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Crashed


Kate Rudolph - 2016
    When a false alarm and a faulty life boat send her plummeting to an empty planet with an alien stranger, she knows the trouble has only just begun. Nyxant is an enigma, silent and commanding. And while he makes her heart pound with heated glances and stolen touches, their differences may prove stronger than the pull between them. The planet may be devoid of intelligent life, but the sinister jungle beckons. A trek through the trees and vines will be dangerous, but it may be the only chance either Sarah or Nyxant has for survival. Soon Sarah finds that unforgiving terrain may be the least of her worries. Nyxant is full of secrets. His silence may risk their lives while his touch ignites her soul. She is left with one certainty. The only way to survive is to work together before the planet eats them alive. A science fiction romance short story.

Korven's Fire


Nancey Cummings - 2017
     Gripped by a fierce mating fever, Prince Korven is ordered home to marry highborn stranger. The three month long journey is filled with peril and he must keep his identity secret. As fate would have it, he crossed paths with Adelle, a most intriguing and infuriating human female. Primitive instinct claws inside him demanding the curvy woman with the insolent tone yet fragile gaze. He wants to own her, to make her his mate and rule his kingdom with her at his side. She can deny him all she likes but he sees the desire in her eyes. Her whispered protests only make him want her more. And the prince always gets what he wants. A woman guarding her heart. Orphaned Adelle might be curvy and girlish but she knows her craft, and she doesn’t need an expensive certificate to prove it. No one understands deep space engines like she does. She's determined to keep head down and do her job, earn enough credit and finish her schooling. She doesn't have time for some oversexed alien, even if he is the most gorgeous male she's ever encountered. She’s a nobody. They’re not even from the same planet. But stranded alone on an empty world, they must work together to survive and discover they can’t deny the fire that rages between them. Happily Ever After! Stand alone story with blazing hot passion. No cheating and no cliffhangers.

The Demon Takes All


Jacey Ward - 2018
    Getting caught is not an option. One night of scorching-hot passion. One empty promise that he would return in a week. That’s all Arya had left to remind her of the demon lord who walked away from her that morning – and never came back. Well, that, and her daughter, Jasmine. The beautiful child, born into two Deviant worlds. The two halves of her little soul were fighting for dominance – she wouldn’t live much longer without a powerful talisman. But the only person with an artifact powerful enough to help her little girl, is Dante - the child’s cruel and heartless father, who had abandoned Arya after their night of passion, offering false promises and touching endearments that turned out to be lies. But it doesn’t matter, because Arya is the most talented thief in the sorceress world – and she’s going to steal the Chasm of Guile. Right. Out. From. Under. Him. Screw him. And he’ll never know. About the talisman or his daughter. The rumors flying about Dante say that he’s a vicious enemy to have… She'll do anything in her power to protect her daughter - including keeping her little girl’s existence a secret from her coldhearted demon father. She just can’t get caught…

Fortune's Star


Morgan Hawke - 2015
    It has not been edited for this single edition. In the heart of the Imperial Stars, past and future collide, as ghosts converge in battle for a fortune-teller’s soul...on Port Destiny Station.Luxi Emery was perfectly happy with her position as the receptionist for Armored Media Corp. Then her hidden talent for seeing the future awakened--and exposed a black-mailing con-artist haunted by a malevolent ghost. It was a lose-lose situation, and Luxi had only a single shred of hope. Her future awaits on Port Destiny Station. A future intertwined with Amun, the handsome diplomatic telepath, and Leto, a ghost-haunted cyborg with very human carnal appetites. If they can resolve a few...intimate...details. Yet a darker future is chases Luxi: they are not alone, and Leto’s is not the only hungry ghost.

Triple Threat


M.R. Forbes - 2018
    An awesome-mix of paranormal fantasy, space opera, and military science-fiction, it's a cyclone bomb of frenetic action and adventure you won't want to put down.

Devil in Exile


Fiona Jayde - 2018
    Too bad Kyllell's pull doesn't work on his bond mate. When oceanographer, Ada Charles, is sent to study strange seismic activity off the coast of Northern California, she expects the expedition to be routine. Getting transported to an entirely different planet is not a scenario she thought even remotely possible. Neither is being attacked by lethal aliens and separated from her crew. When a sex-on-a-stick alien abducts her and claims her as his mate, Ada's not about to submit to this alien alpha male. No way in hell is she going to become an alien warrior wife to someone capable of breaking her heart just as thoroughly as her ex-boyfriend did. Her plans involve saving her crew and returning to Earth before the warring Chassaks capture and sell her to the highest bidder. Unfortunately, she has absolutely no idea how to do that. Now she must convince Kyllell to join her rescue mission while resisting that sexy devil of an alien’s pull, but he’s not interested in helping her find her crew or her way home. An erotic interlude might be the only bargaining chip she has. Kyllell has been living in exile-without female companionship-for four long years. When he saves Ada from a Chassak attack, he knows she is his true bond mate, and he is ready for Ada to willingly welcome him into her loving arms. But his mate is not so willing or so loving. Defiant and willful, Ada challenges him in every way imaginable... ...and he craves her all the more for it. When an enemy from Kyllell's past threatens their tenuous relationship, he must find a way to protect himself and Ada from the corruption of the Elysium Council or risk being thrust into exile again and losing Ada forever. Can he save those he loves, or is history doomed to repeat itself? The Warriors of Elysius Series contains standalone romance books with no cliffhangers, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA. If you love alien abduction romance series, fated mates romances, dark warriors, feisty females, and hot, steamy love scenes, then this sci-fi alien mates romance novel was written especially for you. Steam alert: contains a hot alien alpha male who dominates in the bedroom and a curvy, strong-willed human female who refuses to submit. Strong sexual themes/language is present. Perfect for fans of Ruby Dixon, Cara Bristol, and Evangeline Anderson. This is recommended for mature audiences only. Full-length 90,000+ word Sci-Fi Romance novel.

Abziarr and His Unwilling Queen


Cathy McAllister - 2013
    It’s a short novella with approx 16.000 words. Abziarr, King of the Arr’Verkuzzi, is coming to the palace of the Arr’Carthian to sign a peace treaty, when he meets the unusual earth female Susan. He recognizes her instantly as his mate, his queen, but in order to make her his he will have to abduct her and jeopardize the newly signed peace treaty.

Tamsin's Conquest


Mary Auclair - 2017
    Hunted down, she has no choice but to seek refuge inside the Agency, Earth’s interspecies marital organization.What the Agency doesn’t know is Tamsin has no intention of going through with the match-making—she’ll flee first chance she gets.Tamsin’s plans are foiled when she’s brought to planet Havlan, home of the Tellurian warriors, where she’s Claimed by a tall, golden warrior determined to make her his lifelong mate. Tamsin fights hard first to escape, then harder still to resist the powerful attraction she feels to the alien King Jareth.And yet the hardest battle of all is not against the ruthless traitors set on seizing Jareth’s kingdom, but against losing herself to an all-consuming love. Reader Advisory: This story has graphic sexual language and scenes—no closed bedroom doors (or other rooms) here.Librarian Note: This is a reissue of an edition previously published by Ellora's Cave.

Angel Rising: A Reverse Harem Romance (True Space Renegades Book 1)


Cairo Ford - 2019
    Righteous. Lost. Angelica Justice is a warrior without a war, fighting on long after the peace treaty is signed. The only person she trusts is her AI companion, Odysseus, whose existence she has to keep secret to protect them both. Alek. Bale. Maddox. Sateo. Mercenary. Genius. Veteran. Warrior-monk. Each of them works alone, haunted by the ghosts of war, exile and loss. They never expected to find everything they needed in the depths of blackest space — in her, the captain of their hearts. Stealing them was the smartest thing she’d ever done. Angel Rising is a full-length reverse harem space adventure featuring a kickass heroine, her AI best friend, and four sexy men who have no idea what’s about to hit them straight in the heart. #WhyChoose?

Courtesan


D.A. Boulter - 2010
    She erred in not considering commercial and political consequences. Now, someone wants to steal or bury her research and, perhaps, her with it. With no way to fight this unknown foe, Jaswinder knows she has but one chance—complete her research and publish. To do that, she has to stay alive and stay free. Pilot Johannes Yrden desires a courtesan, someone to keep him company on the 8 month trip to the planet Liberty and back. He wants someone not from the Yrden Family spaceship and to hell with his brother, Captain Matt Yrden, who believes the TransPlanetary Corporations will stock his line-up with spies. Yrden's plan runs afoul of circumstance, which throws him together with one 'Jazz Saro', a woman on the run. Forced to run with her, Yrden allows her to convince him to sign her on as courtesan. He needs a companion; she needs a ship, a place to hide. It seems a simple enough arrangement. Jaswinder thinks she's found her perfect solution: a hiding place in hyperspace, where she can complete her research using the ship as her laboratory. Unfortunately, she hasn't reckoned on the possibility of one of her pursuers booking passage, forcing her to maintain the fiction of her alias. The pilot's family, with troubles of their own, grow suspicious and it becomes apparent she cannot complete her research openly. That leaves her the choice: Do what she needs to do to in order to save Jaswinder's life or become Jazz Saro.

Defenders of the Rim: Beginnings


Randal Sloan - 2017
    Our young heroes must discover the evil plot, warn the galaxy, and still somehow survive! Young Lieutenant Jarra Carsean, newly graduated from the Rim Patrol Officer Candidate School, is given a small ship and a crew of misfits, straight out of District Specialist Training. Can their young team come together and survive their first mission, a mission that becomes a much more difficult and risky endeavor than anyone suspects it will be? What they discover has huge ramifications for the whole galaxy and they will have to use every skill their team has to survive. Jarra carries with her a big secret that might well jeopardize her team or it may save them all and the Galactic Empire too. >>The first in the Far Future Sci-Fi Thriller series, Defenders of the Rim: Beginnings is a far future sci-fi thriller in a world that combines science that just might be possible many years in the future with a Galactic Empire, rebels and aliens. Sign up for my Reader's List at http://randalsloan.com/farfuture/

Her Alien Captor


Ivy McAdams - 2020
     The night a huge black-skinned alien with wicked horns abducts me, my reality is turned upside down. I may be no match for him, but I’m not going down without a fight. Especially when I discover my alien captor is a bounty hunter. I plead my innocence to no avail. He hates humans, but I still catch his heated gazes and experience his lingering touches. It’s enough to warm my blood, and I’m not complaining because the only thing colder and more unforgiving than him is outer space itself. There’s danger around every corner and if I’m going to survive, I’ll have to trust him. The funny thing about trust though. If you let a little spark in, it can catch fire…and that’s an inferno neither of us wants to be burned by, but one we can’t seem to put out. No cheating, no cliffhangers, HEA guaranteed!

Verkiir


Alana Serra - 2017
    Since the death of her parents from malfunctioning alien technology, Meg has lived with one simple truth: The aliens are nothing but trouble. And when she's assigned to a Karuvar medical facility, the impossibly sexy, incredibly possessive Verkiir proves just how right she is!As First Guardian, Verkiir fer Vel’a is entrusted with the very future of the Karuvar - protecting the Pathfinder’s only son. Despite his people's tales of fated mates, Verkiir only believes in one thing: His duty. But when he lays eyes on the feisty Meg, all he can think about is claiming all of her - heart, body, and soul - for his own!Their desire may burn brighter than the fiercest sun, but Verkiir wants more than one scorching hot night. Trying to convince Meg of their shared destiny is no easy feat, though. Especially when he has no idea what a human female even wants from a mate!When their charges go missing in the dangerous ruins of a decimated Earth city, Verkiir and Meg are forced to rely on each other and the bond they share. But is the world truly ready to accept a union between a human and a Karuvar? And can they learn to trust each other - to overcome their prejudices - or are they destined to be torn apart? Verkiir is the first novel in an exciting new sci fi romance series. It features a super sexy alpha alien hero, a confident, sassy heroine, and explicit scenes not suitable for the faint of heart!

Marcun


Sadie Carter - 2018
    Her love life is…well, not dying, to be dying it would first have to exist, right? And the only person filling up her inbox is her overprotective mother.To top things off her next-door neighbor is a rude, obnoxious sex maniac. When he’s not keeping her up half the night with all his banging and moaning, he’s turning her into a babbling idiot.Because the man is gorgeous. Ripped. Mesmerising. A little strange. And when she is around him, her body melts into a pile of goo.Infuriating.Marcun Clacka has come to Earth to locate a precious jewel for his client. He doesn’t like Earth; the people are inferior and, unlike his pack mates, he does not wish to find a human female to mate.Humans are trouble. Fragile. And loud. Except the tiny female who lives next to him isn’t too annoying. And she is quite attractive. Foolishly courageous. Yes, perhaps he could mate with her.There is just one problem. Sky Warriors mate in packs. One female. Six males.And Marcun does not intend to share the little female.Mine.

Alien Husband


Luna Kingsley - 2020
     Drax, the warrior king of Iddax, only cares about the peace and prosperity of his people. He has no interest in a mate, but his advisors are obsessed with finding a perfect match. Exhausted by their constant scheming and frustrated with planetary politics, Drax comes up with a plan to select a mate on his own terms. Light years away, Lillian longs for love. The lonely med student has always felt disposable and unappreciated. Her despair deepens when her father sells her into bondage as an intergalactic bride. Resigned to her fate, she prepares for a dark future. Until Drax choses her. Lillian is filled with hope for the first time in years, until she realizes Drax has no interest in love. Loyalty and an heir are all he requires. Will a marriage of convenience be enough for her? Or will the unexpected passion between them transform their arranged marriage into something more? Alien Husband is the first stand-alone book in a new steamy science fiction romance series.