Best of
Futuristic

2008

Ritual in Death


J.D. Robb - 2008
    Everything points to Satanic ritual, but Eve doesn't believe in devil worship.…

The Lost


J.D. Robb - 2008
    Robb’s Missing in Death investigates a female tourist’s disappearance during a ferry ride. Detective Eve Dallas wonders…if she didn’t jump, and she’s not on board, then where in the world is she? In Patricia Gaffney’s The Dog Days of Laurie Summer, a woman awakens to a familiar yet unsettling world. In Mary Blayney’s Lost in Paradise, a man locked in an island fortress finds hope for freedom in an enigmatic nurse. And Ruth Ryan Langan’s Legacy belongs to a young woman who unearths a family secret buried on the grounds of a magnificent but imposing Irish castle.

Suite 606


J.D. Robb - 2008
    RobbLieutenant Eve Dallas plunges into the violent aftermath of a ritualistic murder--and into the mind of an alleged witness who can't remember a thing to save his life."Love Endures" / Mary BlayneyInvestigates the connection between a ghost, a magic coin, and a deliberate deception that has kept two lovers apart for years."Cold Case" / Ruth Ryan LanganBrings a lost man out of a pounding storm and into the arms of a welcoming woman for a breathtaking twist of fate."Wayward Wizard" / Mary Kay McComasFollows a mother and son lost in the threads of history and an impaired wizard who must return them to their own world to fulfill his own destiny--in time.

Fits Like a Glove


Sean Michael - 2008
    He's made sure to hire the best people for their jobs, from the cleaners to the trainers. It's exclusive, it's hot and it's all his.Malachi is the club's main trainer and an extraordinary top; he was handpicked by Hercules. The man has a secret though, one that Hercules discovers and shares with him. But if it gets out, Malachi's reputation could be ruined, and possibly the Velvet Glove's along with it.Can Malachi and Hercules maintain a relationship as well as their roles at the club? Or will their needs and desires bring their world crashing down around them?

Interstellar: Original Screenplay


Jonathan Nolan - 2008
    IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO DIE HERE. Christopher Nolan takes on the infinite canvas of space to deliver a cutting-edge, emotionally charged adventure that will amaze movie audiences of all ages. This is the living blueprint of Nolan's journey. Interstellar, Nolan's much anticipated sci-fi film, opens in November 2014 and stars, among others, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, William Devane, Topher Grace, John Lithgow.

Sporting Chance, Part 2


Elizabeth Moon - 2008
    and her interference brings her to disaster. But Captain Serrano isn't about to let her employer and now her friend be destroyed. With the help of Lady Cecelia's nephew and his friends, including Lord Thornbuckle's adventurous daughter, Heris plots a rescue, while trying to rebalance her own life and recover relationships with some of her former crew. In the process, she and Lady Cecelia bring down a government. (Part 2 of 2)

Starquest (Starquest #1)


Hywela Lyn - 2008
    Love is the last thing on her mind. However, she has not counted on losing her heart to Kerry Marchant the ship's second in command, who makes his distrust of her painfully obvious, despite the chemistry between them. The completion of her mission has consequences that neither of them could have foreseen. Enter Dahll Tarron, who becomes involved in a long and dangerous quest to find the Destiny. Fates become intertwined, perils shared, culminating in the realization that sometimes love may be so close that there is a danger it will not be recognized until it is too late...

Do or Die


Marly Mathews - 2008
    Ten years ago, Earth nearly crumbled beneath the might of an intergalactic War. The Enemy fought with destructive psychokinetic powers. Only a band of extraordinary humans stood in their path. They were known as the Gemini Order. Now, Shylah McKay and her kind are being persecuted for the very talents that saved Earth from ruination. But Shylah's a mover and a shaker, and with her lover, Grayson, by her side, she'll go to the ends of the Earth and beyond, to fight for her people.

Mercenary Redemption


Diane Merlin - 2008
    But her first stop reveals that the bounty on her head has been raised and she and her friends are in some serious trouble. Kevnor races to her rescue only to have her snatched out of his hands and delivered to his sworn enemies the Imani. Mik's Mercenaries are back with another adventure, proving once again that they can out think, out fight and out maneuver any foe. On their daring rescue mission this hard-hitting, hard-loving bunch unravel a plot to overthrow two governments, saving the solar system from an escalating war. While the rest of the crew is rushing to her aid, Dev is busy stirring up her own hornet's nest on Iman. Nothing is as it seems and she's determined to find the answers about her birth while instigating an uprising by the planet's subjugated men. Anyone who thinks women are the gentler sex obviously hasn't met Devona. And may the gods have mercy on anyone-man or woman-who comes between her and the ones she loves.

Beautiful Death


Joely Sue Burkhart - 2008
    Some have become monsters, a few have remained human, and far too many are dead. A vaccine saves a remnant of humanity and they begin to rebuild, taking on new names to represent their new lives and their hope of a better future. Isabella Thanatos, Beautiful Death to the people of New Olympia, is a killing machine who has dedicated her life to protecting her people. Athens, her city, is the jewel in the crown of the civilization they've built off of the ruins of their old lives and she won't let any monster run loose in her city except Hades, the seductively beautiful alien whose people loosed the virus on humanity and caused their ruin. He is a welcome visitor and sits on the city council--but not by her choice. He missed his opportunity to kill her long ago, but she won't miss hers. When Isabella discovers she's been mysteriously contaminated with the virus, she knows she should kill herself before she becomes the very thing she hates. Fearing for her people but desperate to find out how and why she was contaminated before she has to die, Isabella runs to the only one who can help her, the monster Hades. Outside the city she discovers that everything she was taught is a lie. There is no chaos, the contaminated live in harmony with humans, what Hades wants to do to her--with her--doesn't include death, and the city she loves is controlled by a monster in the guise of a man.

Tiger Eyes


Belinda McBride - 2008
    A hill rises, a trail breaks away and to your surprise, the end has become the beginning. Lieutenant Milo Greene's career is all that keeps him on his feet and functioning. He's lost everyone he ever loved, and now, only the job holds him together. When he looks to the future, he sees no reprieve. And then one day he looks up and sees his destiny standing in the doorway. Darah Lash is the most powerful Thalian present on Earth. Yet, to his people, he is a second-class citizen. He came to Earth with the small, desperate hope that he would find a woman who would accept him, mate him, and eventually bear his children. What he doesn't expect to find is love. Grace Chen is a wrecked shell of a woman. Once admired and feared, she is now on the brink of death, fighting for every day, every hour. In a vision, she is told to wait for the miracle, but it hasn't come yet. And if that miracle comes, will the cost be too high? Three paths end, one road begins. Destination: Black Planet.

The Infinite Instant


Danielle L. Parker - 2008
    But there’s a man out there – the mysterious Mr. X – who knows her guilty secret. Whoever he is, Minuet doesn’t want to meet him. But she’s run out of choices. Someone is putting the squeeze on her Paranormal Services Agency. When she’s framed for a triple murder she didn’t commit, Minuet has no choice but to agree to help a hostile police liaison, Alexander Ferguson, hunt down this Mr. X. She’s a goat on a string, staked out for the tiger, with both the law and a vengeful client she didn’t ask for holding her leash. She knows only too well what happens to the bait when the tiger arrives. However, Minuet just might have a surprise or two up her sleeve, even for the tiger...

An Angel's Blade


Mary Winter - 2008
    She finds him in Dashtu, a half-angel with a body like a god. His heavenly origins make what she wants to do with him completely, deliciously sinful. And she'll use anything, including her body, to convince him to join her cause. Dashtu knows he needs a Blade to help him complete his mission of driving the Necromancers out of Neukacee, and Zahra is perfect in more than one way. There's just one problem: the last Blade who helped him ended up dead, and he won't do that to anyone else. Not even someone as talented as Zahra. He just has to keep his lust under control and not get involved. But when a group of orphans is discovered deep within the Necromancer's compound and Dashtu learns that his former lover, a Blade, has become a zombie, he realizes he has to act fast. He'll have to rely on his angelic powers and his Blade. With a little luck and some divine intervention, they might make it out alive. Then, maybe he can see if he has a future with his new Blade, Zahra. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, violence.

Aus Com


Christine Jones - 2008
    Dictated by science and technology, the search for immortality near destroyed the human race. What remains of mankind, struggles to survive in barbaric clans suppressed by Masters and false doctrine. Known as Project Noah, an underground community seeks to restore civilization by rehabilitating those snatched from the surface. An enemy from the past is out to re-establish a plan to cleanse the earth. Assaults on both the surface and underground survivors reveal devastating truths regarding their sanctuary and savour.

Black Planet: Dragon's Blood


Belinda McBride - 2008
    On the ruins of Fisherman’s Wharf, a ramshackle city rose like a mushroom, a strange dichotomy of safety and corruption. In this forbidden city, a monster prowls the corridors and alleys, seeking the nanite-enhanced flesh and blood of underground cage fighters.Detective Annie Tanaka once survived an encounter with the monster. The attack left her clinging to life and riddled with fear. Now the monster has returned, and is hunting in her territory. She will need every weapon in her arsenal to face this enemy and prevail.Unfortunately for Annie, her partner hates her and is next on the monster’s menu. And Annie’s mentor is a legendary fight master who hasn’t been seen in decades.As she closes in on the creature, Annie Tanaka quickly discovers that her real enemy isn’t the monster, but her own fear. And against that fear, Annie must stand alone.Note: The events in this story take place thirty years prior to Little Dragon.

Through Neon Eyes 1-4


Michael Barnette - 2008
    A great job, a wonderful home and wealth. What he doesnt have is a lover, but thats about to change.... Received a Gaylactic Spectrum Award Nomination for 2003. Originally Zoner appeared in Wired Hard 3 from Circlet Press, which was a Lambda Literary Award Finalist in 2003 in the Anthology category.Control: David Jessman has found his lover; what hes lacking is control of himself, the situation hes in and the blond gunwhore known to him only as Bells. Bad as that is for a man used to being in charge, hes finding that losing control may not be that terrible after all.Promise Part One:With his life--and emotions--turned upside down David finds himself unable to concentrate on his work because his mind is just not on his research. His thoughts are on the new experiments hes been part of in his apartment. Experiments that are whetting newfound appetites for things more satisfying than food or money. Research involving his own psyche, and an addiction called Bells.Promise Part Two: Addictions have their drawbacks, and David Jessman would be the first person to admit hes addicted to the passions hes only felt in the arms of one man: Bells, the LC Zone gunwhore and deadly zonewarrior. Having gotten so wrapped up in his personal life that he forgets to do anything but daydream about a certain blond gunwhore, David Jessman finds himself in serious trouble with his boss. Trouble that Bells promises to make right--somehow