Bøger af Ava Ross

A stoic Vikir warrior meets his match in a spunkyEarth woman determined to show him what he's been missing. After she's kidnapped on her way to the planet, Crakair, Mila's not sure she'll ever meet her arranged mail-order alien match. Until Kral falls-literally-on top of her during his heroic rescue mission. Who wouldn't be attracted to a gruff, scaly green alien doing all he can to save her from the bad guys? But with space stations and ships exploding around them, it soon becomes clear someone is determined to make sure she and Kral never reach Crakair. Kral has settled into his role as Kral the enforcer and Kral the loner, the person he had to become after his father was killed and he was forced to assume leadership of his clan. He signs up for the Selection, never expecting to develop feelings for his Earthling female match. Despite the danger they're in, she makes him laugh and shows him that life doesn't always have to be serious. But with an enemy chasing them across the galaxy, Kral will have to tap his Vikir warrior skills to protect his Earthling bride.

My alien hero not only wants to rescue me, but he also wants to claim me too. Wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to hard labor on an alien prison planet, I think my life is over. Until my rescue comes in the form of my older brother's best friend, Shaede-a blue-skinned alien who broke my heart years ago. But he gets caught too, and before you know it, we're handcuffed together and locked in a cell with only one bunk. Shaede is determined to save us, no matter the cost. And in the meantime, he plans to convince me that he made a big mistake turning me down. He wants to claim me as his mate . . .

Will a hot-blooded, seven-foot-tall, scaly green alien meet his match in a feisty woman from Earth?After losing her husband, Sadie is afraid of getting her heart broken again. On a dare, she signs up for the Extraterrestrial Matchmaking Service, and she's paired with Bryk, a seven-foot-tall, scaled alien from a distant world. At their first touch, a gleaming symbol appears on her palm. Bryk tells her it's a matebond, and she's his destined mate. He makes her pulse sing, but does she dare take a chance with someone new? When Bryk applies for the Selection, he's matched with Sadie. At their first meet-up, his matebond ignites and now he'll do anything he can to show her they're meant to be together. But Sadie has been hurt in the past and is afraid to trust. Refusing to admit defeat, Bryk talks her into giving him seven days to convince her she wants to stay. Bryk will need to pull out every Crakairian trick he can think of to win her heart. Can two very different souls find love with each other on a planet far from Earth?

My short-term construction job with agrumpy orc boss just got complicated.Desperate to escape the clutches of the alien lizard mafia, I accept a spur-of-the-moment job offer on a distant planet. A monstrous, grumpy alien orc is building a new home in a distant colony, and he's looking for an assistant. He needs me to hold his hammer. I get it. It's a big hammer. He's a lonely barbarian brute with a gruff exterior, but I soon learn that inside he's hiding a squishy center. When he unexpectedly enters his mating frenzy, there's no one around to handle the job . . . except me. He gives me two options-return home or stay and help him with a whole different kind of nailing . . .

He's hot and he has huge assets, but he irritates the heck out of me. Savvy: A deadly vine is unleashed on our world, killing everything in its path. The only solution is to pair up with Skydar-a warrior bad boy in major need of a kick in the you know what. He thinks he can settle our rivalry by staking his claim on me...as his fated mate. Skydar: Life would be complete if only Savvy didn't irk me. But the more we're together on a dangerous mission, the more I realize my second heart beats only for her. So all I have to do is save the planet. And convince Savvy she's my fated mate.

Do I dare give my broken heart to an alien as wounded as me?When I took a nanny job in a distant colony caring for two young boys who recently lost their mother, I expected I'd grow to love them. Having experienced loss myself, I knew how hard it was to heal. What I didn't expect was to fall for their father, a big, burly alien with scars on his body that mirrors those in my soul. Between teaching the boys and bringing fun back into their lives, I get to know Firoh, a guy I sense needs love as much as me. It isn't long before I can see myself living in this alien colony forever as long as I can be with Firoh and his sons. But when the boys' past threatens everything Firoh and I are building together, we'll have to expose our hearts to each other to fight off the threat. Trigger: the loss of a child in the main character's history, prior to the start of the book, and Firoh's sons have lost their mother. Readers do not experience this with the characters, though they refer to it and mourn.

My new job gives me the chance to put my past behind me. Only one problem: I'm falling for my bad boy boss... After my ex dumps my possessions on the sidewalk, cleans out our bank account, and steals my landscaping business, I'm once again submitting job applications. It's that or no roof over my head. With the Intergalactic Employment Agency's help, I land a position as a gardener for the owners of an off-world alien castle.Other than needing to tackle a rogue vine infesting the front shrubs, it's an easy job. Best of all, I work alongside Dekrin, a dirty-mouthed fellow gardener who enjoys rolling in mud and wearing low-slung pants. His gardening skills are impressive, but I'm even more impressed by his attempts to plow my personal field. I'm falling for him, so who cares if I ever return to Earth? But after what happened with my ex, trusting my heart to Dekrin won't be easy. Do I dare take a chance with a bad boy alien who I suspect is cultivating a big secret?

I'm determined to have a child, which means one week in one bed. With an alien. According to the Xilan-Earth agreement, I'll belong to Prince Vikar, a seven-foot-tall, scaly blue alien, for one week. In exchange for giving him whatever he needs, this cocky "prince" assures me I'll return to Earth with a child on the way. But when the space station's attacked and alien spiders try to steal me, Vikar and I must flee the station. Then he tells me that once we get away, he's not sending me back...

I was hired to tame alien pets, but my beastly alien boss is determined to tame me.As a pet whisperer, I've yet to meet a snarling beast I can't turn into a purring pussycat. When a billionaire alien living in a castle on an isolated planet posts a job looking for someone to housebreak his pets, I'm confident I can train them to eat out of his hand instead of trying to bite his head off. My growly boss has two rules. Don't touch him and remain inside my room at night. The first part's a challenge, because I have an overwhelming urge to nuzzle his neck and lick . . . his fingers. As for the second, I lie awake all night, struggling to ignore the howls echoing through the barren castle passages. I might be here to train his pets to walk on a leash, but I'm beginning to suspect there's a beast in this castle who wants to train me.

I'm falling for my space pirate boss, but rogue aliens are after him-and now me. It was a simple job. Sneak aboard a pirate spaceship and steal a precious artifact from the brooding, too-hot captain, Matis. Before I know it, I'll be on my way back to Earth with enough credits to cure my mom's sickness. Is it my fault I accidentally stab him? Instead of making me walk the interstellar plank, he makes me serve as his cabin boy. Good thing he doesn't realize I'm not a boy.His snarly outside hides a squishy center, but someone's out to kill him, and who needs to get tangled up in that? Then we're trapped on a rogue space station with alien pirates trying to kill us. He discovers my secret.He says we'll escape-and then he's claiming me as his fated mate.

I've been hired to teach an alien warrior social skills to woo a mate. But now he's trying to woo me. When the elderly duchess I cared for dies, her slimy son-my ex-tells me he wants me back. Um, no. I flee to the Intergalactic Employment Agency, where I'm offered a job teaching an alien warlord sophistication so he can woo a mate at the upcoming Match-Mating Soiree. If anyone can domesticate a brute, it's me.In between coaching Forje on how to converse politely and dance without crushing his partner's tail, he shares his dreams and unusual poetry. He's sweetly cute in a gruff, grumbly way, and it's not long before I see he's awesome even if he doesn't know which fork to use with the main course. But when we arrive at the Match-Mating Soiree, and alien females cluster around him, I'll lose the guy I've come to adore. Unless I can convince him I'm the one in need of domestication.

An alien warrior made me an offer I can't refuse. In exchange, I'll let him do whatever he wants with me for one week. I want a child, but that's impossible now that Earth men are sterile. Then a ping from a distant planet reaches us. Aliens are real, and they're interested in getting to know Earth women better. The Xilans fall into an insatiable urge once every three years, called the Slaking, and there aren't enough females to give them what they need.Like many Earth women, I sign up. For one week, I'll make an alien happy and in exchange, I get a child. As long as I keep my heart of out of the equation, things should go fine, right? But when an intergalactic war erupts, we must fight for our very survival.

He's shy and scarred and thinks no one will ever love him. She's determined to show him he's the hottest alien in the universe. Durran: The Earthling females are settling into our clan, finding new homes high in the forest's canopy. Matches are being made, but not for me. Scarred as I am, none will ever glance my way. But one Earthling... Rayne's sweet and funny, and I want to scoop her up in my arms and kiss her until she moans my name. To protect my heart, I'll keep busy with my investigation into a new threat to our clan. Someone's harming our trees, and I need to stop them before our way of life is destroyed. Rayne: To distract myself from my ongoing lust for Durran, I'm focusing on researching the substance poisoning the clan's trees and raising my five-year-old daughter. She's bonding with a trundier, and I'm worried she'll fly off into the sunset on the creature that pretty much looks like a giant hornet. But when Durran and I kiss, and kisses lead to other things, I'm thrown for a loop. Can a gruff alien trundier trainer and a single mom find true love on a planet far from Earth?

I'm falling for a wolf shifter, but my past may endanger us both. I escaped a life of fear for the beautiful mountainous town of Monsterville, where I meet Storm, a gorgeous wolf shifter. His wolfish ways and heady kisses draw me in, and the future he offers, one full of peace and love, makes me long for a life I never thought I'd find. He invites me to a wolf pack reunion, where things between us only get better. But my past haunts me, and if I don't flee, they'll drag me back and lock me up in a place where Storm will never find me.

An alien insists I'm his fated mate.After we escape a deadly alien game called the labyrinth,he says he's keeping me.This deal was supposed to be simple. Take a shuttle to the space station. Connect with an alien in need of Slaking-their term, not mine. One week between the furs with no hearts involved, something I'm determined to avoid after being burned. I'll return to Earth, and nine months from now? I'll deliver a scaly bundle of joy.Right.Instead, Krek and I are captured by big alien spiders and thrown into a deadly, underground tunnel game called the labyrinth. The spiders tell us we're free to go if we survive the challenge.Krek insists we'll escape the labyrinth. He says I'll soon have a child on the way. He also says I'm his fated mate.And he's not returning me to Earth...

My fiancé's mother is a real monster-in-law & she's determined to break us up.I've been dating an orc, Jarum, for a few months when he proposes. I hesitate before saying yes. I want to be with him, but I'm nervous about what might be expected from an orc bride. When I agree, he says we can't fully mate until his parents approve and I've completed two ancient orc marriage tests.We love each other, so the tests will be easy, right?We travel to the orc kingdom, where I meet his mother, who implies she doesn't think I'm good enough for her darling son. Then she begins the tests. Who would've thought impaling her in the chest with an axe would impress her?As soon as I please Jarum's mom, he and I will be joined in wedded bliss. But one cultural blunder on my part leads to another, and I worry I can't make this work. Can a human and an orc merge two worlds together to find their happy ever after?

He's cocky, seven-feet-tall, scaly, & green.She's been burned in the past.Can an alien & human woman find true love together? Burned by an ex, the last thing Evie wants is a husband, especially a seven-foot-tall, scaled, green-skinned alien. But when she applies to the Extraterrestrial Matchmaking Service on a dare, she's paired with Vork. He's big and dangerous, and he hits all her buttons. Passion sparks between them, but does she dare trust this sexy alien with her heart? As a career spacefleet commander, the last thing Vork has time for is a mate. But after a mix-up, he's matched with a human female. He decides he'll produce a child with her, and then get back to his life in the stars. Until he touches Evie and a matebond flares on his palm. When a rival warlord challenges Vork and Evie is the prize, Vork will have to decide: Give Evie up or battle to the death to claim her as his bride.

I must marry one of the fae, but the forbidden ice lord wants me.To secure a human-fae truce, I'm one of six women traveling to their magical kingdom, where we'll be courted by fae aristocracy. We have one month to choose a husband from among them.Only Elion, the arrogant, beastly ice lord, is forbidden. His torturous scars make the other women gasp. His icy words rip them to shreds. His touch is colder than frost. He lurks in the shadows, never coming out into the light.One stolen moment with Elion, and I'm intrigued. A kiss, and I'll do anything to call this brutishly handsome lord mine.Then one of the women is found dead. When you're next appears on my bedroom wall, written in blood, it's clear there's more going on here than solidifying the human-fae truce. If I'm not careful, I won't become a bride of the fae. I'll wind up dead.

An orc science teacher is determined to give me a lesson in chemical reactions. I've crushed on my fellow high school teacher, Thraal, since we first met up in the staff lounge. He's a big, brawny orc, and when he scowls at me through his thick glasses, I pretty much ignite. Sadly, he doesn't realize I exist.When we're trapped inside the janitor's closet during a Halloween dance, I take the opportunity to show him I'm special. A few spontaneous kisses suggest he might like me too. Until we're rescued, and he goes back to ignoring me. Well, other than when we get stuck beneath the bleachers or when we're locked inside the field hockey supply shed overnight.Can I find true love with a geeky orc science teacher?

I'm falling for my gorgeous orc roommate, but he's got a secret.I'm serving up the morning crowd at my struggling diner when a tall, brooding, yet surprisingly endearing orc strolls in, making my heart flip like a pancake on the griddle. Could he be the butter to my syrup?He eyes the menu like a kid in a candy store, and it tugs on my heartstrings. Is he down on his luck? I trust my gut and give him my breakfast special, a full meal for only ninety-nine cents. Next thing you know, I'm inviting Deegar to crash on my couch.As a recent arrival from the orc kingdom, Deegar needs help settling so I give him a job at the diner and offer myself as his guide to all things human. We navigate thrift store misadventures (they seriously need orc-sized attire) and set up his social media presence. Yes, he's cute (actually, he's devastatingly handsome), but does he really need a fan club?I'm falling head over heels for Deegar, and I hope he feels the same, but I can't help feeling he's hiding something from me. Can our whirlwind romance survive the wildest of twists, or is our love fated for a tragic ending?

I've fallen for a grumpy dad bod dragon shifter-who's also my boss. When my boss makes unreasonable demands, I quit. Now my rent's overdue and my cupboard's bare. Blackballed by my old boss, no one will hire me. That's when I spy a nanny position in my old hometown. Moving back home feels like a failure, but the salary's amazing. Hired, I move into the owner's castle (really, a castle!), determined to show love to Kuunik's wounded and incredibly sad daughter, Livy. In no time, Livy and I are besties. As for my hot dad bod physicist boss, Kuunik? He's grumpy, compelling, and if he didn't insist I follow some rather mysterious rules, I'd be all over him. Rule #1: Stay in my room after dark. Weird, but okay.Rule #2: Don't fall in love with him. Conceited much?!But something odd is going on at Kuunik's castle, so I break rule number one and walk the castle parapet at night, where I see an enormous bird swoop above the forest. I swear the "bird" shot fire into the sky.As for his second rule, I'm quickly a goner. Behind his snarls, Kuunik hides a sweet side that makes me crave him like no other. But he's as mysterious as his castle, and if I don't figure both of them out, I'll wind up with a broken heart.

Will my roller coaster romance with my hunky orc neighbor fly off the rails or ignite our hearts forever?After inheriting my estranged dad's defunct kiddie amusement park, I turn in my corporate badge and return to my old hometown. Despite the issues I had with my dad, I rediscover the fun I missed out on while I lived ten years in the city. I'm determined to turn Quirky Kingdom into the showpiece it used to be. Problem is-more than just the rides need fixing. It's way more than I can handle on my own.I tap my new neighbor to help-Rexin, a hunky orc handyman who's also a single dad extraordinaire. Since it's summer, he brings his twelve-year-old son to the job with him. As we grease wheels on the purple turtle ride and get the elephant carriages running again, sparks ignite between us. I begin to believe moving home was the right idea.But my past makes me gun shy, and I'm not sure if what we've started will make me want to live in this town forever. His son playing matchmaker is cute, but it sure isn't helping.Only time can tell if our rollercoaster relationship will clickety-click its way to something special or veer off track forever.

On the night of the Monster Mate Hunt, I'll be claimed as an orc's bride.RhoslynWhen my sister is chosen for the Monster Mate Hunt-an annual event where two women must sacrifice themselves to the orcs for the good of us all-I volunteer in her place. The orcs hunt me as I bolt through the forest. I'm captured by the gruff, growly Commander Jaus, who expects me to cook and clean, plus sleep in his quarters with him at night, despite insisting he doesn't want a mate.Then something changes, and his dark, brooding gaze turns my way . . .JausRhoslyn's beautiful, spitting mad, and determined never to be my bride. I take her to my home in the orc city, and in no time, I long for what I don't deserve-a mate and a life full of joy. When the city's attacked, and her life is in danger, I'll destroy everything just to protect her. I'm going to defeat our enemy, and then I'm going to make Rhoslyn mine.

I'm snowbound with a gorgeous orc businessman. Will sharing the holiday season melt his grumpy heart?When the blizzard of the century hits my small New England town, I'm stuck spending Christmas in my tiny home with only Milo, my mischievous pup. My kitchen's full of cookie dough in need of baking, and my holiday cheer is melting faster than the mini marshmallows in my mug of hot cocoa. Until Milo leads me on an icy slide down the driveway and straight into the arms of Vestalon-a gorgeous orc businessman who crashed his truck into a tree.I offer him shelter from the storm, and soon, we're snowbound together. As the fire crackles, Milo plays matchmaker, ensuring heated moments with Vestalon beneath the mistletoe and an unexpected surprise in the shower.But when the snowflakes settle and the storm subsides, will Vestalon return to his bustling city job, or will he choose to stay in this winter wonderland with me and Milo?

My new job gives me the chance to put my past behind me. Only one problem: I'm falling for my boss... After my ex dumps my possessions on the sidewalk, cleans out our bank account, and steals my landscaping business, I'm once again submitting job applications. It's that or no roof over my head. With the Intergalactic Employment Agency's help, I land a position as a gardener for the owners of an off-world alien castle. Other than needing to tackle a rogue vine infesting the front shrubs, it's an easy job. Best of all, I work alongside Dekrin, a dirty-mouthed fellow gardener who enjoys rolling in mud and wearing low-slung pants. His gardening skills are impressive, but I'm even more impressed by his attempts to plow my personal field. I'm falling for him, so who cares if I ever return to Earth? But after what happened with my ex, trusting my heart to Dekrin won't be easy. Do I dare take a chance with a bad boy alien who I suspect is cultivating a big secret? Cultivating the Alien is Book 4 in the Beastly Alien Boss Series. Each features an Earth woman hired for an off-world job who meets a gruff alien who can't resist falling for his fated mate.

I must marry one of the fae, but the forbidden ice lord wants me. To secure a human-fae truce, I'm one of six women traveling to their magical kingdom, where we'll be courted by fae aristocracy. We have one month to choose a husband from among them. Only Elion, the arrogant, beastly ice lord is forbidden. His torturous scars make the other women gasp. His icy words rip them to shreds. His touch is colder than frost. He lurks in the shadows, never coming out into the light. One stolen moment with Elion, and I'm intrigued. A kiss, and I'll do anything to call this brutishly handsome lord mine. Then one of the women is found dead. When you're next appears on my bedroom wall, written in blood, it's clear there's more going on here than solidifying the human-fae truce. If I'm not careful, I won't become a bride of the fae. I'll wind up dead. Ice Lord's Bride is book one in a fantasy romance duology. It heats to a high sizzle and comes with a guaranteed happily ever after. Warning: Don't read this book unless you're open to steamy romance, mystery & danger, and you're intrigued by the idea of becoming a bride to a beastly fae ice lord.

Can a scarred alien warrior & a human woman find love together on a planet far from Earth? When animal shelter assistant Lily is selected as a mail-order bride in the Extraterrestrial Matchmaking Program, she dreams of starting a new life with her computer-matched alien groom. But on the way to Crakair, she's kidnapped and caged on one of the planet's moons. Her future appears hopeless. A mercenary, Jorg's a seven-foot-tall, scaled green alien with scars on his face that make others flinch. Abandoned as a youngling and forced to raise himself, he's learned not to expect much from others. He finds satisfaction in rescuing kids who have been stolen and returning them to their homes. But when he watches Lily's introduction video, his matebond ignites. Maybe fate will give him a chance at love after all. Then Lily is stolen by other aliens. With his blood rage igniting, Jorg's determined to rescue her. But once he does, will she choose to stay with a wounded alien warrior or return to her safe life on Earth? Jorg is book 3 in the Mail-Order Brides of Crakair Series. This standalone, full-length story has on-the-page heat, aliens who look and act alien, a guaranteed happily ever after, no cheating, and no cliffhanger. Look for the rest of the series on Amazon.

He's cocky, seven-feet-tall, scaly, & green. She has been burned in the past. Can an alien & human woman find true love together? Burned by an ex, the last thing Evie wants is a husband, especially a seven foot tall, scaled, green-skinned alien. But when she applies to the Extraterrestrial Matchmaking Service on a dare, she's paired with Vork. He's big and dangerous, and he hits all her buttons. Passion sparks between them, but does she dare trust this sexy alien with her heart? As a career spacefleet commander, the last thing Vork has time for is a mate. But after a mix-up, he's matched with a human female. He decides he'll produce a child with her, and then get back to his life in the stars. Until he touches Evie and a matebond flares on his palm. When a rival warlord challenges Vork and Evie is the prize, Vork will have to decide: Give Evie up or battle to the death to claim her as his bride. Vork is book one in the Mail-Order Brides of Crakair Series. This standalone, full-length story has plenty of on-the-page heat, hot aliens who look and act alien, a guaranteed happily ever after, no cheating, and no cliffhanger. You can find the rest of the series, including Axil & Gaje, 2 prequel novellas, on Amazon.

Will a hot-blooded, seven-foot-tall, scaly green alien meet his match in a feisty woman from Earth? After losing her husband, Sadie is afraid of getting her heart broken again. On a dare, she signs up for the Extraterrestrial Matchmaking Service, and she's paired with Bryk, a seven-foot-tall, scaled alien from a distant world. At their first touch, a gleaming symbol appears on her palm. Bryk tells her it's a matebond, and she's his destined mate. He makes her pulse sing, but does she dare take a chance with someone new? When Bryk applies for the Selection, he's matched with Sadie. At their first meet-up, his matebond ignites and now he'll do anything he can to win her heart. But Sadie has been hurt in the past and is afraid to trust. Refusing to admit defeat, Bryk talks her into giving him seven days to convince her she wants to stay. Bryk will need to pull out every Crakairian trick he can think of to win her heart. Can two very different souls find love with each other on a planet far from Earth? Bryk is book 2 in the Mail-Order Brides of Crakair Series. This standalone, full-length story has on-the-page heat, aliens who look and act alien, a guaranteed happily ever after, no cheating, and no cliffhanger. Look for the rest of the series on Amazon.

An alien insists I'm his fated mate. And after we escape a deadly alien game called the labyrinth, he says he's keeping me. This deal was supposed to be simple. Take a shuttle to the space station. Connect with an alien in need of Slaking-their term, not mine. One week between the furs with no hearts involved, something I'm determined to avoid after being burned. I'll return to Earth, and nine months from now? I'll deliver a scaly bundle of joy. Right. Instead, Krek and I are captured by big alien spiders and thrown into a deadly, underground tunnel game called the labyrinth. The spiders tell us we're free to go if we survive the challenge. Krek insists we'll escape the labyrinth. He says I'll soon have a child on the way. He also says I'm his fated mate. And he's not returning me to Earth... Alien Hunter's Fate is Book 3 in the Fated Mates of the Xilan Warrior Series. This book has aliens who look and act alien, steamy romance, and a guaranteed happily ever after. This series is best when read in order.