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Giant spiders, walking trees, bloodthirsty vines. For Jeneva, it's just another day trying to survive in the jungles of Ankau. Until the sky ripped open, and the true monsters came through. Now her world is under attack, and the only place of safety may be at the side of a rock-hard scaled alien. But he's filled with secrets - how can she trust him? Vrehx cares for nothing other than the destruction of the Xathi hordes who burned his home and killed his family. But when a weapons test goes horribly wrong, the battle spills over to an uncharted world.

Humans made a deal with the Stryxian males: Help us defend Earth, and when the war is over, we’ll send you women to help rebuild your dying species. Now, the war appears to be over and Trinity Bentzer’s number has been called in the lottery. Only, instead of winning a boatload of money, she’s getting some badass winged alien she’s never met. Trin’s not thrilled to be shipped off and matched up, until she meets Raig. Maybe she hit the jackpot, after all.

I’ve spent my entire life hiding what I can do. The things I know. Until the day Nick Reilly walks into my hospital room. Nick—the man I've been dreaming about for as long as I can remember. I know everything about him, as if we spent an entire lifetime together, and I know I loved him in a way I’ve never loved anyone else...including my fiancé.

¿Qué pasaría si una rama secreta del gobierno probara la efectividad de una máquina del tiempo trayendo al presente a individuos de diferentes períodos históricos? A partir de esta premisa tremendamente atractiva, Kaliane Bradley alumbra Un puente sobre el tiempo, una primera novela que combina el thriller de espionaje, una historia de amor y las exploraciones polares con la reflexión sobre las perniciosas dinámicas del poder y el legado colonial. Ingeniosa y fresca, esta historia se ha convertido en un fenómeno internacional que ha cautivado tanto a la crítica como a los lectores.

Dr. Tella Briar lives for field work. Has no interest in being tied down. But when Strike Team Two member Rokul "rescues" her from the grip of a deadly vine, the attraction that flares between them can't be denied. They'll have to work together to figure out what's happening to the planet around them. They can keep it professional, right?

Chemist Leena guards her heart with a sharp tongue and steely focus on her work. A battle-happy jock would be the last traveling companion she ever picked — even if he was human. One of the alien warriors? Not a chance. But there's more to Axtin than his green skin and interesting stripes. His strong arms will protect her from attackers, but as her emotions start to thaw, who will save her from him? Axtin only finds peace in his endless fights against the Xathi after the destruction of his homeworld. The galactic rift that brought the war to Ankau simply means a new battleground, nothing more.

Harden your heart. Fight destiny. Or roll with the hand you’re dealt and enjoy what time you have. Archivist Mariella thought all hope of a cure for her disease had been lost long before the Xathi invaded. The war sped up her timeline, nothing more. The warriors of the Vengeance? Friends only. Even if one of them calls to her heart and sparks new desires within her… Tu’ver and the rest of the K’ver people esteem logic and order above all. He has a function. To fight with the crew of the Vengeance. To kill the Xathi. To avenge his people. So why is he so drawn to the gentle human, Mariella?

Christina Sanders, an archeologist and professor in history, is fascinated with the past. As a modern woman of year 2437 she knows that women are better off without men, but longing for an adventure, she makes a spontaneous decision and volunteers for a job no one else wants. Now she's going to lead an archeological excavation in the Northlands, the most secluded place on earth where the mythical males live who are rumored to be as brutal and dangerous as the men Christina has read about in her history books. What will happen when Christina crosses into the men's territory?

When Hunter Hercules, the biggest soccer star in the Northlands, is transferred to play in the Motherlands, he's mad as hell. Not only is their style of soccer different, but they have mixed teams, and his female captain, Emanuela, calls him unsophisticated and claims that she's a better player than him. The whole thing is ridiculous and infuriating to Hunter. That's why when the soccer club sends all the players on a team-building trip, Hunter shows up determined to put the little woman in her place. It should have been easy, but Emanuela isn't someone he can push around.

When a renegade thief and a genetically enhanced mercenary collide, space gets a whole lot hotter! Thief Kara Shimsi has learned three lessons well - keep her head down, her fingers light, and her tithes to the syndicate paid on time. But now a failed heist has earned her a death sentence - a one-way ticket to the toxic waste outside the dome. Her only chance is a deal with the syndicate's most ruthless enforcer, a wolfish mountain of genetically-modified muscle named Davien. The thought makes her body tingle with dread - or is it heat?

In a dangerous time before her own...a dangerous attraction. Amelie Besson is on the cusp of attaining the life she’s dreamed of—until she finds herself stuck in pre-war France, fifty years before her time. The country is about to be under German rule, but her most immediate problem is Henri Durand, the arrogant and infuriatingly handsome vineyard owner upon whom her survival depends.

I was 12 when I promised Solo that I would one day marry him. Maybe I would have if he hadn't gotten impatient and ruined everything that summer when I was 15. For the last seven years I've replaced the love I once felt for him with anger over his almost getting me killed. Willow, a talented Motlander dancer, goes on tour in the Northlands. What should have been a chance for a new beginning brings her face to face with her traumatic past when Solo, a mountain of a man and the fiercest warrior of his generation, is put in charge of her safety against her will.

I've lived half of my life on each side of the border. I know what greatness women are capable of and how amazing men can be. For those Nmen who think I can't be a police officer because I'm a "fragile female," I have only one thing to say; watch me! Raven is a force of nature who won't take no for an answer. She uses her humor and feistiness to blaze through every obstacle, and right now the biggest one is her rigid boss Leo Da Vinci.

Chosen to be a priestess from childhood, Athena knows everything about aligning her energy with the universe and spreading hope, healing, and wisdom to people. But her inner balance is disturbed when Finn shows up on her doorstep. The large, annoyingly flirtatious man kept her imprisoned in the past, and now demands she lift the spell she cast on him. Rather than explain to him that the spell wasn't real, Athena sees her chance of teaching him a lesson in karma and makes demands of her own.

Six months ago, Laura was Magni's sweet and submissive young wife. Tempted to experience the independence of women in the Motherlands and to learn martial arts, she ran away. Now, she's back, stronger and more confident than before, determined not to let a man dominate her, not even the one she once fell in love with and married.

I've watched Belle grow up over these past 10 years. She is as pure and sweet as her art, and even though I can never have her, the thought of her alone and scared in the woods makes me want to kill someone. I'm going to save her life, even if it costs me my own!

Living with his brother Rokul and his human mate Tella was quite enough for Takar. A life in the military taught him to be controlled. Restrained. Rules were there for a reason, even if the humans never seemed to understand. But when a curious human woman bursts into his duty station, he can't get escape his thoughts of her. And when she plunges into danger, he'll ignore his own rules to keep his mate safe. Scientist Daphne is terrible with mysteries. She wants to know everything about, well, everything. The world is filled with questions, and she wants the answers.

For geologist Annie Parker, all she can hope for is helping her shattered family heal while she works in her quiet laboratory. Until a mysterious seismic eruption shakes her entire world all over again. Teamed up with a surly Valorni, Annie just wants to get the job done. Investigate the incident and get back to her lab. Ignore the intriguing flashes of the man inside his bitter shell, ignore the sparks he sends through her at every touch.

Dr. Evangeline Parr lost it all when the Xathi attacked Fraga. When she's asked to establish a clinic in the devastated town of Einhiv, she jumps at the chance to help. The only problem? A smart ass, joking Skotan warrior. He's a terrible patient. Impossible. Refuses to take anything seriously. Until they're caught in an explosive situation, and a new side of him emerges. Protective. Efficient. And very intriguing.

She's only a mission. Until she becomes his everything. Zarik would do anything to regain his honor. Even step out of the shadows to try to help one of the human females regain her memory. But with every clue, he's less interested in righting the wrongs of his own past, and more about keeping her safe. Keeping her at his side. Just keeping her. Miri has no past. Waking alone in the forest, she stumbles into a strange new world, with giant alien warriors living along side humans. And a devastating war that somehow she missed. Or did she? Zarik is determined to find out what happened to her.