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Cassandra Chamberlain has always stood out. It's hard not to at 6'1" and 165 pounds, with jet black hair and sapphire blue eyes. And if that isn't enough, she is also brilliant, graduating from Harvard at 15, teaching at MIT at 19, and up for the prestigious Magellan Award at 25. She's never really fit in. Not with her peers, not with her contemporaries, only with her family. But everything changes when the Earth is attacked, and Cassandra and her niece, Victoria, are the only survivors. Suddenly the smartest woman on the planet has to relearn everything.

Nötchka Uumian, solo-scavenger and pilot, only came to Bandalier for business. But when her first ever heat cycle hits, she has two choices: Get off the planet or find somewhere safe to ride out the heatburns. Determined to never end up mated and trapped in a kitchen, she heads into the Droid district. You can’t mate if the other person isn’t an organic, right?

The Cygnian people are facing extinction. Offspring are rare, and almost all are male. Without hope for finding a soulmate and creating a family of his own, Nuar follows his crown prince on a strange mission to a primitive planet filled with sentients, whose apparent fragility hides strengths he would never have expected.

Ana Jacobs knows the Elite and their depravity all too well. She was one of them once. Her father was a member of the Inner Circle and head of the Trinity funding the corruption of Sun City. When he learned she knew the names of those he'd hidden so well, he turned his back on her, had her kidnapped and tortured to protect his secrets. When she escapes the island and learns of her father’s death at the hands of a knife-wielding vigilante called the Nightwatchman, she returns to Sun City, vowing to use her knowledge to protect the city.

Stolen Moments of Love follows the story of Sophie Hayes, a talented photographer who feels trapped in a stagnant relationship and a monotonous life. When an unexpected assignment takes her to a quaint coastal town, Sophie hopes to reignite her passion for photography and rediscover her purpose. What she doesn't anticipate is the mysterious and captivating Ethan Cole, a traveler with a past full of heartache and secrets.

"Whispers of the Heart," Violet Anderson is at a crossroads in her life. After catching her fiancé cheating on her with her best friend, she flees the city and rents a quiet cottage in the mountain town of Lakeview. Here, she hopes to find peace and focus on her photography, leaving behind the pain of betrayal. The beauty of Lakeview, with its crystal-clear lake and breathtaking views, offers a serene backdrop for her recovery. But her heart, still fragile from past wounds, remains closed off to love.

Avery Monroe, a passionate historian with a penchant for uncovering hidden stories, takes on a project that promises to be her most exciting yet. She travels to Ravenswood, a town shrouded in mystery and secrets, to uncover the truth behind an artifact rumored to hold the key to a centuries-old mystery. In her search, she crosses paths with Ethan Blackwood, a man as mysterious as the town itself. Drawn to him despite herself, Avery must navigate her growing feelings while unearthing a series of clues that reveal the truth about a love lost in time—and a love rekindling in the present.

Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, Finn is her guardian, her constant companion…and more. But when the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place in the world, and in Cat’s heart.

On an alien planet thrown into peril by a lack of the ability for its population to procreate, a lone human must make the ultimate sacrifice and choose to be taken away from Earth to save his own species as well as the species of his new planet.

The humans of Earth have been guided and nurtured as they bred indiscriminately. Now the puppet masters are returning for the harvest. At the moment of our greatest danger an unexpected ally returns from the stars and a leader of incredible ability arises from the vast numbers of the marginalized. She seizes command of the allies and leads them against the enemy. Will they succeed? Can we even survive? And if we do, will there be anything left of our poor battered battleground of a planet?

I never thought I'd find my soul mate through a mail-order bride agency. I never thought he'd be an alien warrior.He calls me Naima. His beloved.When I'm on my way to meet him face-to-face, my shuttle is attacked, and we crash onto a planet in the middle of a war. I didn't sign up to be an alien comfort woman. I need my Naima to rescue me.

Life isn't worth living without an Internet connection. I'm always on the computer, video chatting, and even reading books on my phone. It was natural for me to use the TerraMates app to find a husband. I didn't know they would match me with a sexy alien who was afraid of high technology. TerraMates sent me to a mysterious planet where the penalty for having a smartphone was execution!

Earth is losing the war with the Anquesh. The world government needs TerraMates to find a bride for an alien warrior and finalize a peace treaty with the dangerous race. Jennifer Carden never thought Kai would select her as his mate. He's tall, dark, devilishly handsome, and different from all the males she's ever known. Once Kai decides Jenn is his sindare, she's taken to an alien planet.

Zuri finds herself in the hands of a Zargonnii warrior after she and her shipmates are extracted from a strange world. Hunted by the heinous Tonan and sought after by the deadly Gorgano, Zuri is mortified when she realizes humans, especially female humans, are considered a rare, exotic novelty. She has no intention of being put on display for massive warriors to gawk at. She plans her escape.

Terrorism expert Shana Adams has hidden her telepathic talents for her own safety. The Federation would throw her in jail, or worse, condemn her to death. She's ignored her talents for so long, she is stunned when they come rushing back to life revealing not only her boss Marcus Carlyle's attraction to her, but the plot to kill him.