Showing results for "Romance" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

I first saw the Folk when I was a little boy, when they started appearing in my garden, with their unnatural, cruel beauty and honeyed words and veiled taunts. I grew up with big green eyes watching me from the forest. Whispers from the trees. Shimmering skin darting between the bushes. Black creatures always lurking in the shadows. While they were here, I thought nothing of them. It wasn’t until they were gone that I realise it wasn’t…normal. But it isn’t until I’m twenty-one, when my life is in ruins, that they come back to take me away.

When I snuck out of the house on my twenty-first birthday, I didn't expect to be struck by a bolt of lightning... or to wake up in a strange land and be saved from freezing to death by a dragon. Then the beast shifted before my eyes into a man more regal than any king and hotter than dragon fire. A man who didn't hesitate to bare and spank me for daring to resist his rescue. I knew in that moment not just that I would be his one day but that I was his already.

Amanda Bryant has been a spy for five long years, but when aliens suddenly appear claiming a deadly enemy threatens Earth’s very survival, Amanda is asked by her superiors to accept the most dangerous mission of her life…volunteer to be an alien’s bride, to share the strange warrior’s bed, and then betray him. Accepting the assignment, Amanda is processed as the first Interstellar Bride and transported halfway across the galaxy to her new mate’s battleship where she awakens to discover she has been matched to not just one huge Prillon warrior, but two.

When Malichai Fortunes attacks a problem, he does it full force - a habit that earns the GhostWalker a painful injury and a forced vacation in San Diego, California. With nothing but physical therapy on the horizon, Malichai is starting to get restless...until a striking blue-eyed blonde makes all his senses come alive. Amaryllis is kind and warm and sees beyond Malichai's rough exterior, but he can tell there's something she's hiding. Her innate healing abilities indicate she might be a GhostWalker - albeit an untrained one.

When an invitation to try a cutting-edge game promising darkly sensual adventure drops in Abram's lap, it's an offer he can't refuse. After all, as an agoraphobe who never leaves his apartment, his social life is defined by, and limited to, games. Yet an interesting premise quickly shows its dark side as his mind is filled with memories of unspeakable torment, forcing him to rely on his meta-knowledge just to stay sane. The game is like nothing he's ever played: It has no tutorial, no HUD, no levels, no experience system, no respawns, and no mercy.

Lumerian Knight Torrin Llahsab has spent months as a prisoner of the evil Vilitos with one goal, a single purpose...survive, escape, track an ancient artifact before it can be used to destroy more of his people. When an opportunity comes at last, he is moments from stealing an enemy ship and making his escape when he sees a beautiful human woman, bound and gagged, being tormented by the evil guards. Weak and injured, he risks everything to save the female. He is a protector. A defender. It’s what he is to his core and he cannot simply walk away.

Isabella Martinez war schon immer besonders gut darin, gegen alles und jeden zu rebellieren, egal ob Eltern, Schule oder Freunde. Niemand konnte es ihr recht machen und kein Mensch war je in der Lage, sie und ihre abgründig finsteren Sehnsüchte zu bändigen. Als sie mit ihrer zügellosen Art schließlich Schwierigkeiten mit dem Gesetz bekommt und zwischen einem Gefängnisaufenthalt oder der Reise als interstellare Braut zu einem fremden Planeten wählen muss, zögert sie keine Sekunde lang. Einsam und verlassen auf der Erde, fiel ihr die Entscheidung nicht besonders schwer.

It's all a matter of opinion, but Carter's day is going pretty badly. He's an engineer captured by bug aliens, now depending on his large, muscled, naked cage mates for food and warmth. They seem sentient, so that's good. But they're also handsy. Which is...complicated. The military isn't looking for him. Slaves taken by the bug race never come back. Yet, Carter is very much alive, and if he wants to stay that way, he'll need to trust Pykh and Siel, two affectionate aliens with claws, teeth, and size.

Leah doit à tout prix s’extirper des griffes d’un homme puissant qu’elle a osé défier, son unique échappatoire est se porter volontaire pour le Programme des Épouses Interstellaires. On l’envoie sur la planète Viken : à son arrivée, elle découvre avec surprise qu’elle a été accouplée non pas à un, mais à trois immenses et séduisants guerriers. Drogan, Tor et Lev sont les triplés de la famille royale Viken, ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d’eau mais ont été séparés à la naissance, dans le but ultime d’échapper à une guerre catastrophique.

Natalie Montgomery sehnt sich nach einem neuen Leben. Sie mag zwar reich sein, aber ihr Leben bietet ihr keine Erfüllung. Ihre Eltern waren nie für sie da, denn sie waren zu reich und mächtig, um sich mit ihrer Tochter zu befassen. Sie zieht den Schlussstrich, als sie Natalie mit einem kaltherzigen Verlobten verkuppeln wollen. Als Freiwillige im Programm für Interstellare Bräute ist sie überglücklich, als sie auf den heißen Wüstenplaneten Trion und in die Arme eines verführerischen Kriegers entsendet wird, der ihren Körper zum Glühen bringt.

Als Kunsthändlerin in New York hat Sophia Antonelli hart für ihre Karriere gearbeitet. Das Schicksal zwingt sie jedoch, einen Deal mit der organisierten Kriminalität einzugehen. Als etwas schief geht, wird sie vor die Wahl gestellt: 25 Jahre Gefängnis oder Teilnahme am Interstellare Brautprogramm. Die Entscheidung ist leicht und Sophia ist schockiert zu erfahren, dass sie nicht einem, sondern drei Viken-Kriegern zugeteilt ist.

Earth, year 2332. Life isn't fair. Just ask Violet, who mysteriously arrived in a space capsule at an orphanage as a baby. She has one goal—to find her biological parents—and winning the Virgin Hunt Games will ensure her face is plastered on every screener across the universe. If she can only stay away from her mate, the one man she must elude at all cost to win. Prince Zel Oscar is used to getting what he wants. But accepting a rival's dare to be a Hunter in the sexploitative Virgin Hunt Games was a terrible and possibly life-altering mistake. But then he meets his Hunted, Violet.

When I'm rescued by space pirates, they tell me I'm safe. I'm told I can be myself again, get as angry as I want, laugh and cry and scream all I need. I don't believe them, of course. I certainly don't believe Alyvos, the "muscle" of the pirate ship. Everyone says he likes nothing more than a good fight, but to me, he's kind and protective. How can I fear someone who holds me tenderly through the night and has fuzzy skin? But my pirate wants more from me than I'm ready to give. He wants my fiery spirit...and I'm not sure it's there anymore.

Amanda Bryant est espionne depuis cinq longues années, mais quand des extraterrestres surgissent en prétendant qu’un ennemi mortel menace la survie même de la Terre, ses supérieurs l’incitent à accepter la mission la plus dangereuse de sa vie...se porter volontaire pour épouser un extraterrestre, partager la couche de l’étrange guerrier pour mieux le trahir. La mission acceptée, Amanda est promue première Épouse Interstellaire.

Imprisoned, awaiting execution, one hope is left; a woman brave enough to tame his beast - and strong enough to fight the demons inside both his head and his heart. Because he may have escaped the Hive...but they aren’t finished with him yet. Warlord Anghar survives hell as a captive of the evil Hive. Convinced he will never break free, he chooses death over dishonor. When the Coalition ReCon Team sent to kill him frees him instead, he begins the long, tortuous journey back to a true Atlan, a warrior proud of his beast, of his service.

When I see her, I have to have her. The one they call Shelby. But the humans have not given her to us. She remains behind the walls of the facility they have reclaimed. She remains with a male that does not deserve her. This beautiful, enchanting creature with long black braids and bright eyes needs a real male, a master, a true protector. She needs me. I will do whatever it takes to claim her. I’ll kill. I’ll lie. I’ll steal. No human, naga, or otherwise will keep us apart. Tonight, Shelby will be in my arms. To hell with the rest.

For Lori Straford, born into the lowest caste of citizens—the pleasure arts strata of their society—it is an inescapable fate that she can only hope to better by enlisting as a spa attendant and masseuse on one of the luxury world colonies under the purview of Darvel Exploration Corporation. When she is talked into working on one of their mining planets for a year with the promise of a hefty bonus and to be transferred to her choice planet after more non-gratas can be sent over, it is too good of an opportunity to pass up.

Earth, Year 2328. Tamsin Mercedes has led a charmed life. Her loving parents, scientists who research groundbreaking drugs, have given her everything she desires...until evil investors blackmail them to develop highly addictive new drugs. Tamsin won't have it. Sacrificing her innocence as a Hunted in the Virgin Hunt Games is a small price to pay them off. But first she must win.

An Atlan warlord in hiding. In pain. In danger of succumbing to a horrible fever. Only one woman can save him. One. All he has to do is find her before he becomes a Big Bad Beast.

Whitney Mason is the daughter of a Wall Street con man. When he is sent to prison and her family’s name is destroyed, she is eager for a new life on a new world. Anywhere but Earth. Tested by the Interstellar Brides Program, she is matched to a strong Viken warrior. What she doesn’t know is that her mate and the other two warriors waiting to claim her are on a secret and dangerous mission for the Coalition Fleet’s Intelligence Core. From the moment she arrives on Viken, they are forced to lie to her...about everything...except their desire.