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Wrongly imprisoned whistle-blower Rachel Pierce would rather take her chances with her court appeal than accept her place as the first Interstellar Bride destined for the Colony. She’s stubborn and determined to seek justice - and her freedom - on Earth...but her mates are not willing to risk her life or her future on a system they believe to be both primitive and corrupt.

I will break out of Darkmore Penitentiary. But I was a fool to think that it would be so simple. And now with more and more Fae relying on me to get them out of this slice of hell, I find myself unable to do a damn thing. Mason Cain stabbed me in the back and left me to rot in the dark. So now I have another goal in mind before I escape this place, because no one messes with the Queen of the Oscura Clan and lives to tell the tale. The moment I get out of here, my sights will be set on him.

After ten years together, Jeremy “Jem” Creed and his wife, Crystal, are looking to give their marriage a fresh start on Paradeisos, a mysterious island off the coast of Oregon. What they find is stranger than they could have imagined: the locals are named after Greek gods, horned thugs lurk in back alleys, and the women are strangely friendly.

After nearly two months out away from Pine Lake and the women in his life, Chris is finally ready to head back. Feeling like he's conquered his demons, or at least won a decisive battle against them, and learned some crucial things about himself and his relationships, he's eager to return home and continue his life there. But it's going to be a long walk, and although he isn't too concerned about the day-to-day difficulties of traveling across the frozen wilderness, he's nervous about traveling with the four women he's picked up while out finding himself.

What started out as a relatively simple encounter with two highly attractive women trying to survive in the frozen wilderness is now rapidly becoming more complicated for Chris. His relationship with Lara and Susan is growing into something much more complex and emotional, and on top of that, Jessica has just arrived on their doorstep with her daughter Hannah. She reveals that she has left her neglectful husband for good, and consequently needs a place to stay.

Contains the complete Catgirl Doctor series. Catgirls have had a symbiotic relationship with humans since time immemorial. Many young men long to become breeders: humans who are responsible for quelling a catgirl’s lust when they go into heat. Chris Redford was just a normal college student attending San Diego University for his PhD in catgirl physiology and medicine to become a catgirl doctor. When he comes across Silva, an abused catgirl, Chris finds his purpose in life.

Twenty-four hours later, Brawley is a power mage with two incredible women and one hell of a mission statement. Next stop: Miami, where flesh mages party hard in Heaven and Hell, an underground nightclub featuring wild sex and brutal fighting side-by-side. If Brawley opens his Carnal strand, he’ll gain super strength, speed, and healing. Meanwhile, everyone is hunting him, including mafia hit men, government agents, and a voluptuous bounty hunter harboring a dark secret only Brawley can solve...if he lives that long.

Rowan Callahan is a career-climbing attorney. But vicious - and false - rumors are destroying her professional life. That all ceases to matter when a plane crashes in downtown Chicago and the entire city goes dark, and she realizes she’s just witnessed the kick-off to the apocalypse. Armed with a backpack of supplies, she leaves Chicago, intent on resetting her skewed priorities and seeking shelter at the family farm with her father and sister. She’s injured and running for her life when she stumbles directly in the crosshairs of two men who just might be her salvation.

Die fälschlich inhaftierte Whistleblowerin Rachel Pierce nimmt lieber das Risiko eines Berufungsverfahrens in Kauf, als ihren vorbestimmten Platz als erste Interstellare Braut auf der Kolonie hinzunehmen. Sie ist dickköpfig und fest entschlossen, Gerechtigkeit - und ihre Freiheit - auf der Erde zu erlangen...aber ihre Gefährten sind nicht bereit, ihr Leben oder ihre Zukunft auf ein System zu setzen, das sie für primitiv und korrupt halten.

Die Captains Hunt und Tyran haben zu lange auf eine Gefährtin gewartet, um nun zuzulassen, dass diese ihr Leben im Kampf gegen das Böse riskiert. Aber ihre aufmüpfige kleine Menschenfrau will nicht auf sie hören. Sie sind fest entschlossen, sie zu zähmen, in Besitz zu nehmen, für ihre Sicherheit zu sorgen...egal, um welchen Preis.

Lindsey Walters würde alles tun, um ihren Sohn zu retten, selbst den verrücktesten Auftrag ihres Lebens annehmen - sich auf einen Frachter zu schmuggeln, der zu dem gefürchteten außerirdischen Gefängnisplaneten unterwegs ist, den man die Kolonie nennt, und die Wahrheit darüber aufzudecken, was dort mit den tapferen Soldaten von der Erde passiert.

Aliena is a nice person who turns out to be an alien in a human host. She just has things to learn about the human form and society. When her body starts immune-rejecting the alien brain, and the brain has to be replaced by another alien brain, maintaining the semblance of marriage and family becomes a challenge for both Aliena and the man who loves her.

Göttern etwas abzuschlagen war noch nie eine gute Idee! Das weiß auch Ash Rodan. Deshalb nimmt er einen Auftrag der Unterweltsgöttin Hel an, obwohl er sich eigentlich auf die Frau konzentrieren will, die ihn seit ihrer ersten Begegnung in ihren Bann gezogen hat. Überglücklich folgt Lucy Hastings Ashs Einladung, mit ihm ein romantisches Wochenende in Rom zu verbringen. Das Leben der beiden wird gehörig durcheinandergewirbelt, als sie unfreiwillig in einen Streit der Götter hineingezogen werden und sie plötzlich nicht nur um ihre Liebe kämpfen, sondern auch gegen Gegner antreten müssen, die Lucy bisher nur aus Mythen und Legenden kannte.

After two of her brothers are killed in battle with the relentless alien menace that threatens the entire Interstellar Coalition, Sarah Mills volunteers to join the fight in an effort to bring home her last surviving brother. When she is mistakenly processed as a bride rather than a soldier, however, she rejects the match. But her mate has other ideas…. Dax is an Atlan warlord, and like all the men of his race, a primal beast lurks within him, ready to emerge in the fury of battle or the heat of the mating fever.

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.

Caroline Jane (CJ) Ellison has a gift for analysis. When a Wall Street deal goes bad, the choice between prison or the Interstellar Brides Program is a no-brainer. She’ll go. She’ll leave Earth, her past, and her mistakes behind. The decision is logical, not emotional. Until she wakes up on another world with a huge Atlan Warlord, her matched mate, refusing to claim her. Warlord Rezzer is contaminated. Weak. The Hive captured him and stole his soul, his very beast. A mate is out of the question when he can’t become what he was born to be, a beast, her mate, her protector.

When a potential threat against her life forces Eva Daily to seek shelter on another world, she has only one option available to her. She must offer herself to the Interstellar Bride Program. After a deeply humiliating assessment of her suitability, Eva will be assigned a mate and transported to his world to become his bride. Upon arriving on the desert planet Trion, Eva soon learns that things are quite different than she is used to on Earth.

Faith Jones is an Earth girl...and she’s not. She’s half Aleran. And not just any half - a royal half. Her mother is the queen, her sister is the heir, and her twin is determined to kill every alien on the planet if that’s what it takes to find their kidnapped mother. Faith’s job? Infiltrate the Jax household and spy on one of the most powerful families on the planet. There is a traitor in that house, and Faith is determined to find him, no matter the cost.

Nachdem sie zu Unrecht eines Verbrechens bezichtigt und dafür verurteilt wurde, meldet sich Jessica als Freiwillige zum Interstellaren Bräute-Programm, um einer langen Haftstrafe zu entgehen. Sie wird einem Prinzen zugeordnet—dem Thronfolger des mächtigen Planeten Prillon—aber ihre Zukunft gerät ins Wanken, als die Zuweisung vom aktuellen Herrscher Prillons abgelehnt wird.