Or, I want to believe that’s all we need.I know things are bad. My baby and I are all alone. Every day could be our last. If starvation and freezing temperatures don’t take us, the carnivorous aliens roaming our world are sure to eventually.
But all I can do is get through the day. I tell myself the same thing every day.
But not today. It’s days before Christmas eve, and if it’s the last thing I ever do, I’m going to get my baby boy his first Christmas tree.
Today is the day I push past my despair and loneliness and make it the best first Christmas my boy could have.
And though that task is proving to be near impossible for me, it’s not for our furry protector. He hides himself from us, never speaking, never showing himself no matter how badly we want him to. Just guarding our woods. Watching and protecting from afar.
I don’t know it yet, but our protector is just as determined as me this Christmas.
Previously published in the Stars, Snow, and Mistletoe anthology, This story is a standalone Galactic Order Short Story at 12.5k words. It is not necessary to have read the Galactic Order series to enjoy this novella but would make for a more enjoyable read.*Warning. For readers 18 years and older. Contains explicit sexual situations, dark themes, language, and violence.*

    For him. For the bond.When Kira crashes on a strange planet, her worst fear is running out of food. Instead she ends up between two rival alien tribes. One wants her as a slave. The other offers her salvation.Except for the small problem of a huge blue warrior claiming she's his mate. When he touches her, she forgets her own name. But to end the tribal conflict, she must submit to him. Completely. Publicly. Will he save her from the enemies only to see her transformed into someone else? And will she ever find a place among the fierce aliens?Warrior Bound is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring hot and horned alien warriors, a kickass heroine, and a possessive hero with savage fighting skills. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happily ever after guaranteed!

    Dominant. Controlling. Irresistible. But I’m not his pet.I was rescued from the Raxian kidnappers just to become a captive again. When my saviors decide I am some peach to be protected, they put me under the guard of their fiercest warrior.Now I’m locked in the mansion of Commander V’orin. He is the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen— a golden-skinned, tempting beast with rippling muscles, a tail, and a package I can’t take my eyes off. But V’orin is a soldier, not exactly the romantic kind, and he is in the middle of an intergalactic war. All he wants is to get rid of me and get back to action. Sending me home would be the solution that satisfies both of us, up until that moment… V’orin’s plans for me change after he discovers that I am truly a valuable asset, like nothing he could ever have imagined. So now, he is determined to keep me forever. I can’t possibly become his, right?If you like stories about possessive aliens and feisty heroines, with complex captor dynamics, action, and steamy scenes, you’ll adore this sci-fi alien romance novel with a HEA!Note: each book in the series is a standalone with a guaranteed happily ever after for the couple, though it is recommended to read them in order for maximum enjoyment. Orean Warlords series:Book 1: The Alien Commander’s captive (Lisa and V’orin)Book 2: The Alien Warlord’s Obsession (Jenny and X’oran)Book 3: The Alien King’s Mate (Becky and S’oraj)

    After breaking his bonds and stealing an escape pod, he crash lands in remote Idaho. When Lumina rescues him, their bodies communicate beautifully, but with translator troubles, could he ever grow to trust her? Lumina It’s been ninety years since the last man was born on Earth. When the government allows three alien species to help us repopulate, I set my sights on a Draalian male. It felt like winning the lottery when one literally fell from the sky. What should have been a dream turns into a nightmare when I’m stranded in a remote cave with the galaxy’s most pissed off male. Because of our language barrier, I don’t understand why this intriguing male is so angry, but under the covers our bodies speak eloquently. Zoriss Not only was I abducted and brought to another planet, my stasis capsule malfunctioned. Instead of drifting into unconsciousness, I stayed awake for three interminable months unable to move or even scratch an itch. There was a lot of time to think during my journey, but only one thought pulsed through my mind. Revenge!Although I want to blame her, Lumina’s gentle touch and affection soften my heart, and her passion sets me on fire. Learning my brother is in peril, I have to rescue him. Must I choose between my brother and the woman I’ve grown to love?Love on Impact, written by Pinnacle Award winning, bestselling author, Alana Khan, is part of a collaboration of authors collectively known as Cosmic Kissed. This book has no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.Also by Alana Khan, Love Uncaged depicts Zoriss’s brother’s adventures as he flees imprisonment and embarks on an adventurous road trip with his lady love and a cadre of armed sexbots to search for his brother. Both books can be read in any order.Publisher’s Note: There are sensual, graphic sex scenes throughout the book. Intended for readers 18+.

    Grouchy. Mine. That is, if we don't die a horrible death first.  Working on the fringes of space wasn't exactly how I pictured my life, but it paid the bills. My days were routine. Safe even. Until they weren't. When I'm rudely awakened because an incoming ship won't answer our comms, the last thing I expect to find is a race of aliens long assumed extinct. No one's seen the Illusians for over a century, and yet here they are. Bruised. Battered. And threatening to kick my butt. I broke the rules and let them in. So sue me. You'd have done the same thing if you'd seen their smoking hot leader. They're vicious, beautiful, and running from an enemy hell bent on enslaving them. I should walk away. But my boss is planning something that's almost certainly illegal, and besides…what else am I supposed to do when Ren of Illusia claims me as his mate? Just let him go without a fight? Hell no. This book is intended for mature audiences only.  For the grown and sexy only. This book contains strong language, sexual content and mention of sexual abuse.

    and the day isn't even over! FML.One of my alien captors is different, though. He's a man, yes, but he isn't green, and he's anything but little. Huge comes to mind. Breathtakingly big.I shouldn't trust him.I shouldn't lust for him.And if he delivers on his promise to send me back to Earth, I don't know if I can bear losing him.Alien's Mercy is a stand alone book in the Outlaw Planet Mates series. The books can be read in any order. No cliffhangers, no cheating and a HEA.

    Say what?I've been ripped away from Earth to play a lethal alien game.If we win, we get our freedom.But my sister won't make it out alive.My alien partner is a savage wall of muscle. But with every dangerous obstacle in our path, I'm beginning to see a different side of him hidden behind the violence.He's brave. Unexpectedly sweet. And soon its not just the effort of winning the game that has me hot and bothered...Read this hot alien abduction romance and let the games begin!Welcome to the Alien Games! Each book features a HEA for the couple, but please note -- there's an overarching storyline that carries through all five books!

    The last thing she needs is to fall for an alien who feels nothing. As an empath, Olivia can deeply feel and even influence the emotions of those around her. For years she's used this ability to heal both physical and emotional wounds, but when she's captured by aliens, a far worse fate as a pleasure slave awaits her. That is until she's rescued by an Asrai assassin. Everyone says the Asrai are heartless killers... so why can't she seem to stop herself from wanting one? Do the job. Question nothing. Feel nothing. Those are the tenets Drayek has been trained to live by. They've never failed him... until he meets the one human woman who changes everything. She's the absolute antithesis of everything he should want, yet he longs to be the source of her passion. When Olivia hires him for a deeply personal job, Drayek knows he should refuse. It's too dangerous; to easy to want things he can't have. But denying his steadily-growing interest only makes him only makes him want her more. It would be easy to resist... if they weren't constantly being hunted. But the come-down from an adrenaline high is always an emotional roller coaster. Even more so for an empath and the coldhearted alien who's starting to feel everything.

    But she's not who he thinks she is...Nora MarlinFired from my job. Kicked out of my apartment. And dumped at the altar. All in the same week. So of course, that’s when an alien swoops down in his spaceship and steals me away.FML.Worse, he’s an overbearing, possessive giant of an alien, complete with rippling muscles and a sexy smile that could melt even the most hardened heart.Okay. Maybe being abducted by an alien isn’t so bad, after all.But I still need to get home and straighten out my mess of a life. Right?Commander Lutro DaxI was supposed to go to Earth to pick up my matched mate. When I got to the rendezvous point, Nora was waiting—so of course I brought her aboard.There’s only one problem.Nora’s not the human woman I was supposed to meet. She’s not my mate at all. So why is it all I can do to keep from claiming her as my own?If I were smart, I’d turn around and take her back to her home planet immediately.But I won’t…Star Mate Matched is the first standalone book in Interstellar Shifters, a steamy new sci-fi romance series featuring alien beast warriors, kick-ass human heroines, and a happily ever after in every book!

    what I found is an alien claiming I'm his.Five years ago, Earth made contact with the Twenty-Three Tribunal, a government of twenty-three superior alien races that rule over the known universe. Deemed too primitive to protect ourselves, the Tribunal slapped a 'Protected' status on Earth, declaring us off-limits to the more advanced races that would exploit or enslave us.Someone has been violating the status.Last year, like so many others before her, my sister Isla disappeared without a trace. And with the Tribunal unwilling or simply unable to help us, I'll do anything, even something really crazy, to get her back.With the help of my best friend and an alien smuggler I've captured, I've got a crazy plan. A plan that involves a neurotransmitter, a one-way ticket off of Earth, and a very powerful drug that will help me infiltrate an illegal alien slave market.I expect to be used, abused, and violated in my quest to gather evidence.What I don't expect is to be captured and claimed by a huge silver alien ... This is a standalone book with a HEA.

    They hunted. They fought.And it was always with honor.His life was his own.Until Cress crashed from the sky.A tiny human woman.Rescued by the horned alien hunter who towered over her.She looked at him and saw a monster.He looked at her, and saw something else.His jalshagar.A word his clan used to mean fated one.His mate for the rest of his life.Someone who would grow old with you.One who you’d protect as yours.Who would worship you, as you worshipped them.Someone to please during intimate moments.Who would give as well as receive.Kor would take Cress, and make her his.But in doing so, he would open the door.To conflict. War. Progress. Advancement.And hope.Nothing in the galaxy would ever be the same.Alien Primal’s Prize is the first book within the Precursors series set in the Athenaverse. It can be read as a standalone, but it shares the same universe that you’ve found in other books. This book features a romance of an alpha male alien warrior, a smart, sassy human woman. No cheating and HEA guaranteed!

    Stuck on a spaceship heading to an intergalactic auction as merchandise, Ashe's future looks grim. So when a dangerous alien outlaw with a bounty on his head solicits her help to break them out of lockup, she jumps on the chance. Ashe only needs to survive long enough with the known criminal to get her end of the bargain. Marooned on a barely civilized and lawless planet, her very survival is in his hands.As captain of an infamous mercenary vessel, Zeylum carefully cultivates his dastardly reputation with crass words and a brutish exterior. Will Ashe look past his rough facade and fall for the man beneath? Or will she leave him at the end of their adventures for a fresh new start? Feisty heroine, growly alpha male and lots of action ahead. HEA guaranteed.

    An escaped slave fleeing from the past. Their love will reshape worlds.When Alethia is kidnapped while trying to free slaves, it seems her deepest nightmares are coming true. Her 'rescue' by Thanesh, leader of the Protectorate, a group of hardened mercenaries, is short-lived when the past catches up to the mysterious alien leader, revealing things about both of them which will change their future forever.Thanesh and Alethia must now fight side-by-side or face the horrifying consequences.The Mercenary's Dawn is a full-length steamy SFR featuring a tenacious heroine and a possessive, but loving alpha. It also features a strong sci-fi universe, a thrilling adventure and a slow burn, enemies to lovers, story ending in a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of a larger arc and is best enjoyed as part of the series, however, it is also a complete story that can be read as a standalone.TRIGGER WARNING: There is a brief assault attempt at one point of the book which is not gratuitous in any way, and the heroine lives in a world where human females are considered a sexual commodity. Please do not read this book if this is a trigger for you.

    But she found love instead.Dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Chloe decides to embrace spinsterhood by adopting one (or five) dogs. Those plans are squashed when she's kidnapped from Earth and shoved into a glass cage with two other terrified human women on an alien planet. How could it possibly get any worse?The three women are sold at auction to the highest bidder, who happens to be a seven-foot-tall alien named Varrek, with shimmering gold skin and muscles for days. He recognizes Chloe as his fated mate, but he knows he can never have her because of a tragic past he continues to run from.Varrek takes her back to his home planet of Oluura and vows to help get her settled in the enchanting village of treehouses he shares with his clan. He'll keep her safe, and ensure she’s sheltered and fed. That's it.But the closer they get, the stronger their bond becomes. And the harder it is for Chloe to imagine ever going back to Earth.Chloe has found the kind of love she’s always wanted, but will Varrek’s dark past tear them apart?Saving His Mate is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring a gold-skinned alien with breathtaking eyes and a secret past that threatens to destroy his future, a curvy 35-year-old heroine who is sick of feeling broken and is determined to reclaim her independence, and an attraction that neither of them can deny.

    The newly crowned ruler has always been stand-offish, yet his intentions are clear: he wants her.King Thras wasn’t ready to take the throne, but he holds the responsibility of ensuring peace in his system. The attack and kidnapping of his sister is an act of war, and it exposes the warrior’s true weakness: his feelings for the human slave Chera. He’s always been able to resist temptation, but when she’s injured and his uxormea appears over his heart, he knows he’s in the presence of his true mate.Can King Thras secure the safety of his kingdom and the heart of his mate, or will the forces intent on destroying his birthright succeed in ending his rule and his life with his true love?Claimed By The Alien Warrior King is book 1 in The Veda Wars series, featuring the assertive alien King Thras and the courageous human slave, Chera.