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Protected by the Hunter


Lynnea Lee - 2022
    I focus on her delicious creations instead, even though she’s the one I truly crave.I try to stay away, but I cannot. Everything draws me to her, and when I learn of her quest to find her sister, my mouth offers to help before my brain can stop it.I’m a failed hunter, not worthy of a mate, and every moment alone with the tempting female tests my control. She thinks of me as her protector, but if she knew the thoughts I have about her, she’d run the other way.SIOBHANEveryone is happily settling down in our post-apocalyptic fortress. But I can’t rest yet; I have to get to my sister. It was my last promise to her before communications went dark. Problem is, she lives across the country, and there are miles of bug-filled America between us.When Zec’k, the sexy hunter who delivers and trades for supplies with our little colony, offers to help, I jump on the opportunity. It’s supposed to be an easy trip, but everything that could go wrong does. And now, I’m not sure I’ll survive this mission without falling for my Xarc’n guide. New to the Xarc'n Warriors? Although this is a complete romance, it is best read as part of a series.

Rescued by Tordin


Mychal Daniels - 2015
    She’s locked her sights on becoming the top technical engineer for the most prestigious space program back on Earth. That is, until her life and plans are turned upside down in an instant on board a maintenance Space Station. Stranded on the now failing Space station, Kyra needs a miracle to survive. She has no idea that the ‘foreign’ astronauts who show up to rescue her are out of this world—literally. Warrior Lord Tordin, Crown Prince of Olodia, knows he’s outside of the Mandates of the Intergalactic Alliance when he intercedes to rescue the survivors of the Earth space station. But there’s something or someone pulling him in. He’s not prepared for what he finds in the unassuming Earth female. Try as he might to stay away, the pull grows stronger and stronger to be with her. His mission depends on his ability to stay focused and be prepared, but that’s almost impossible with Kyra in his thoughts and dreams. On the alien mother ship speeding away from Earth forever, Kyra’s biggest problem is not getting back to Earth; it’s how not to fall for this alien Warrior Lord who's the actual man of her dreams. Can she find a way to realize her dreams of power and recognition now that she’s been rescued by Tordin?

The Alien's Obsession: Battle for a Bride


Terra Tessanova - 2017
    Astrid Marvelle was always pretty. She just never thought she’d be the obsession of an Alien. Dr. Marvelle is an exobiologist, but her striking beauty seems to be what people remember her for. That’s not her problem, though. Right now, her problem is a deadly virus wiping out entire colonies on planet Titan, and she’s the only one who can save them. When Loren-ko, the powerful Thrakian ambassador, decides he wants to meet a real-live human, Astrid is dragged kicking and screaming away from her life. She finds herself quarantined with Loren-ko when he accidentally exposes them to the virus. She’s quickly overwhelmed by his irresistible physique and powerful confidence. Their time together in isolation awakens her lust for Loren-ko she’d spent years trying to ignore. But can their love survive…and will they be able to bring the vaccine to Titan?

Planet Cat


Rebecca Royce - 2021
    They send her all over the universe to handle disruptions any way she sees fit. She hates them but it isn’t like she has a lot of options and she’s determined not to end her life the same way she started it: in the dead zone.When she arrives on what is not affectionately referred to as Planet Cat to deal with the notoriously isolationist lion shifters she has heard nothing good about, she finds herself in a situation she’s never been in before—the leaders of the planet are absolutely certain she’s their mate.They are strong, difficult, and in charge of an entire planet. Now, they have no intention of letting her go until they’ve convinced her that what they can scent is real. She is theirs. But Tiffany knows nothing in her life goes that simply. She can’t be their mate, she’s not one of their species. This can’t be real. Only it is starting to feel that way. More and more every day.Tiffany is used to complications but this might be one even she can’t solve. She might have to just go for it. And damn the consequences.*Please note, this is a full-length novel with a strong heroine and three heroes who sometimes shift to become lions. It is part of the Shifter’s World series where every book is a stand-alone with a happily ever after. You do not need to have read anything else to read this book. There are no cliff-hangers. *

Enemy Within


Marcella Burnard - 2010
     After a stint in an alien prison, Captain Ari Rose wonders why she even bothered to survive. Stripped of her command and banished to her father's scientific expedition to finish a Ph.D. she doesn't want, Ari never planned to languish quietly behind a desk. She wasn't built for it, either. But when pirates commandeer her father's ship, Ari once again becomes a prisoner. As far as pirate leader Cullin is concerned, Ari's past imprisonment puts her dead center in Cullin's sights. If she hasn't been brainwashed and returned as a spy, then he's convinced she must be part of a traitorous alliance endangering billions of lives. Cullin can't afford the desire she fires within him and he'll stop at nothing, including destroying her, to uncover the truth.

The Alien's Prize


Zoey Draven - 2017
    That is, until she wakes up, cuffed and naked, on an alien planet/fight club known as the Pit. Worse? Aliens fight to the death to be able to claim their prize: human pleasure mates. Even worse? She realizes she’s one of them. Vaxa’an, the Prime Leader of Luxiria, has a duty to his warrior species: continue their race. Infamously ruthless and deadly, the Luxirian knows he’ll have no trouble claiming a Breeder at the Pit. What he doesn’t expect to find is his fated mate, with her lush curves and tempting body. And he will stop at nothing to claim her. When Kate becomes the warrior alpha’s prize, her only goal is getting back to the life she was taken from. Certainly not to fall for the sexy, overbearing barbarian with a wicked tongue, who is determined to make her his own… Features a curvy, stubborn human female and a seven-foot tall hot alien with a dirty mouth and an impossibly large (-ahem-) package that does deliciously interesting things. Full-length 55,000+ word novel!

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).

Taming the Alien King


Rie Warren - 2018
    Who knew?Meet the King of Zenithia, Xyib*eepthxnin. If you think his name is difficult to pronounce, his thick alien staff is even harder to choke down. X’s search for a docile breedmate leads him to California because he knows Earth Girls Are Easy. Then he meets Prairie. Docile and easy? Doubtful. Prairie . . . don’t let the innocent name fool you. This street girl knows a scam when she sees one, and she’s pretty sure X is either a serial killer or an escapee from the psych ward. The thing is, she’s running from trouble of her own and he’s so smoking hot she figures why not? Praire’s just along for the galactic ride until she figures out X isn’t alien-spoofing her. After her introduction to smoldering cross-species sex and the king’s sweeter side, Prairie has a choice to make. Should she stay or should she go? The decision is taken out of her hands when one particular challenge for X’s love ends with her life in peril. The Intergalactic Lurve series:Taming the Alien King Taming the Alien PrinceTaming the Alien Warriors

Kai


Luna Hunter - 2021
    From his cloaked ship the Dragan Warlord watches them walk straight into a trap — but when he sees there are females among their numbers, his throat tightens with anger.Females should be protected. Treasured. Worshiped.Especially one as beautiful as her. The one with the red-hair and the green eyes. Her human physique — so different from what he is used to, so soft and curvy — awakens strange, new feelings inside the powerful warrior.Forbidden feelings.The Emperor forbids taking a non-Dragan as a pleasure-mate.And yet, this human female needs Kai’s protection… and Kai needs her touch more than he’s ever needed anything in his life.Can the alien general truly risk everything for this human female?

Wrong Car Right Guy: A Steamy Standalone Instalove Romance


Flora Ferrari - 2022
    

The Savage King


Michelle M. Pillow - 2005
    When his father unexpectedly dies, it’s his destiny to take the throne and all of the responsibility that entails. What he hadn’t prepared for is the troublesome prisoner that’s now his to deal with. Undercover Agent Ulyssa is no man’s captive. Trapped in a primitive forest awaiting pickup, she’s going to make the best out of a bad situation…which doesn’t include falling for the seductions of a king.

Mated to the Xenshi


Aria Bell - 2018
    Stranded on a strange world. Now an alien is claiming her as mate... When Madison is kidnapped off a tropical beach, she can't believe what is happening. But things are far worse than she imagines. She’s been abducted by aliens who take humans as slaves, and she's trapped on a spaceship with the other women they've taken. But her kidnappers have made a mistake. One of the slaves they took from an alien world was Xar—a seven-foot-tall Xenshi packed in muscle and with skin the color of a sunset. Xar is from a harsh, dangerous planet, and when he's in Madison's presence he's overcome with the desire to protect his mate. During their escape, the ship crashes on Xar's homeworld. Madison must learn how to survive on this dangerous world while dealing with the huge alien claiming her as his true mate. The fierce, powerful, endearing alien who swears he will die to keep her safe no matter what... Xar was out hunting food for his clan when he was captured by alien slavers. But he's stunned when he discovers his mate—a tiny female creature called a human—on the slaver's ship. He goes into a fury to protect her, destroying the slavers who dared kidnap his mate. After the ship crashes on his homeworld, he carries Madison into the tops of the massive trees where his clan lives, safe from the jungle below filled with huge, savage predators. His clan is overjoyed at having more females, since they lost so many of their own in a devastating fire. But now he has to do more than claim his mate—he must learn all the secrets of romancing a human woman. Facing the giant predators below might be easier than winning the heart of his mate, but Xar never backs down from a challenge. Reader note: contains alpha aliens, SF Romance elements, and a happily ever after

Viper (The Cyborg Chronicles Book 5)


Kelsey Nicole Price - 2021
    

Kahm


T.J. Quinn - 2018
    Selena finally accepts her only chance of survival for her and her family remains in that offer and she agrees to become a maid order bride. After a long journey, she finally arrived to Sumirion, the planet where her new husband awaits for her. He is nothing like what she had expected, but she can’t help feeling immediately attracted by him. The passion between them was immediate and powerful and all seemed to go better than her wildest dreams when a woman from his past showed up to stir things up. Would their passion be enough to keep them together?

Vaant


Layla Nash - 2016
    When he finally does, Isla's big break turns into chaos and panic as she and all the female crew members are traded to an alien ship in exchange for the Argo's safe passage. The giant Xaravian warriors are intimidating, covered in scales, and... way too attractive. Isla and her friends won't surrender quietly, but it seems like the Xaravians are looking forward to that kind of fight...The moment Vaant sees the beautiful, sassy interpreter, he knows he can't leave her in danger. She thinks he's a pirate and a dangerous rebel - and that he bought her and her friends. Vaant must prove his honourable intentions, even as her flashing eyes and curvy figure drives him mad with desire. He'll even endanger his ship and go to the edge of the universe to keep her safe!When her former captain frames Vaant for destroying an innocent ship and murdering another crew, Isla must face that the Alliance she served so proudly is not what it seems. Starting a new life as a rebel with Vaant sounds more and more appealing, but first they'll have to fight through half the Alliance fleet, escape a crumbling space station, and find love among the stars.