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July 2021 Featured Author: Anna Hackett

Jul. 02, 2021

One of my favorite Sci-Fi Romance authors is Anna Hackett. While I have read most all of her books my favorite series of hers are the Galactic Gladiators and Hell Squad series. They are both just so wonderful. They are books that I have in both audio and ebook format. Although I want to get myself the paperbacks as well, just in case anyone I know is looking for gift ideas for me. My birthday and Christmas are both coming up this year.

To give you a little background on each of the series I enjoy the most:

Hell Squad

In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on… Join Marcus Steele and the toughest commando team fighting for humanity’s survival—Hell Squad. Battle-hardened soldiers, men and women who never give up. Heroes will rise…when they have someone to live for.

-Anna Hackett Website

Galactic Gladiators

Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim… Join gladiator Raiden Tiago and the toughest gladiators of the House of Galen as they fight to protect the fierce women they love on the blood-soaked sands of the Kor Magna Arena.

-Anna Hackett Website

3 Books From Anna Hackett

Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim…

When Earth space marine Harper Adams finds herself abducted by alien slavers off a space station, her life turns into a battle for survival. Dumped into an arena on a desert planet on the outer rim, she finds herself face to face with a big, tattooed alien gladiator…the champion of the Kor Magna Arena.

A former prince abandoned to the arena as a teen, Raiden Tiago has long ago earned his freedom. Now he rules the arena, but he doesn’t fight for the glory, but instead for his own dark purpose–revenge against the Thraxian aliens who destroyed his planet. Then his existence is rocked by one small, fierce female fighter from an unknown planet called Earth.

Harper is determined to find a way home, but when she spots her best friend in the arena–a slave of the evil Thraxian aliens–she’ll do anything to save her friend…even join forces with the tough alpha male who sets her body on fire. But as Harper and Raiden step foot onto the blood-soaked sands of the arena, Harper worries that Raiden has his own dangerous agenda…


In the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…

In a world gone to hell, Elle Milton—once the darling of the Sydney social scene—has carved a role for herself as the communications officer for the toughest commando team fighting for humanity’s survival—Hell Squad. It’s her chance to make a difference and make up for horrible past mistakes…despite the fact that its battle-hardened commander never wanted her on his team.

When Hell Squad is tasked with destroying a strategic alien facility, Elle knows they need her skills in the field. But first she must go head to head with Marcus Steele and convince him she won’t be a liability.

Marcus Steele is a warrior through and through. He fights to protect the innocent and give the human race a chance to survive. And that includes the beautiful, gutsy Elle who twists him up inside with a single look. The last thing he wants is to take her into a warzone, but soon they are thrown together battling both the alien invaders and their overwhelming attraction. And Marcus will learn just how much he’ll sacrifice to keep her safe.


The only man who can keep her safe is her boss’ gorgeous brother.

Museum curator Haven McKinney has sworn off men. All of them. Totally. She’s recently escaped a bad ex and started a new life for herself in San Francisco. She loves her job at the Hutton Museum, likes her new boss, and has made best friends with his feisty sister. Haven’s also desperately trying not to notice their brother: hotshot investigator Rhys Norcross. And she’s really trying not to notice his muscular body, sexy tattoos, and charming smile.

Nope, Rhys is off limits. But then Haven finds herself in the middle of a deadly situation…

Investigator Rhys Norcross is good at finding his targets. After leaving an elite Ghost Ops military team, the former Delta Force soldier thrives on his job at his brother’s security firm, Norcross Security. He’s had his eye on smart, sexy Haven for a while, but the pretty curator with her eyes full of secrets is proving far harder to chase down than he anticipated.

Luckily, Rhys never, ever gives up.

When thieves target the museum and steal a multi-million-dollar painting in a daring theft, Haven finds herself in trouble, and dangers from her past rising. Rhys vows to do whatever it takes to keep her safe, and Haven finds herself risking the one thing she was trying so hard to protect—her heart.


Those three above are the first books in three series. I enjoyed all of them and they are currently available on Kindle Unlimited. I will be doing reviews of some of my favorite book of Anna Hackett’s throughout the month. Stay tuned for all those as well. Now, be sure that you enter the giveaway below.


Meet the Author


About Anna Hackett

Anna Hackett is a USA Today bestselling romance author who’s passionate about fast-paced, emotion-filled contemporary and science-fiction romance. She loves writing about people overcoming unbeatable odds and achieving seemingly impossible goals. Some of her bestselling series include Galactic Gladiators, Eon Warriors, Treasure Hunter Security, and Team 52. Anna lives in Australia with her real-life hero and their two little boys.

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Comments

  1. Donna Cheatle says

    July 2, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Honestly, I’ve never heard of this author, but The Investigator sounds interesting. I’m always willing to try a new to me author!

    Reply
  2. bn100 says

    July 2, 2021 at 2:27 am

    no fav, any of them

    Reply
  3. Kelly D says

    July 2, 2021 at 8:50 am

    The Investigator book looks good. I haven’t read any yet.

    Reply
  4. Sandra Dufoe says

    July 2, 2021 at 9:57 am

    Haven’t read a lot of her books yet but I am enjoying the Eon Warriors series.

    Reply
  5. shannon zeidan says

    July 2, 2021 at 12:21 pm

    i haven’t read anything by her yet. I want to try stealing from mr. rich.

    Reply
  6. Molli Taylor says

    July 2, 2021 at 1:34 pm

    she is a new author to me but all of your picks look amazing!

    Reply
  7. heather says

    July 2, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    I haven’t read any of her books yet but I so want to read Gladiator that is my kind of book and I love the cover.

    Reply
  8. Rita A says

    July 2, 2021 at 6:11 pm

    I am interested in THe Investigator

    Reply
  9. Dana Rodriguez says

    July 2, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    I have never read a Anna Hackett book . Investigator sounds like a good one!

    Reply
  10. Nina Lewis says

    July 2, 2021 at 9:22 pm

    No. She is new to me. I got a copy of both Gladiator & The Investigator. I’ll try to read them this month. I love finding new authors to read. Thank you for the rec! 🙂

    Reply
  11. rochelle+haynes says

    July 2, 2021 at 11:16 pm

    I have not read any of her book

    Reply
  12. Judy Thomas says

    July 2, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    I have not read any of her books yet but The Investigator has me intrigued.

    Reply
  13. Cheryl B says

    July 3, 2021 at 7:49 am

    The Investigator sound very intriguing. I look forward to reading this.

    Reply
  14. Shelly Peterson says

    July 3, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    I’m a newbie. The Investigator looks good/

    Reply
  15. Jeffrey says

    July 3, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    The Investigator looks cool.

    Reply
  16. Karen Petrychko says

    July 4, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    The Investigator looks like a great summer read !

    Reply
  17. Shirley O says

    July 4, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    I have not read any of her books yet. The Investigator sounds super interesting.

    Reply
  18. Barbara Montag says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:26 pm

    I am interested in the Investigator also.
    Thank you

    Reply
  19. Susan Smith says

    July 5, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    I’ve never heard of this author, but The Investigator sounds like an interesting book.

    Reply
  20. Jeanna says

    July 6, 2021 at 10:27 am

    I haven’t read anything by her yet, but Marcus Hell Squad sounds good!

    Reply
  21. sandra says

    July 6, 2021 at 11:00 am

    i do not but gladiator looks interesting

    Reply
  22. Calvin says

    July 6, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    Investigator looks like a nice read.

    Reply
  23. Christy+Peeples+DuBois says

    July 6, 2021 at 7:45 pm

    This author is new to me. The Investigator sounds like it would be good. However I am not fond of sci Fi or fantasy in any way. I respect the authors and their gift of telling stories. They are truly gifted.

    Reply
  24. Elaine G says

    July 6, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    I haven’t read any of her books but I do have a couple. Just haven’t gotten around to reading them yet. Marcus Hell Squad sounds good.

    Reply
  25. Natalie says

    July 7, 2021 at 6:04 pm

    I have not read any of her books but The Investigator intrigues me the most!

    Reply
  26. Jenn says

    July 9, 2021 at 5:43 pm

    I do not have a favorite Anna Hackett book yet, but I am intrigued by The Investigator. The museum setting is neat and quite new for me.

    Reply
  27. Lisa says

    July 13, 2021 at 2:42 am

    I don’t have a favourite Anna Hackett book but I am intrigued to read The Investigator!

    Reply
  28. Adriane says

    July 15, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    I’ve never read Anna Hackett but now I’m interested 🙂

    Reply
  29. Piroska says

    July 17, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    I haven’t read any of her books yet, but they sure do look good!

    Reply
  30. Sarah+L says

    July 18, 2021 at 2:08 am

    I have not read anything by her. I’d start with the Galactic Gladiators series.
    Thanks for the contest.

    Reply
  31. Julie Bickham says

    July 21, 2021 at 4:09 pm

    I haven’t read any yet, but I look forward to reading some!

    Reply
  32. Jessica C says

    July 29, 2021 at 8:31 pm

    I really like the cover of your book it looks very interesting! Thank you so much for a chance to be entered in this giveaway!

    Reply
  33. megan allen says

    July 30, 2021 at 12:46 am

    This author is new to me. I love discovering new, amazing authors! Im definitely checking her off of my tbr asap!

    Reply
  34. Aline da Silva Azevedo says

    October 24, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    The Galactic Gladiators series is in my TBR for too long! I think this post is a sign for me to start reading it!

    Reply
  35. Adriane says

    November 26, 2021 at 7:58 pm

    Just now starting my first sci-fi read 🙂

    Reply

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