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Book Kissed by the Alien Mercenary

Download or read book Kissed by the Alien Mercenary written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woken by a kiss, she didn’t expect her prince to be a handsome alien warrior. After being ill for months Lizzie Kalson wakes to a world she doesn’t recognize. Literally. That’s because it’s the home planet for an alien empire. Now she has to contend with the fact her sister is an alien princess and the hot as hell alien warrior whose deep, gravelly voice haunts her dreams. She should keep a level head but something about him makes her want to forget all about the differences between their species and wish for her own fairytale romance... Born with nothing, his honor is all he has. And he’d leave it all behind because of love... Saal has always had to fight for everything he has, including his place at the Healer’s Hall. Seen as a punishment by most, he doesn’t care. Not when it allows him to be close to the beautiful Lady Lizzie. He’s determined to make her his, but the cost is higher than he expected when cultural differences raise their ugly heads. Perhaps humans and lathar don’t get a happily ever after…But when Lizzie’s life is on the line, can Saal look past his heartbreak and save the only female he’s ever loved? PLEASE NOTE: This title was previously included in the LOVED IN SPACE anthology, and has been minorly expanded and edited for re-release. Keywords: alien warrior princess, alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series, alien mercenary romance

Book Kissed by the Alien Mercenary

Download or read book Kissed by the Alien Mercenary written by Mina Carter and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woken by a kiss, she didn't expect her prince to be a handsome alien warrior. After being ill for months Lizzie Kalson wakes to a world she doesn't recognize. Literally. That's because it's the home planet for an alien empire. Now she has to contend with the fact her sister is an alien princess and the hot as hell alien warrior whose deep, gravelly voice haunts her dreams. She should keep a level head but something about him makes her want to forget all about the differences between their species and wish for her own fairytale romance... Born with nothing, his honor is all he has. And he'd leave it all behind because of love... Saal has always had to fight for everything he has, including his place at the Healer's Hall. Seen as a punishment by most, he doesn't care. Not when it allows him to be close to the beautiful Lady Lizzie. He's determined to make her his, but the cost is higher than he expected when cultural differences raise their ugly heads. Perhaps humans and lathar don't get a happily ever after...But when Lizzie's life is on the line, can Saal look past his heartbreak and save the only female he's ever loved? PLEASE NOTE: This title was previously included in the LOVED IN SPACE anthology, and has been minorly expanded and edited for re-release.

Book Alien Mercenary s Destiny

Download or read book Alien Mercenary s Destiny written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He saved her from certain death. She didn’t count on him being a… nerd. A Tarviisan pit fighter forced to fight for survival her entire life, Zadaenae is sure she’s about to breathe her last when she’s cornered during a breakout. But help comes from an unexpected quarter; an alien with the infamous Warborne Mercenary team. Only her savior isn’t an experienced mercenary, he’s a scientist without a clue about fighting… Wracked with guilt over his injuries saving her, she takes a hire with the Warborne to stick around, even though the last thing she needs is the scarily intelligent, utterly fascinating human finding out her deepest, darkest secret… He nearly died. Then he became something else. Something… not human. Dr. Eric Archer has all the smarts he’s ever needed, but multiple degrees don’t mean anything on the alien mercenary vessel, Sprite. Instead of working in a lab, he’s had a crash course in battlefield tactics, field stripping alien rifles, and shooting just to stay alive and earn his place among the lethal aliens. She’s an alien. And a princess. He needs to up his game to have any chance… When rescuing a beautiful damsel in distress almost kills him, an experimental alien treatment saves his life. And makes him more than human. Makes him something… else. Forced to deal with more new muscles than he knows what to do with, plus hormones and instincts no human has ever encountered before, Eric must navigate his new abilities and prove to alien princess Zadaenae he's the only man she'll ever need. But he’s not the only one with eyes on his beautiful alien princess. She’s someone else’s means to an end, and this scientist must use everything at his disposal: new skills and old alike to try and save the woman he loves… Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, alien mercenary.

Book Alien Mercenary s Heart

Download or read book Alien Mercenary s Heart written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the worlds of the Lathar, as you've never seen them before... She wanted a coffee and an easy shift. Instead, she got a smart-alec mercenary and commandos trying to kill her… Medically discharged from the military over a decade ago, Station Chief Eris Archer just wants a quiet life. But life on a frontier station like Tarantus is never dull. The wild west of space, she’s used to less than scrupulous characters crossing her path. So when handsome cyborg, Zero, charms her with fantastical tales of being non-human, she takes it with a pinch of salt. When commandos storm the base, trying to kill her and she ends up with a price on her head, she has to trust him with her life… but can she trust him with her heart? He doesn’t know where he came from, but he knows one thing… his destiny is with her. Zero is a mystery, even to himself. Since waking up badly damaged in a wrecked shuttle, he’s made his home with the Warborne, a band of Latharian Mercenaries with a lethal reputation. He lives fast and he expects to die young… Until he meets her. Eris Archer captures the attention of all his instincts, human and cyborg. Drawn to her like a targeting lock… he wants to get to know her better. But his plans for a date in the station’s brig are foiled by people with guns and they have to get off the station. Fast. Between murderous commandos, betrayals and an unexpected rescue mission; can Zero prove to her that he’s all the man, or machine, she’ll ever need... Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, cyborg romance, cyborg fiction

Book Alien Mercenary s Prize

Download or read book Alien Mercenary s Prize written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natalia Heath is a survivor. She’ll survive an alien fight pit. No problem. On the run from her crime lord father most of her life, Nat knows how to survive in the worst places in the universe. Being kidnapped by aliens and thrown into a gladiatorial arena to fight for her life is just another turn of bad luck in a lifetime of them. She just needs to figure out a plan to escape. What she doesn’t plan on though is the sexy alien who says he’s here to rescue her... or the sparks that fly between them. Beauty’s secret could get him killed... not revealing it will mean her death. Former pit champion and now a member of the famous mercenary unit, the Warborne, Beauty has two goals in life; keep his head down and die of old age in his own bed. Unfortunately he picked the wrong profession for that. When a team member’s sister is captured, he must head back to the gladiatorial fight pits and reclaim his place as champion to save her. Unfortunately for him, she turns out to be a spiky, snippy little human female with plans to save herself. Worse, her scent is the most tantalizing he’s ever encountered... She’s beautiful, alluring, and HIS. His mate. But the rules have changed. The pits are no longer a place where skill in combat can elevate a fighter to freedom. It’s a place of despair and hopelessness with no way out. To save them all, he must deal with the devils of his past and fight a new champion, one shrouded in secrecy who kills all who dare to step onto the sands in challenge... Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior.

Book Warriors of the Lathar Collection  Volume 3

Download or read book Warriors of the Lathar Collection Volume 3 written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2023-01-07 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth girls might be popular -- but they're definitely not easy! Alien Warrior's Secret Being captured by aliens is better than being sent home… Faced with the prospect of going back to over-crowded earth with its slum-cities, Randy takes a high-stakes, off the book mission into the heart of enemy territory. Alien Surgeon’s Seduction She was his the moment she stepped aboard. He'll fight everyone, even the emperor himself, to keep her. Curvy. Dangerous. And all his, if the secrets in his blood don't tear them apart first... Rescued by her Alien Protector Danaar is on the brink of gaining everything he’s ever wanted. A position as War Commander and a mate, Madison. When enemies conspiring in the shadows mean she is taken from him, and thrown in a brutal human prison, he faces an impossible choice. Break his vows to the empire and risk an intergalactic war… or lose his mate forever. Kissed by the Alien Mercenary Woken by a kiss, she didn’t expect her prince to be a handsome alien warrior. She should keep a level head but something about him makes her want to forget all about the differences between their species and wish for her own fairy tale romance... **Note: This boxed set contains previously issued books 9-12 of the Warriors of the Lathar series. If you own these titles individually, DO NOT purchase this book. Intended for readers 18+ due to mature themes and explicit language. Each story has an HEA, no cheating, and lots and lots of love. Enjoy!**

Book Alien Mercenary s Bride

Download or read book Alien Mercenary s Bride written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stowing away on an alien ship? Idiotic. Stowing away on the Warborne's ship? Suicidal. Marika Ingrassia is desperate. To escape another wedding arranged by her father, she runs. Between a homicidal groom and a ship full of trained killers, she'll take her chances with the mercenaries, thank you very much. Only things don't go quite to plan. Her idea to force them to help her at gunpoint seemed a stroke of brilliance until she's on board and facing down the sexiest mercenary she'd ever seen. She can't think straight, never mind shoot straight. She's doomed for a long walk out of a short airlock until Mr. tall, muscled, and growly agrees to help her escape her father's clutches... by marrying her. Just one problem. This time she wants the wedding to be for real... She's the prettiest thing he's ever seen. And everything a killer like him doesn't deserve. Skinny has been a mercenary most of his life. One of the legendary Warborne, he's killed more men than he's had hot dinners and he's damn good at it. When he finds a scared human female, he doesn't expect his reaction to her, or for her to clock him over the head with a pipe. Unpleasantness aside, when he realizes she needs help, he's all ears. And everything else she needs. Up to and including his hand in marriage to protect her... No plan survives first contact with the enemy. Between an assassination attempt and his past catching up with them... can Skinny convince Marika he's the alien for her, or will he lose her forever? Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, space marine, alien warrior, alien assassins

Book Zaedon s Kiss

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rayna Tyler
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-06-28
  • ISBN : 9781953213020
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Zaedon s Kiss written by Rayna Tyler and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To protect the ones they love, they must first learn to trust each other.The ketaurran war might be over, but it doesn't mean the humans are safe. The work Cara does for the rebels is dangerous, but she likes what she does, and the independence it offers. Although her last mission was a success, it came with a deadly price. The mercenary she crossed wants her dead and is willing to pay a large bounty for the privilege.Contrary to what the ruler of the planet thinks, the last thing Cara wants or needs is a bodyguard. Not only is Zaedon an elite warrior, but he's all kinds of hot. If ever there was a male she could fall for, it would be him. Too bad their first encounter didn't go well, and the male's idea of fun is being overprotective and continually finding ways to annoy her. Zaedon takes his role as guardian to his people's leader seriously, the vow to protect Cara with his life even more so. The first time she taunts him with her alluring scent, he knows she is his mate-a fact he can't share unless he wants to lose the infuriating female forever.

Book Alien Surgeon   s Seduction

Download or read book Alien Surgeon s Seduction written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was his the moment she stepped aboard. He'll fight everyone, even the emperor himself, to keep her... Like most Lathar, First Healer Isan K'Vass didn't expect to ever find his mate. The genetic plague that had ravaged their race meant they had no females, and his tainted bloodline meant he would be last in line for one of the rare human females. Or it should. Until a human combat team boards the Veral’vias and he see's HER. Flame haired. Curvy. Dangerous. And all his, if the secrets in his blood don't tear them apart first... Aliens should not be hot. At all. Not ever. Shannon Taylor had one thing on her mind when she boarded the alien vessel. Her mission. But no plan survives first contact with the enemy and her rescue mission goes sideways quicker than a cat on a hot tin roof. Finding herself the prisoner of the Lathar, and one, hot as hades healer in particular, she needs to keep her wits about her if she's ever going to get herself the hell of this alien ship. However, the Lathar aren't as bad as she'd been told and it's all she can do to remember that Isan, her sexy healer, is the enemy. Only he's not, he kisses like a dream, and they end up on the same side on a mission into dangerous territory to root out an enemy to both their people. But treachery lurks in the shadows and when Shannon is betrayed, will her warrior reach her in time. Or is their happily-ever-after over before it could begin? Keywords: alien doctor, alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series

Book Alien Mercenary s Consorts

Download or read book Alien Mercenary s Consorts written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was done with royal life years ago. One problem… it’s not done with him. Exiled prince turned mercenary, Fin, wants nothing more than to spend his days drinking, fighting and trying to persuade his beautiful crewmate, Red, into his bed. When a summons arrives from his home planet of Navarr, his secret is out. He’s not just any prince, he’s the heir to the throne. He must return home to pay his respects and fight for his crown. But once Warborne, always Warborne, and his crew won’t let him go into a dangerous situation without back up. Just one problem… for Red and Sparky to set foot on Navarr, he has to marry them. As his spouses though, they become prime targets. Can Fin keep them safe and claim his birthright against a dangerous rival, or will he have to choose between them? Fool her once, shame on you. Fool her twice, and this girl bites! Red has everything she needs. A home on the mercenary ship, the Sprite, and her crew mates in place of the family who rejected her before she was born. She doesn’t need anything else. Especially not the handsome but arrogant Navarr princeling, Fin, or the equally handsome but utterly insane human, Sparky. But then the proverbial hits the fan and Fin must return home, there’s no way she’ll let the two of them go alone. They’d only get themselves killed, or worse… What’s a girl to do but pick up her blasters and hope she doesn’t lose her heart in the process? He’s spent a lifetime fighting. Now he just wants someone to call home… preferably two someones… Jayce Allen—Sparky to most—has more than a screw loose. In fact, he’s probably got a whole boxful somewhere, a fact his superiors knew when they hung him out to dry in one of humanity’s worst max-security prisons. Since breaking himself out, he’s made a new life for himself amongst the dangerous alien crew of the Warborne. If pushed, he’d say it was all in the interests of furthering alien-human relations, but really the only two aliens he’s interested in are so far into each other that he doubts they know he exists… But when a dangerous mission means he needs to marry them both, he can’t resist. He’ll take whatever they’re prepared to offer him. And if he gets burned… so be it.

Book Rescued by her Alien Protector

Download or read book Rescued by her Alien Protector written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared to put her life on the line, she didn’t expect to lose her heart. Vice President Madison Cole is used to having a target on her back. Being captured by aliens? An acceptable risk to get what she needs. What she didn’t count on was falling for the ‘enemy’, a handsome alien warrior with a hero’s heart. Before they can have their happily ever after though, she must return home one last time… He’s been loyal to the empire all his life. Will he betray everything he knows to save the woman he loves? Danaar K’Vass is on the brink of gaining everything he’s ever wanted. A position as War Commander in the Latharian Empire and a mate, the beautiful human female, Madison Cole. But enemies conspiring in the shadows mean Madison is taken from him, and thrown in a brutal human prison, he faces an impossible choice.... Break his vows to the empire and risk an intergalactic war… or lose his mate forever. Keywords: alien mate romance, alien romance, space books for adults, sci fi, sci fi books, sci fi romance, sci fi adventure, sci fi series, alien mate romance, alien mate series

Book The President s Alien Princess

Download or read book The President s Alien Princess written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asleep in the ice for eons, she’s woken by the prince she despises… Betrayed and forced into stasis after a coup sent her starship crashing onto an unknown planet, Imperial Navy Captain Lynara Varaant only expects to sleep a few years until rescue comes. Instead, she wakes 250,000 years later to find her lost crew evolved into the planet's inhabitants called humans, and the empire she knew changed beyond all recognition. When she meets Cameron Murphy, the handsome president of Earth, she despises him for his resemblance to the prince who betrayed her. But she can’t get the sexy human, or the way his kisses make her burn, out of her mind… He freed her from frozen sleep, but her right hook said she isn’t looking for a prince. The moment Murphy sees Lynara, he knows she's his. She emerges ready to fight, but he sees past that to the woman within. A man with a dark past, he knows he doesn’t deserve her, but he can’t resist her… But his world fractures when Lynara is kidnapped by an unknown enemy, and he learns he’s been decieved—Lynara's frozen ship held an apocalyptic superweapon, now stolen along with the woman from the past he’s in love with. To save her and stop humanity being wiped out, he must make treacherous alliances, confront the twisted plans of an ancient Latharian purist, and once again step into the shadows to become the dangerous man he left behind long ago…

Book Hunted by the Alien Berserker

Download or read book Hunted by the Alien Berserker written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a pilot, not a people person. What does she know about keeping a bunch of women alive on an alien planet? Even worse, said planet has alien cavemen intent on carrying them off to their lairs to… do whatever it is alien cavemen DO to their captives. Yeah, that doesn’t take a genius to figure out. When the women she’s trying to protect manage to get themselves captured, it’s up to Maeve to track them through an alien forest, with unknown dangers, and rescue them. But she didn’t count on becoming prey herself… or the handsome white-haired caveman who came to her rescue, and who insists on protecting her even if they don’t speak the same language. Sparks flare and she can’t keep away. What’s a little crash-landed on an alien planet romance going to hurt? But then his lies are revealed and she realises that the stakes are FAR higher than she thought… He scares people. He doesn’t protect them. Until her… No one goes to Parac’Norr. Not willingly. The ‘home’ of the Izaean Berserkers (read exile prison planet they’re dumped on), it’s a hard and brutal place where only the strongest survive. Then there’s the Northern Continent… where all hope goes to die. When a ship crash lands there with precious females aboard, Raalt, the leader of the Izaea, must race against time to save them. Because the Northern Continent hides the Izaeans’ best-kept secret… But he has no choice. Once he heard her voice on the mayday call, he’ll move heaven and earth to find her. She is HIS, and he’ll kill everything on that gods-forsaken continent to protect her if he has to… Even if it costs him his sanity and his soul.

Book Mesmerized by the Alien Mercenary

Download or read book Mesmerized by the Alien Mercenary written by Ashlyn Hawkes and published by Ashlyn Hawkes. This book was released on with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standalone instalove alien romance from author Ashlyn Hawkes. Not liking any of the jobs on Kuria, Tox heads to Earth. A mercenary at heart, he lives day to day. Until he’s paid to kill Sophia. He’s too money-hungry to deny the job, but will she buy him off? Or buy his heart? Trigger warning: this book includes some dark themes like consent and assault, but love will always win. No cliffhanger. Keywords: alien abduction romance, science fiction romance, scifi romance, paranormal romance, science fiction, standalone, happy end, happy ending, alpha male, fantasy romance, urban fantasy, steamy romance, happily ever after, romance, ebooks to read and download, scifi romance, alien abduction, alien romance, collection, box set, boxed set, Zenobia Renquist, Kate Rudolph, Starr Huntress, Sedona Venez, Regine Abel, Roxie Ray, Lee Savino, Renee Rose, Milly Taiden, Ava Hunter, Ruby Dixon, Jenny Foster, Elizabeth Stephens, Margo Bond Collins, Stasia Black, Lisa Lace

Book Kissed by an Alien

    Book Details:
  • Author : Emily Michel
  • Publisher : Emily Michel
  • Release : 2024-02-29
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Kissed by an Alien written by Emily Michel and published by Emily Michel. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small-town librarian. An out of this world secret. Can the stars give her a happy ending? Meretta Larsen is smitten. Her job at the library is safe and quiet, healing her from a painful past, until the new mystery man in town asks for her help. When his face turns up in a hundred-year-old photo, Mere's rational mind wars with the evidence in front of her eyes. Accepting his offer for dinner, she trusts her gut and takes a leap of faith. Their passionate night together leads to the revelation he calls another planet home. Will Meretta help her lover escape the agents hunting him, even if it means breaking her own heart? Kissed by an Alien is a tantalizing science fiction romance novella. If you like quirky, close-knit towns, hidden identities, and great escapes, you'll love Emily Michel's unearthly alien romance.

Book Alien Mercenary s Scientist

Download or read book Alien Mercenary s Scientist written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accused of murder and trapped in a web of corporate deceit, her only hope lies in the stars... and in a handsome alien mercenary. Lina's day goes from bad to worse when she uncovers her employer's darkest secret: illegal experiments on non-humans that shatter ethical boundaries and risk igniting a war. She knows she needs to tell someone, but her employers have a habit of silencing whistleblowers. Permanently. Desperate, she makes a call to an old friend... She anticipates a high-stakes rescue. What she doesn't expect is Mayce, an alien mercenary whose smoldering gaze and sharp intellect challenge everything she knows about survival—and desire. The mission was simple: rescue the damsel (scientist) in distress. But it's not that simple anymore... Mayce, the newest member of the Warborne, prepares for a straightforward rescue mission. However, a raging solar storm strands him at the base, complicating what should have been a simple plan. He must think on his feet to keep the rest of the crew from discovering he's an alien and to protect Lina, not just as a rescuee, but as the woman who's stolen his heart. When the base turns into a hunting ground with crew members mysteriously killed, and attempts on Lina’s life intensify, Mayce finds himself in a race against time. He must unravel the mystery and solve the murders before the killer claims the one person who makes his heart beat...

Book Alien Lord s Captive

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mina Carter
  • Publisher : Mina Carter
  • Release : 2017-12-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 155 pages

Download or read book Alien Lord s Captive written by Mina Carter and published by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s trained for everything up to and including alien invasion. One problem. No one told her aliens would be so damn sexy. It’s simple. When her base is attacked by aliens, Cat has to fight. Whenever and however possible. But the alien leader, Tarrick, has her in his sights and she has one choice. Come to his bed or things go badly for her friends. Determined to resist, it’s hard to remember what she’s fighting against when her alien captor is built like a god and his touch sets her body on fire. She only has to fool him for a while, just long enough to get the information they need to escape. Long enough to find out her alien captor isn’t the monster she thought... But when the time comes, will she want to leave? He needs a female, or they all die. His species is dying. Not today, maybe not tomorrow, but with no females, their days are numbered. Finding a base full of females is a bounty Tarrick can't ignore. Nor can he ignore the delicate little female who stirs his blood yet dares to defy him at every step. Then a dangerous rival challenges his claim on Terran space and all it’s females. He can’t afford to lose control, or his clan is doomed. When his treasured female is taken, he'll do anything to rescue her. Including starting an intergalactic war…