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The Alien Before Christmas
Luna Hunter - 2019
Not gonna lie, it doesn’t look great. Rescued by an alien. Not sure how to feel about this? He’s kinda hot, with his massive blue body, his feline eyes and towering horns… okay, scratch that. He’s super hot. But, he’s also an alien. So there’s that. And he’s Santa. Wait what? EMMA Chasing a lead got me snowed in, hundreds of miles away from home in my beat-up old car. I close my eyes for a brief second to ward off the cold, and I awake to find myself in a luxurious cabin, cared for by a gorgeous alien male. He sternly forbids me from leaving my room. What else can I do but disobey? What I discover shocks me to my very core. A workshop. Reindeer. Flipping elves. The broad-chested alien hunk is no-one other than Santa himself. And now that I know his secret… he’s never letting me go. NIKOLAX Interfering with humanity is strictly forbidden by the Council. I break that rule once a year on the 25th of December. I try to spread a little joy, and bring a smile to the faces of those who need it the most. And then I find Emma, cold and alone, and I break every rule there is. For she is the one, my mate, my everything. I can feel it in my horns. There's only one problem... if the Council knows she's at my workshop, they will hunt us down to the edge of the galaxy. Can I keep her my secret? And is true love worth risking the wrath of the galaxy's most dangerous entity? THE ALIEN BEFORE CHRISTMAS is a standalone story, HEA guaranteed! Enjoy!
The Time Traveler's Daughter
Emma Strike - 2021
In the box is also a medallion that can take her into the past, and he has left her breadcrumbs to the largest pirate treasure that has ever been lost, a treasure her ancestors have sought for generations…Sebastian Talbot is a disgraced former Duke who trades in antiquities. He meets the alluring Catherine at The Great Exhibition of 1851, unaware that she is 80 years before her time and is laying a trap for the pendant he always wears around his neck. She seduces him, gets her hands on the necklace and plunges them both into the past…As Catherine and Sebastian embark on the adventure of a lifetime, the pull of their desire is as magnetic as their magical medallion. The closer they get to finding the lost treasure, the closer they get to each other. But Sebastian still doesn’t know who she really is. Will Catherine reveal her secret and give them a chance at love?This is the first book in the All Who Wander series, time-travel romance novels that sizzle with passion and adventure. If you are a fan of love stories that are a wild romp, you’ll love The Time-Traveler’s Daughter.
Mission Pack 4: Missions 13-16
J.S. Morin - 2017
With the weight of his conscience growing by the mission and a fiancee who makes him want to be a better man, Carl Ramsey decides to try his hand at being one of the good guys. But there's a long line of enemies who won't forget so easily. Mission 13: Mission Inadvisable The Mobius crew gets a job offer so vile they not only turn it down, they set out to stop the secretive crime lord doing the hiring. Along the way, they manage to accidentally double-cross an old friend. Sometimes, no matter what you try, you're destined to be on the wrong side of the law. Mission 14: Moral and Orbital Decay Mort's son is on the run from the Convocation. He's fled to a remote mining station and looking for a quick ride from his father's old crew. But when magic gets out of hand, suddenly everyone's more concerned about stopping the space station from crashing into a planet than finding a fugitive. Mission 15: Planet Hustlers Pirates capture the stunnji homeworld, and Rai Kub's people turn to Carl Ramsey to find a way to convince them to leave. Carl's plan? A lot of fast talking, subterfuge, and the crookedest game of poker ever played. The stakes: the fate of a refugee planet. Mission 16: Eternity or Bust When your bride-to-be makes a simple request, a smart man makes it happen. When your outlaw fiancee wants her wedding on Earth, where most of the galaxy's top law enforcement agencies are headquartered, it's going to take bribery, back room deals, and ratting out some old associates. But Carl won't be able to live with himself unless he gets his friends out of the jam he puts them in. Bonus Short Story: For Old Time's Sake With retirement in full force, the crew of the Mobius take on a decidedly low-key villain: the interlopers who're looking to ruin their gig hustling simulator combat for free meals.
Survive the Monsters and Breed
Logan Jacobs - 2021
At least, I think it is. That’s what the note in my pocket said when I woke up in this jungle, but it said a bit more than that. It gave me two assignments: Survive the monsters and breed with as many women as possible. The future of the human race depends on you.So… There's a lot I’m pretty confused about.The beautiful women I’ve found in this jungle are just as lost, and they had their own note that told them to breed with the strongest man they could find. They seem to trust me enough to team up in figuring out what the hell is going on, but we’re finding more alarming mysteries everywhere we explore in this jungle.Why are we so strong? Why are we trapped here with these crazy monsters?And why are these gorgeous women as compelled to breed with me as I am with them?
Griefing (King Henry Shorts, #5)
Richard Raley - 2013
He returns to the Asylum adrift, unsure how to process the situation. But one thing is a constant: he's the Foul Mouth, he won't be grieving, he'll be GRIEFING, and it will be up to Ultra Class '09 to bear the brunt of the onslaught.
Retribution Required
C.R. Daems - 2018
There smuggling, bribes, and a wild-west live-free-or-die attitude prevails and an eye-for-an-eye is the preferred method of retribution. For Zenaida, a child of the Rim, the death of her father requires retribution. But she must first learn how to survive while trying to track down her snow leopard's stolen litter and her father's killers. But unknown to her, her father's killers spared her for a reason—a secret that could mean her death if she discovers it.
Brink Mage
Gideon Mills - 2020
Until now.The kingdom Urgan is on the brink of chaos. Goblins are being attacked, dark entities abound, and the king can’t be trusted.Beautiful women are coming to Wyatt for help. And Wyatt has never been one to turn down a gorgeous woman in need.Brink Mage is a sword-swinging high fantasy adventure across a world in chaos. This is the first book of a harem series that has magic, violence, and sex with elves, dwarves, goblins, and princesses.
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+.
Rainbow Mountain Brides 10 Book Boxset
Terri Grace - 2016
Their happiness is interrupted when Seth travels west in search of his fortune. His obsession almost leads him to lose all that is precious. Seth’s legacy continues when the 7 pieces of his torn treasure map find their way into the hands of 7 more colorful brides and their pioneer husbands. RUBY'S RACE Ruby Murphy is a young orphan who is used cruelly by her aunt and cousins. When one of her cousins attempts to molest her and she defends herself, she is kicked out into the street and left to fend for herself. Homeless and unable to find employment, she turns in desperation to The Western Matrimonial Agency and answers a complete stranger’s advertisement for a bride. CORAL'S CRY Despite all her friends’ warnings, Coral is determined to marry Richard. Then, when he leaves her at the altar for his secret lover, Coral is unable to face people’s looks and disdain. The chance to move west and marry Thomas Winters seems the perfect escape route. AMBER'S ESCAPE Amber is highly amused at the sight of the ridiculous Lord Richard Clarington The Third, Earl of Suffolk, but she is horrified when she discovers that her father and stepmother intend to marry her off to him. When she refuses, her parents confine her to her rooms, but she and her maid, Felicia, plot her means of escape: Amber will become a Mail Order Bride. JADE'S JOURNEY Forced to sell her family home, Jade Fern finds her ancestor’s papers, including a piece of a map. Jade decides to go to Rainbow Mountain. Meanwhile, Julius Neil discovers deeds to the same land. A spirited rivalry springs up between them, but Sheriff Augustus Gordon has a scheme to bring them togther. SAPPHIRE'S SURPRISE The determined Sapphire Alexander is a successful nurse and midwife at San Francisco’s prestigious Central Memorial Hospital, but she is plagued by the attentions of Dr. Michael “Itchy Fingers” Spinks. Her repeated rebuffs only anger him, and he eventually has her fired because she won’t give in to him. Forced to travel west and terrible accident leads to love. AMETHYST'S SECRET Amethyst Mayfield is the daughter of an archeologist whose travels lead him to the Amazon forest - he never returns. Amongst the artifacts that he leaves is a fragment of parchment promising rich returns from the Montana hills. Amethyst, fascinated and keen to continue her father’s legacy, devises a way to move to Montana as a Mail Order Bride. VIOLET'S VICTORY Violet Wakefield faces the impossible dilemma of providing the necessary fees for her sick mother’s urgent medical care. She is led to respond to the pleas of a lonely logger from Rainbow Mountain, willing to pay a handsome dowry for a suitable Christian bride. She reluctantly leaves her mother to join Martin Allen, who pays for her mother’s medical care 7 COLORS OF LOVE Each of our brides has found love in Montana, but all are unaware that a storm is brewing. Creeping from the past comes a greedy hand ready to grasp the hidden treasure, but first the seven brides must be lured where their bounty can be stolen. Watch and wonder as the thrilling finale of the Rainbow Mountain Brides gallops to its conclusion.
Samantha's Talent
Darrell Bain - 2014
The problem is that no one believes her. Her talent gets young Samantha in trouble time after time as she grows from a young girl into a teenager. After leading a runaway tiger back to the zoo, she becomes a celebrity. Some think she's a fake. Some worship her. Some hate her. And a rogue government agency wants to use her. Her talent can give the United States a huge jump over other nations, but first she has to stay alive, second she must solve a decades-old, other-worldly enigma and last she has to convince everyone she is truly capable of all the demands being made on her. A novel that adults, young adults and anyone else will find fascinating. Author's preferred edition.
The Dragon's Nanny
Jada Cox - 2020
I must be strong, because no one else will if I’m not. But my strength is about to be tested by our gorgeous new housemate. My little girl’s nanny. I have this bizarre desire to kiss away all of her pain. To mark her as no one has before. This urge to explore every inch of her. If anyone harms so much as a hair on her head, I’ll break their bones. She makes my furious beast rise to the surface. My Dragon fights for control, no matter how hard I wrestle it down. It wants to discover if she tastes as good as she smells. It wants to claim her. And I might just let it. Because I want the world to know, that in every sense of the word, she is mine. “Elemental Dragons” is a paranormal romance series featuring five very hot, very protective Dragon brothers who will destroy anything to protect their mates. 18+ readers only.
Shoes: A Reluctant Fairy Tale
Elizabeth A. Reeves - 2014
It’s pretty obvious if you think about it that it wasn’t a magical girdle that Aphrodite had. It was a pair of magic shoes. So where are those shoes now? Making the rounds with mortal women! Grace Gallagher would be the first to say she’s nothing special. Short, on the plump side, with a failing bookstore, she is the black sheep of her large family. More than anything she wants to live her own life, have an adventure, maybe even a little romance like in those books she hides from her parents. Then a strangely handsome man drops off a package at the shop, addressed to her. Inside are a pair of shoes.
Zenith Part 1
Sasha Alsberg - 2016
Most know Androma Racella as the Bloody Baroness: a powerful mercenary whose reign of terror stretches across the Mirabel Galaxy. To those aboard her fearsome glass starship the Maurader, she’s just Andi, their captain and protector. When a routine mission goes awry, the all-girl crew’s resilience is tested as they find themselves in a most unfamiliar place: at the mercy of a sadistic bounty hunter connected to Andi’s past and a harrowing betrayal. Meanwhile, on the far side of the galaxy, a ruthless ruler waits in the shadows of the planet Xen Ptera, biding her time to exact revenge for the destruction of her people. The final pieces of her deadly plan are about to fall into place, unleashing a plot that will tear Mirabel in two. Andi and her crew embark on a dangerous, soul-testing journey that could restore order to their ship—or just as easily start a war that will devour worlds. As the Marauder hurtles towards the unknown, and Mirabel hangs in the balance, the only thing certain is that in a galaxy run on lies and illusion, no one can be trusted. From internet sensation Sasha Alsberg and author Lindsay Cummings comes a new serialized space opera, full of action, fantastical intrigue, and steamy star-crossed romance. For fans of popular sci-fi books and fantasy books for teens such as Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Wool by Hugh Howey, Truthwitch by Susan Dennard, and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.
Krinar Solace
Heather Hiestand - 2018
Badly wounded in the accident, he’s found by mushroom hunter Keziah Roark, who doesn’t recognize him as an alien male. She attempts to drive him to a hospital, assuming he is a fellow hunter, but he refuses to go before losing consciousness. Following the independent code of the circuit pickers, she nurses him in her Washington State cabin in the hopes he’ll recover his memory as he heals. After Tomek wakes, he knows nothing but hunger for the delicious female he assumes is his mate. Keziah is a virgin but is too aroused to resist the darkly sexy male. Taking him to Ellet, the Krinar’s human biology expert, for medical attention, seems the right thing for Keziah to do, but the consequences of learning Tomek isn’t human might break both their hearts.