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When the Dragon King commands Crux to find a mate, his days of carefree bachelorhood are over. One trip to a psychic matchmaker and he's on the path to his destiny. But it all comes screeching to a halt when he meets a human woman who lights his inner fire and makes him yearn. When Sidney discovers Ranger imprisoned on her ship, it throws her world into upheaval. She's no slaver. She'll do what it takes to free him, even if it means crossing her captain and crew. When Ranger turns the tables on her, she's almost too angry to be attracted to him.

Taken from Earth and used like a lab rat.... Emily was a normal law student until she was abducted by aliens. Forced to perform death defying feats by night and undergoing medical tests by day, she doesn’t know how much longer she can take it. When one alien takes particular interest in her she’s afraid things have gone from bad to worse. He’s got electric wings and fangs, and he makes her heart pound. But she can’t want an alien like that...can she? He doesn’t have time to rescue a human.

Unmated Detyens die at 30, so why is Kayleb NaMoren still alive? He came to Earth to find his mate, but on the eve of Kayleb’s birthday, he knows that time is up. Heartfelt goodbyes and one final night with his brother are all he has left…until he wakes up the next morning, alive and unmated. Or so he thinks. An injury on his journey to Earth has left him with gaps in his memory, but he couldn’t ever forget his denya. Could he?

Laurel Ormand doesn't know where she is or how she got there. Her head is bandaged, and half of her hair is cut off, and a kindly alien is telling her he rescued her from the intergalactic slave trade. So why does she hear screams echoing in the halls of his space ship? Druath NaKam is a faithful soldier of the Detyen Legion. But nothing prepared him for torture at the hands of a sadistic scientist with a grudge against Detyens. The only thing that can keep him sane is the woman on board who might be his destiny, but the road to escape is long and treacherous.

He kidnapped her to save his pack, he has no idea the secret she’s keeping. Nico’s alpha is dying. Human doctors are forbidden. His pack is fraying all around him. And when Nico breaks into a zoo for medical supplies, fate drops a solution straight into his arms: a brave and stubborn woman wearing purple scrubs who makes his wolf bare its teeth and want. He takes her. He traps her. He demands she heal his leader. But there are two things Nico doesn’t know about Elise. One: despite the scrubs, she isn’t a veterinarian. And two… Elise is a witch. And witches are the enemy.

Alien warrior Dryce NaFeen makes no secret of his love of all of Earth’s delights. He’s slept his way through half of the city, and when he’s not preparing to face his upcoming battles, he’s dancing the night away with humans looking for a good time and ignoring his impending doom. A chance sighting on one of those nights out gives Dryce a hope he never dared wish for, and despite the looming threat to the planet, he’s sure he can claim his newly found mate in no time.

Jori Harek is a loyal Synnr soldier. He's determined to get to the bottom of Apsyn treachery and root out the rot before the enemies make any more headway onto his home moon. It's a job he's proud to do, but when he's asked to infiltrate a gang of Apsyn sympathizers, his limits are tested.

Luci hates that most of her friends see her as fragile and in need of protection, rather than the strong woman she's growing into. Everyone but Ax, that is. She doesn't want a relationship. But she's more than happy to spend her time with the gorgeous warrior, until unexpected intrigue forces them closer than ever.

Things are as bad as they can get for Ranger when he's thrown in a cell and told he's about to be sold for a profit. But his captors don't know he's a dragon, and he's ready to rain fire on them all in payback. Until he meets Sidney. She's stronger than she looks.... When Sidney discovers Ranger on the ship, it throws her world into upheaval. She's no slaver. She'll do what it takes to free him, even if it means crossing her captain and crew. When Ranger turns the tables on her, she's almost too angry to be attracted to him.

When an ultimatum sets Cipher on a path to find his bride, his first stop is the Royal Matchmaker. But Cipher doesn’t want just any woman. He needs a perfect lady dragon who can handle all that society has to throw at her. A human with a checkered past will never do. Not even when he’s certain that she’s his fated mate.

When Drake receives a distress call from a nearby planet he has to respond. People need help, and it allows him to focus on something other than the devastating news delivered by the Royal Matchmaker. But he can’t believe what he finds when he and his crew discover the survivors.

Dragon lord Storm is under an ultimatum: Find a bride or lose his inheritance. But he is no man to be pushed around. When a matchmaker instructs him where to look for his mate, he’s determined to refuse.

Morgan just needs a way home.... Ditched on a deserted planet, Morgan is losing hope of ever escaping. When a gorgeous alien crash-lands on the planet, that hope comes roaring back. Maybe he has a way off the planet. Or maybe they can just cuddle for warmth. With Cipher at her side, she just might stand a chance against all the planet can throw at them. But the dragon is blowing hot and cold. And no matter how much her body burns for his, she refuses to give her heart to a man who doesn’t think she’s good enough for him.

A Detyen father and Oscavian mother have left Shayn wondering whether he and his brothers will be forced to pay the Denya Price. Unmated Detyens die on their 30th birthdays, but will that hold true for someone with Oscavian blood? Orphaned as a child and raised by scientists, Naomi’s mind is opened to all the secrets of the universe. But she can’t see the lies and betrayals standing right in front of her, and when experiments to control her powers take a dark turn, she knows she’ll have to run. It’s just her luck that her instincts push her toward a charming blue alien.

He came to Earth to find his mate, but on the eve of Kayleb's birthday, he knows that time is up. Heartfelt good-byes and one final night with his brother are all he has left...until he wakes up the next morning, alive and unmated. Or so he thinks. Tessa Greely didn't leave her position as a medic on a space ship willingly. Sure, she wanted a change of scenery after a disastrous relationship, but captured by pirates to be sold into slavery was not her idea of a fun vacation. There's only one person she wants to see less than the pirates who are hunting her down: Kayleb NaMoren.

When Vi picks Leland Rowe up after he's spent a night in a jail cell, she knows he's trouble. He's the last man she wants as a bodyguard. But her coven leader insists. Their coven needs protection, and Rowe is the man for the job. One thing's certain: She won't fall for the infuriating shifter. He's riding the edge of danger and dancing with a death wish. He can't be her mate.

The betrothal is bad. Prince Saber regrets agreeing to an arranged marriage the moment he says yes. His bride is a dull aristocratic lady who he'll be bound to for the rest of his life. No fated mate. No adventure. No love. So when he's given an off planet mission he accepts it in a heartbeat. He can't escape the betrothal, but he can delay it. The ship crash? That's a disaster. Lady Mirage needs to talk to her betrothed. Alone. What better place than a space ship? But he's not supposed to take off before he realizes she's on board.

When his brethren begin to discover human mates, Krayter knows his best chance at surviving the Denya Price is to journey to Earth and find the woman he’s been waiting for. Otherwise, he’ll waste away and die by the age of 30 like most other Detyens. But when his speeder crashes in a hostile human settlement, a mate is the last thing on his mind. Until he sees his salvation. Penny will do anything to protect her two sisters, even if it means remaining in Highland Settlement. But when an alien crash lands near her house, she knows that she can’t let her father’s men find him.

All cyborgs come with an expiration date, and from the glitches in his system, Max knows his time will soon be up. When he's forced to flee his position on Nina Station, he joins the crew of the spaceship Kella as their resident cyborg and head of security. Time is running short as Max searches for anything that will keep him from going berserk and endangering everyone around him.

Raised by a Synnr father and human mother, but 100 percent human, Grace has a foot in two worlds and belongs in neither. A Synnr match would give her the wings she desperately wants, so why has a human man caught her eye? She’s caught between Zac, a human rescued from enemy Apsyns and their evil experiments, and Crowze, an aristocratic Synnr soldier built for seduction. There’s no way she can choose between them. So why not choose both?