The Great Space Race

Series · 6 books · 2017

By J.C. Hay, C.J. Cade, Elsa Jade, and more

Books in series

StarShadow

Team Starry Night

2017

This Tygress is in a race for her life… in more ways than one. Tygean Mia Jag has grown up in the shadow of her famous older brother. But in Octiron's Great Space Race, she sees a chance to prove herself a space navigator as talented as he. Partnered with a stranger to make the difficult and dangerous race in an unknown star system? No problem—she'll simply use her Tyger charm to beguile her partner into doing things her way, and her Tyger senses to guide them to a sure win. But when her partner for the race is announced, her plans are sucked into a black hole. Instead of one of the more easily managed races, her partner is from one of the most feared and little known—an Aurelian. Ferocious and warlike, they rule their isolated quadrant of the stars without mercy, refusing to join the InterGalactic Alliance or allow diplomatic missions to cross their borders. And Aurelian Prince D’Arek A’Renoq looks like he could give lessons in laying waste to opponents—starting with her. Worst of all, she'd probably enjoy it.

Orion's Gate

Team Galaxy Riders

2017

The emotions evoked by the passionate alien empath could kill them both... Trapped in another galaxy and forced into a deadly contest, Armond Nolde wants one thing: Win so he can return home and continue his life’s work as an Earth Protector creating portals. His assigned partner, Vin, is large, passionate and overly talkative. She’s everything Armond is not. An Empath, Vin is fascinated by the emotionless albino. He’s easy on the eyes and cold as space—or so it seems. Armond soon learns that Vin possesses an intelligence that rivals his own. When he is forced to connect with his psi to save Vin’s life, she discovers his deadly secret. More powerful than any psi before him, his control is slipping. Threatening to unleash a deadly force. If they bond it could destroy them both.

Explode

Team Supernova

2017

Their chemistry’s explosive. Too bad someone wants to blow them up. Cat-girl space racer Sarr’ma Settazz’s plan: Enter the reality show The Great Space Race. Hide she’s also an engineer. Steal super-secret technology. Win. Easy-peasy bloxfruit squeezy! Falling for her grumpy, overprotective, smoking-hot human race teammate? Not in the plan. Miner Tripp Gallifer’s plan: Enter The Great Space Race. Protect his playful cat-girl teammate while she handles the actual flying. Win. Pray the psycho who kidnapped his sister will honor their bargain: Tripp keeps silent about the crime and hands over the prize money, and his sister goes free. Falling for the brilliant female he glimpses behind Sarr’ma’s bouncy façade? Not in the plan. Then the kidnapper ups the game to attempted murder and all secrets must be revealed—including their feelings. Sarr’ma and Tripp concoct a scheme worthy of the wildest reality show to save Tripp’s sister and themselves. But they’ll need to trust each other to pull it off. Will their love be enough to let them win the biggest prize of all?

Ceasefire

Team Orion Nebula

2017

She wants him dead. He wants her in bed. Qui are the enemy. Kill them all. Save the human genome! Sworn to destroy the shapeshifting alien warlords who invaded Earth, Ahnna Sokovik must now partner with her nemesis in a nightmare reality show, the GREAT SPACE RACE. To survive deadly challenges—entertainment for trillions of fans—Ahnna must befriend her adversary and pray he doesn’t murder her in her sleep. Fanatic, terrorist, xenophobe maniac… Ahnna cannot be reasoned with! Tierc Marcel, a Qui-human half breed, is faced with an impossible task, live alongside Ahnna, the gorgeous femme fatale who nearly slit his throat. Bound by her suppression cuffs, Tierc cannot use his Qui strength to win the race and his freedom. He fights a losing battle against Ahnna’s prejudice, while the alluring assassin tempts him with her every move. Her pheromones scream for mating, and yet she defies their magnetic attraction. She wants him dead. He wants her in bed. If Ahnna would only set aside her enmity, she’d see the noble Qui considers Ahnna a finer prize than even freedom. Can mortal enemies work together to survive the twisted perils of a corrupt space race and fall in love. THE GREAT SPACE RACE SERIES! Some came for fame and fortune, others were coerced. All are fighting to survive. One couple will win. None expected to find love. The Great Space Race. It’s show time! Check out more exciting Great Space Race romance by some of the hottest authors in Science Fiction & Fantasy! All novels are standalone romance and can be enjoyed in isolation, but you are bound to want more from the Paragon Galaxy! Ahnna Sokovik and Tierc Marcel belong in Kayla Stonor’s Qui Treaty universe until they are hauled into The Great Space Race set in the Paragon Galaxy. In the Qui Treaty Collection inspired by Under By Treaty, each alien shapeshifter romance is a standalone story set in the Qui galactic empire, with annihilation of mankind held at bay through the Treaty consummated between the Qui Empress and the human consort abducted under its terms.

Freefall

Team Prism

2017

She doesn’t believe in aliens. He can’t believe he’s stuck on a repurposed honeymoon starcruiser with an Earther girl. To survive the Great Space Race, they need to find the legendary Firestorm Queen’s Prism in the perilous Paragon Galaxy—but along the way, they might just freefall into love! Scarred by life and scared by it, Amy Long finally found peace in quiet Sunset Falls, Montana… until a malfunctioning popcorn popper transports her across the universe. She arrives accidentally—and nekkidly—on the honeymoon cruiser Blissed where the widely viewed and wildly entertaining Great Space Race is already in progress. Now if she ever wants to return to Earth, she has to pretend to be the famous intergalactic explorer who was supposed to be half of Team Prism, searching for the legendary Firestorm Queen’s Prism. Can this unsuspecting Earther wrap her head around a universe of aliens and adventure? While she’s at it, maybe she’s gonna wrap her arms around the uptight but sexy drakling male who is her teammate. Luc Amaveo of the Flamewalker Clan just needs a treasure. Any treasure, even the imaginary ones teased by the Great Space Race. Every drakling needs a treasure to prove himself, and being a respectable transgalactic accountant doesn’t count with his raucous clan. If he can take the Great Space Race prize to his twelve older brothers’ mating ceremonies, maybe they’ll finally stop trying to make him into something he’s not: a ferocious, fiery, bold beast. But he might need to do some pretending of his own if he’s going to keep his innocent Earther girl alive. Because even as they realize that the cruel corporation of the Great Space Race cares more for ratings than their lives, Amy and Luc also discover that the real danger is facing their own fears… and the risk that they might be falling in love.

Flare

Team Corona

2017

Team Corona could go all the way, if they don't go straight to hell. All Kayana wants is respect. Jilted by her fiancée, turned out by her family, and rejected by her crew – esteem is in short supply. When she hears about the cash prize for winning the Great Space Race, she realizes it's more than enough money to get her old life back. Or buy herself an asteroid someplace where she won't care what people think. Ax Turner just needs to hide, and the Race gives him the best opportunity to do so. In plain sight. Surely the thugs and criminals he's ripped off won't come after him while cameras are rolling on the galaxy's most popular reality game show. And if they do, well, having a partner who's able to fight and looks like a devil seems like a win. They're on the run - from the past, from the lethal challenges of the Great Race, from their feelings, and straight into each other. They've got more than their share of problems, and those secrets could drive them apart, or be the key to winning the biggest prize of all: each other.

Authors

I grew up reading SFF, buying the biggest books I could with my chore money. While I loved the action, adventure, and exciting worlds, most of those stories were missing…kissing! Now I read and write paranormal romance and science fiction romance which I think mix the best of all worlds. I also write urban fantasy romance as Jessa Slade and sexy contemporary romance as Jenna Dales. I spend most of my time at my computer thinking about stories, in my garden thinking about stories, or walking my dog thinking about stories. Hmm, I think there’s a theme… 🙂

Kayla Stonor

Author · 13 books

Kayla Stonor is the pen name of an author of dark, edgy, erotic romance featuring alpha males who submit to the women they grow to love. Kayla's writings are not the usual romantic fluff. Her novels often skate the edge of consent, with thrilling violence and dramatic relationships between powerful alpha males and dominant women.

Sabine Priestley

Author · 11 books

A lifelong lover of books, Sabine grew up on Science Fiction, Fantasy and Romance novels. As a child she wanted to be an astronaut and travel the stars looking for aliens. As an adult she’s seriously disappointed we’ve yet to establish so much as a moon base (although she gives a hearty nod to the ISS) and is pretty sure Humans aren’t ready to meet ET. A Spiritual Catalyst, Electrical Engineer and Cultural Anthropologist by training, she's a geek with heart. She’s lived in more states than she cares to admit and loves to travel. When not in far off lands, you can frequently find her walking the local beaches and plotting her next adventure. Find her on FaceBook or check out her online home here. Sabine Priestley

Teresa Noelle Roberts

Author · 13 books

Teresa Noelle Roberts started writing stories in kindergarten and she hasn’t stopped yet. A prolific author of short erotica, she’s also a published poet and fantasy writer—but BDSM-spiced contemporaries, hot paranormals, and sexy science fiction romances have become her favorites. Teresa is a crunchy granola girl who enjoys belly dance, yoga, cooking, hiking, playing in the ocean, and growing more vegetables than she and her husband can possibly eat. She’d enjoy sleeping too. She thinks. But it takes so much time! She shares her home in southern Massachusetts with her husband, a Leo in law enforcement, and three cats. She and her husband often plan vacations around food, history, and/or proximity to water—which means they keep finding their way back to New Orleans. Find out more about Teresa at http://www.teresanoelleroberts.com and subscribe to her newsletter at http://www.teresanoelleroberts.com/?p.... If you’d rather be conversational, follow her on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/TeresNoeRoberts or become a Facebook fan at http://www.facebook.com/AuthorTeresaN.... She also hangs out on Pinterest, sharing pictures of hot men, New Orleans scenes, tasteful bondage, and other inspirational imagery, at https://www.pinterest.com/teresanoell....