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New ER doctor Alexi Sur always intended to join an aid agency. She'd just expected to work among humans. When the Pax Galactica Corps becomes her only option (don't ask—the debts aren't hers, but the family is, much to her regret), Alexi finds herself traveling the galaxy and learning alien physiology and culture, all while becoming a reality TV star. Being pursued by camera drones and starring in her very own Welcome-to-the-Universe documentary was never on Alexi's to-do list.

As a child, I was stolen by the lord of my planet’s invaders. He brought me to the chamber, where he held others he’d also taken. Through the years, me and my new brothers were twisted into beasts, each with a unique ability that shouldn’t exist outside of myth. We’re monsters. Any female who gazes upon us will run. Now, we’ve been entered into the Galaxy Games. It’s my chance to break free. But I’m paired with an Earth female who makes me see color for the first time, proving she’s my fated mate. I’ll finish this Game. I’ll free my brothers. And I’ll claim her.

Gefährliche Kreaturen, unerforschte Welten, uralte Rätsel und sagenumwobene Artefakte. Dies ist das Leben von Kwen. Berüchtigter Haudegen, Meisterdieb, Abenteurer und Schatzjäger. Mit seinem Raumschiff Galaxy Hunter reist er von Abenteuer zu Abenteuer, bis er gezwungen wird, eine Bruchlandung auf der Erde hinzulegen. Nicht nur, dass er hier die frustrierte Farmerstochter Emma aus den Fängen eines Weltraumpiraten retten muss. Er ist auch noch gezwungen, sie mit auf sein Schiff zu nehmen, um ihr Leben zu schützen. Von diesem Tag an wird sein Schatzjägerdasein zu einer wahren Herausforderung.

N01-5-2, Vil, has lived four hundred years as a second-class citizen, a reptilian hybrid created from creatures from the stars who left as mysteriously as they came. Worshiped like gods, the ancient progenitors advanced humanity with gene therapy, which became their downfall, as the very DNA they relied on poisoned them. Relegated to traveling the galaxy with his ragtag reptilian crew, they set course to an abandoned military base on an old asteroid and find something the progenitors shouldn't have left behind frozen in wait.

After my mother gave me to the Shiedar invaders as a child, they took me to a place where screams of pain echoed around me. The leader tortured me and other young males I soon called my brothers. In his determination to twist me into a feral warrior, the leader turned me into a beast. To protect myself, I built a barrier around my heart; a simple task since my people only experience muted emotions. Only when we meet our fated mates do our feelings come alive. Then I was sold to the Galaxy Games, where I’ll now complete a series of nearly impossible tasks. If I win, I’m free.

When I was twelve, I was forced to watch as an invader killed everyone I loved. He captured me and took me to the chamber, where he tortured me and the other males, desperate to twist us into a beastly army. He may have turned me into a monster, but I refused to give into his demands. Now I’ve been sold to the Galaxy Games, where I must complete a series of dangerous tasks with an Earthling female by my side.

I was stolen by invaders when I was three seasons old and taken to Lord Vunne’s chamber. There, he tried to mold me into a monster. I became fast friends with other youngling males who I soon called my brothers. We protected each other, until Vunne sold us to the Galaxy Games, a series of traps and pitfalls with an elusive final destination. If I complete my desert course, I’ll be free, but if I fail even one task, I will face extermination. I don’t care about what happens to me. My life was lost to me when I was three.

Schon bald wird klar, dass Emma so schnell nicht nach Hause zurückkehren wird. Schon das erste gemeinsame Weltraumabenteuer schweißt sie und Kwen enger zusammen, als den beiden lieb ist. Kurzerhand brechen sie gemeinsam zu einer Schatzjagd auf und suchen auf einem Wüstenplaneten nach einem verschollenen Artefakt. Im Verlauf dieses Abenteuers kommt Kwen ein interessantes Gerücht zu Ohren: Tief auf dem Grund des Ozeanplaneten Idris soll sich ein weiteres Bruchstück des Kristalls von Samaria befinden. Dumm nur, dass Idris seit jeher eine Brutstätte gefährlicher Seeungeheuer ist.

Bist du bereit für ein humorvolles, farbenfrohes, verrücktes und romantisches Weltraumabenteuer in Heftroman-Länge? Steht dir der Sinn nach einem spacigen Lesenachmittag oder nach einem galaktischen Abend auf dem Sofa? Oder brauchst du vielleicht einfach nur eine Auszeit inmitten der Sterne, weil der Alltag mal wieder nervt? Dann lass dich vom heißesten Schatzjäger des Universums entführen und entdecke an seiner Seite die Geheimnisse des Universums. Über das erste Hörbuch: Ihr erfahrt, wie es Kwen in die Weiten des Alls verschlägt.

I am Lady Assassin Krunch. Okay, not really. But I'm dressed like her at the CosPlay Con I waited forever to attend. And I play her in the live action role play group I belong to. It's nerdy. I'm aware. But there's not a lot to do for a socially awkward pharmacy technician from Fargo, North Dakota. My life is lonely and boring . . . until I get sucked into a portal through my phone at the Con and tossed into an alternate time on an alien planet. Turns out I am Assassin Krunch after all because this planet makes all your desires come true.

Captain Katherine Thorn has one of the toughest reputations in the Galaxy Elite Fleet. Her problems start when she mistakes two powerful diplomats for Rim pirates, and attempts to ensure their silence regarding their rescue by using sexual blackmail. But Kate has never come across anyone like these two men before, two men who are prepared to use every method at their disposal to ensure payback, and they want to get her back in their power and in their bed.

Falling in love is easy; staying alive long enough to enjoy it just might be impossible. Javan Rhodes, the hard-drinking, disreputable captain of space freighter The Kypris, took a mission to save himself from hitting the bottom of the food chain. Transporting Sola, a beautiful young aristocrat, from Earth to an unknown destination on the outer rim of the colonies is lucrative, but also highly illegal.