014
But Ankari Markovich needs a few archaeological samples for her latest business venture, a venture that might prove lucrative enough to move her family off the impoverished planet where she grew up. Unfortunately, she has no sooner collected her samples than she’s captured by a band of brawny mercenaries. The captain might be handsome, but he’s intent on turning her over to some finance lord who has, for reasons unknown, put a bounty on her head, a ridiculously large one at that. If she can’t figure out a way to escape before she’s delivered to the lord’s home world, she could be forced into a life of indentured servitude—or worse.Captain Viktor Mandrake doesn’t usually take on piddling bounty hunting gigs, but when his intelligence officer informs him of a criminal on a nearby planet, he decides it wouldn’t hurt to take a shuttle down to collect the woman. But Ankari Markovich is trouble from the start, nearly eluding his elite forces, then fighting and tricking his people left and right. He finds himself admiring her spirit, but according to her warrant, she’s a criminal. The safest thing is to keep her in the brig and ignore her until she can be handed off to the man who wants her.But the situation grows more complicated when other bounty hunters show up, wanting to claim Ankari for themselves. Thanks to this woman, Viktor’s ship is in danger, his crew members are going missing, and he’s fighting enemies he never asked for in a jungle in the middle of a hurricane. He’s either going to strangle Ankari… or fall in love. Either scenario could get him killed.Mercenary Instinct is a full-length, stand-alone novel of 90,000 words. It is part of the “Mandrake Company” series of science fiction romance stories and is recommended for readers who enjoy space-based adventure (such as Firefly) and steamy love stories (in the style of Linnea Sinclair).
Alluvial
Amanda Milo - 2018
I was your average citizen, innocent of any crime worth going to prison for, and yet here I am. But this isn’t a regular prison ship. *Torture.* Experiments. They alter me. And when the ship crashes on an alien planet, some of my new abilities come in quite handy—it’s the side effects that aren’t entirely welcome. Not by me, anyway. The tribe of aliens that have taken me captive? They don’t seem to mind. ~The Valos of Sonhadra series is the shared vision of nine scifi and fantasy romance authors. Each book is a standalone with a guaranteed Happy Ever After and can be read in any order.~**Note: Explicit content, sexual situations, and language warning.
Blind Beast Mate
Milana Jacks - 2016
Since the day Rey’s defiance earned her a blinding blow to the head, fear has hovered as close as the guide dog that clings to her side. But the terror that grips her now is almost beyond description. Like her sister before her, Rey has been sold to satisfy the lusts of one of the alien Beasts that now rule the Earth. If the towering, leather-clad Alpha discovers his prize can’t see, he could kill her with a flick of his claw. Or worse, send her home—where the only mercy she’ll get is a bullet. From the moment the Alpha Beast spotted Rey smiling tenderly at her flowers, his desire to own her, body and soul, roared louder than his bike’s throaty engine. But the only smiles his new pair aims his way are forced—and oddly off target. She is liquid heat in his arms, yet ignores the notes and gifts he leaves for her. If he can’t win her over, he can’t trust her with his own truth. And the combined weight of their secrets could destroy everything. ***This dystopian fairy tale features one brave heroine paired with one sweet, unapologetic, possessive, protective, and kinky Alpha male Beast. If you're looking for "mating trope" with fleshed out characters in a steamy romance novella and HEA click it.
Kalazaron Blue Planet Warriors; The Complete Series
Maia Starr - 2016
desire blooms between two unlikely species, human female Dr. Jade to him as a gift in the form of a true Kalazaron captive. In taking her from the evil Commander Yun, Dalik protects Jade even though he sees her as a burden, but is surprised when he starts to desire and lust after her like no other female he has ever met. Now, he must risk everything to keep her safe...
The ‘Kalazaron Blue Planet Warriors’ series, is a collection of six books that possess everything you want in a sci-fi alien romance with its alpha male alien warriors, action, intrigue and dramatic complex situations that will draw you into the world of the Kalazaron in a far away galaxy.
Reading through the ‘Kalazaron Blue Planet Warriors’ series, you will move into the stars where another world exist, the blue planet called Kaethon. On this planet, complicated emotions drive the attachment between alien male warriors and human females as desires and love unfold in events that make them risk everything for lust and love, and it will leave you wanting more.
Kalazaron Dalik (Blue Planet Warriors #1)
Scientist Dr. Jade Roberts landed a position aboard a deep space mission to prove female scientists were just as good as the men. But when the Kalazaron, an alien race of dominant male warriors captures her, suddenly her new position becomes human female slave. Her only hope to survive is the attractive warrior Consulate, Dalik Moscurn, her new master.The ruthless Commander Yun was merciless when he took Jade’s ship, and now she sits in a cage waiting for his return. But when another warrior shows up with kind eyes and claims her, she learns she is the new gift to the newly appointed Consulate, Dalik Moscurn, much to the frustration of the evil Commander Yun.
Jade is to be the gift to the new Consulate...
Dalik Moscurn was groomed to become Consulate. Now, after winning the Stanis Trials, he has won more than just the Consulate position, a human female slave. Unlike other warriors, he has no interest in female slaves or taking any female for that matter, as he does not want distraction from his work to revamp the city systems. But when he is gifted Jade, she fascinates and distracts him like no other female he has ever met.But there’s a challenge up ahead, and both Dalik and Jade stand to lose everything to the ruthless Commander Yun. As they learn from each other, they soon realise that their bond may actually be worth giving up everything for.
Kalazaron Rendor (Blue Planet Warriors #2)
Medical doctor Lavender Prost was aboard a ship to conduct research and practice her passion for medicine. But when an alien race of dominate male warriors known as the Kalazaron change her life forever, she finds herself on a foreign planet under a constant danger of rebel attack. Her only hope is her new enemy, the attractive General Rendor Moscurn.The master of the Kalazaron, Master Bresh, allows Lavender to demonstrate her medical skills, and sends her to the outpost of Belevenreed to be afield doctor. But when she meets the General he has no plans to use her for her skills and does not give her a chance. She must prove herself the only way she knows how, if only the General would listen.
Lavender is to be a re-constructionists...
Rendor Moscurn was groomed to be a re-constructionists, or those in charge of fixing the injured and wounded. Now, after being forced into the position of General, he must leave his passion behind and is being asked to give a human female slave the chance to be what he can’t. Unlike Master Bresh, he does not think this female has the strength to be a re-constructionists in the dangerous outpost of Belvenreed. But when she proves herself in the field he must learn to deal with her defiant ways that he finds irresistible.But there’s danger ahead, Rendor has learned of a possible rebel attack, a big one. Lavender and Rendor must learn to work together to save lives, or risk losing the base to the rebels that are so near. As they work side by side, they find out that they make a good team, and not just in the battlefield...
Kalazaron Korin (Blue Planet Warriors #3)
Her beauty threatens his career, he is the only one that can save her life...
After escaping a forced marriage on her home planet of Merton Loy, Silver Brooks longs to see Earth and be with her own human kind. However, she ends up on a strange cold blue planet inhabited by a dominant alien warrior race, the Kalazaron.She expected to become a slave captive. Yet, she didn’t expect to find passion.The Kalazaron warrior Korin Hafa is on a mission to rise to the ranks of General and will let nothing stand in his way. That is until he is assigned responsibility over the human female slave, Silver Brooks, whose presence threatens his career path.When Korin’s betrothed mate Lukah Bresh makes it her mission to remove Silver Brooks from Korin’s care and hand her over to the evil Commander Yun. Korin must choose between his career as a General and protecting the human.How will he choose between his life long work and a human he has only known for days? What will be the fate of Silver Brooks if she is transferred to Commander Yun? Will the growing passionate bond between human female and Kalazaron warrior be enough to make them both give up everything?
Kalazaron Jaylin (Blue Planet Warriors #4)
She was a strong soldier, but not strong enough to resist her match, an alien warrior...
She was sent from Earth on a battle ship bound for war against her own kind, humans. Instead, Serena Swands found herself in a different war when the battleship was commandeered by Kalazaron Commander Jaylin Brakin.She was prepared for war. Yet, she didn’t expect it to break her heart.Commander Jaylin Brakin is on a mission to act as space pirate plundering the universe for weapons for his rebel base. But when he brings back more than just weapons to his home planet in the form of Serena Swands, he soon finds out she IS the weapon he finds irresistible.When Prana Qaboen befriends Serena and manipulates her into bedding him, Jaylin’s jealousy leads Prana to finally expose his true character. His actions threaten Serena’s life and the lives of every Kalazaron rebel and it is up to Jaylin to save them all!Will Commander Jaylin Brakin be able to save Serena and the entire rebel base from Prana’s actions? What will be the fate of Serena when she finds out that she is pregnant with a secret baby, and two Kalazarons could be the father? Will her skills as a soldier save the two warriors from death, and each other?
Kalazaron Thaedon (Blue Planet Warriors #5)
Can an alpha warrior Master and a curvy Italian human defy the ancient traditions of the Kalazaron to be together?
Ella Capriccio has been working under the roof as a captive slave of the two mean Kalazaron sisters of the Loki family. When she is sent to market for the sisters’ spoiled needs, she meets a mysterious alpha warrior Thaedon. The muscular, blue warrior looks like a sexy rogue, but Ella has no intention of taking his advances seriously, when she knows that a warrior like him, should be with a Kalazaron female of high birth.Thaedon is a strong warrior, but also extremely intelligent, which helps him win the trials that make him the youngest Master ever of the planet Kaethon. He knows the position comes with certain expectations of him, but when he meets human slave Ella, he can’t get her curvy figure out of his mind. He’s determined to make Ella his even though he knows that tradition is against a Master taking a human as a mate. It is just not done!His amorous plans are interrupted when his advances toward their slave offend the Loki sisters and Ella is sent away out of his reach. Can he get Ella back to the Capital City? And will she be able to trust that his advances are real?
Kalazaron Ankon (Blue Planet Warriors #6)
This Alpha Alien Warrior will battle - fight - any who stop him from getting his way, even her!
Ankon, alien hybrid warrior has met his match... a human female. She is petite under his towering strong physique, but her curves and hours of conversation, turn him on, unlike any female he has known.Ambassador Avery Jones was sent on a mission to find answers about the Kalazaron warrior race. Her plan was clear, only get information and bring it back to earth. It was simple but she didn’t know that there was another plan in action to capture a Kalazaron ship and bring it to earth happening right under her nose. Now she has the most attractive alien Captain held captive and he is seducing her with ease.Now she finds herself becoming the enemy to her own people as she tries to help Ankor escape. He is prepared to seduce her in order to get her help, but he wasn’t expecting to actually fall for her and go against his vow of never taking a human as a mate. Can they defeat the forces of earth to get their freedom? Or will they get caught and be held prisoner forever before they can relieve their lust for each other?
Ark
Lucy Snow - 2016
As personal aide to Ambassador Fuller of Earth, she journeys into space to meet the elusive envoys of the Kreossian Empire as they prepare to invite Earth into their Commonwealth. When an explosion forces Melissa and Ark, a mysterious and powerful Kreossian warrior, to crash land on a nearby planet, Melisa realizes she may be in way over her head, and not just because the planet is trying to kill her… Ark is one of the most feared warriors of the Kreossian Empire, known throughout the galaxy for his ruthlessness. He has pillaged massive planets all in the name of two things: serving the empire and finding his mate. Now he finds himself stuck on a mysterious jungle world, alone with a human woman who turns him on like no other female ever has before. Together they must survive the deadly planet, repair their ship, and find the necessary fuel to escape, all while being hunted by the planet’s inhabitants - the deadly and fearsome ghost wolves. Along the way, Ark and Melissa must confront their growing feelings for each other - can Melissa be with a man who understands her so little? Can Ark be with a woman who challenges him so much? And even if they do escape the clutches of the mysterious jungle planet…will it be in time to save Earth from destruction? Ark is 63,000 words, and the first book in a series of scifi romance novels, following Kreossian warriors and the human women that love them. The book contains plenty of love, hardcore warrior lords, lust, and epic battles - so if that's what you love, you've found the right read! These books can and should be read standalone, there are no cliffhangers and each book contains a guaranteed HEA!
Vados
Erin Tate - 2015
But that was then. This is now. As a marine biologist, Maris Xayer is used to observing all types of marine life, but she never imagined she’d come face to tail with an Ujal. In the middle of a hurricane, Maris and Vados came together—ahem—and then he disappeared. She figured it was a one-storm stand with an Ujal and moved on. Except Vados hadn’t really gone anywhere and now the sexy as sin, red-skinned Ujal is back. For her. **This is a stand alone 37 page SHORT STORY.**
Torkel's Chosen
Michelle Howard - 2015
Placing all her hope in a new government program, she seizes the opportunity that offers a chance for the women of Earth to find love among the stars, on a world beyond the one they know.How many times can one man risk rejection?Would you give up on your dreams?Torkel Alonson has had enough of being ignored and looked over by females on his adopted home world of Enotia. His pride has suffered and he must accept the painful truth. Females will never choose a male with his evil lineage despite his honorable service to his government’s military.Can two people looking for the same thing find not just what they want but what they need in one another?