Best of
Futuristic

2016

Night of the Demented Symbiots: The Dragonlings' Haunted Halloween 2


S.E. Smith - 2016
    As the night of the festival draws closer, the Dragonlings, Roam, and Alice discover a threat to the newest members of their families; the Queen of the Demented Symbiots plans to send her minions to capture the new babies and take them to the land of Halloween where she lives.With their parents busy organizing for the huge festival for the people of Valdier in the underground cavern, the babies are left with no choice but to prepare for the ultimate battle – to save Morah, Leo, and Hope from the Queen of the Demented Symbiots! Join in a holiday adventure that you won’t forget as the little ones use their special skills to protect their friends and family in… The Dragonlings’ Haunted Halloween 2: Night of the Demented Symbiots!

Critically Endangered


N.S. Austin - 2016
    She views the horror of humanity's annihilation via cable television and the internet, until they too are gone. There is no time to understand the inexplicable sickness that takes everyone. Karen's daughter dies in her arms. Her husband and son never return. When she gets sick it's almost a mercy. And then she wakes up. Her dogs are all that is left. Whatever has caused the near extinction of human life, it has spared the rest of the animal kingdom. On her first trip out she finds a planet that is unalterably changed, not with a bang but with a whimper. Karen gathers a pack of canines as companions and helpers. Among her furry partners are two very special German shepherds that appear to be more than just man's best friend. As she tries to process her different existence and locate others, Karen begins a physical metamorphosis. What she's about to realize is that not everyone changes in the same way and that some things remain the same. Humans are still this world's greatest predator. If you love dogs; if you love imagining the struggle of a totally different world; or if you love getting to know new and unlikely characters, Critically Endangered is guaranteed to entertain. It is an epic saga and thought provoking novel about a "human apocalypse".

Telepath


Janet Edwards - 2016
    She’s about to enter the Lottery of 2532, which will assess her abilities and decide her hive level, her profession, her whole future life. Amber’s dream is to be level 10 or above, her nightmare is to be a level 99 Sewage Technician. When Lottery discovers Amber is a rare and precious telepath, she must adapt to a new life protecting the people of the crowded hive city. Her job is hunting down criminals before they commit their crimes, but she doesn’t know she’s being hunted herself.

The Syndicate


Sophie Davis - 2016
    As a Runner for one of the underground syndicates that now controls the timewaves, Stassi 2446-89 has seen it all: the fall of Rome, the rise of Hitler, the end of democracy, the establishment of time tourism, and the devastating consequences of it. Her job is to seamlessly slip through the past, in search of items of value to the syndicate's clientele.Stassi's next assignment takes her to Paris in the 1920’s, in search of a lost manuscript by one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers. She and her partner, Gaige, are swept up in the City of Light during the height of fashion and culture—as alluring a locale as they’ve ever visited. But a seedier side of life lurks beneath the glamorous façade, and the pair quickly learns this run is more dangerous than any of their previous missions.Because history isn’t playing out as it should be—a first for the syndicate. When the stakes are raised and it becomes a matter of life or death, Stassi and Gaige must ultimately decide how far they’re willing to go to ensure the future as they know it.

MindSighted


Connie Suttle - 2016
     In or out of the Alliances, nobody is prepared for that... The BlackWing Pirates, a fleet of space cruisers that form a secret branch of the Alliance Security Detail, discover what a myth-come-to-life is capable of doing when this sinister aberration begins a slow and deliberate attack against the upcoming Joint Alliances Conclave. In the ensuing chaos, where deaths are unexplained and the impossible becomes possible, the BlackWing Pirates' most effective weapon turns out to be a blind clairvoyant, who sees better than anyone when his eyes are closed... MindSighted--BlackWing Pirates, Book 1

Dark Planet Warriors: Escape


Anna Carven - 2016
    For some reason, he’s keeping everything very low-key, to the extent that we’re trying to sneak in to Kythia. Something’s up, and he’s not telling me anything. Every time I try to get answers, he distracts me with his stupid sexiness. Stupid sexy, silver, stubborn, insistent alien. Why can’t he just keep his damn hands to himself? And why do I suck at resisting his advances? There’s something he’s not telling me. He’s up to something shady, and I don’t like it. I guess I have no choice but to stick with him for now, because half of Kythia is out to get me, and who better to have by your side than the most lethal soldier in the Kordolian military? We’ll just have to work on his communication skills, a little, that’s all. Tarak Kythia is a dangerous place for a Human, but I must go there. The safest place in the universe for Abbey right now is by my side, so she comes with me. She will not enjoy the trip, but I aim to keep it brief. Besides, I cannot keep my hands off her. She mystifies and perplexes me, and yet I find myself addicted to her warmth, her scent, and her sweet taste. She does not know the extent of the danger facing us. The High Council want my head. They may send assassins after us. The barren wastelands of the Vaal, where we must go, are cold and harsh and completely disconnected from civilization. But I must find the tortured Prince, and drag him back to reality. There are plans I wish to put in place to ensure the survival of our race, and he, just like my precious Human, is an integral part of them. We may be returning to Earth sooner than she thinks. Dark Planet Warriors is a 3-book serial. Each book is an episode of Abbey and Tarak's story, just like a TV series. Books in series: Book one: Invasion Book two: Taken Book three: Escape Due to violence, swearing and steamy sex scenes, these books are recommended for readers aged 18 years and over.

Black Knight


Svetlana R. Ivanova - 2016
    After leaving her homeland Russia, she is sent to live with her aunt in America. Nina tries to adjust to a new life with her homophobic cousins and American high school. But then things begins to take a new turn when the enigmatic Allecra Knight, a blonde mystery who seems to bring Nina's day both the sunshine and dark storm. There is a spark of something unusual between them, but it comes with an underlying cost. Allecra Knight has a secret and a big one at that. There is something different about her that fascinates Nina but at the same time terrifies her. Will she prefer a normal peaceful existence or find the courage to explore the unknown?

Standing the Final Watch


William Alan Webb - 2016
     Lt. General Nick Angriff has spent his adult life protecting family and country from a world of terrorism spinning out of control. On the battlefield, off the grid, in clandestine special task forces and outright black ops, Angriff never wavers from duty. But when a terror attack on Lake Tahoe kills his family, he’s left with only the corrosive acid of revenge… that is, until a hated superior officer reveals the deepest of all secret operations. Against the day of national collapse, a heavily-armed military unit rests in cryogenic storage, to be awakened when needed, and Angriff is named its commander. Fifty years later he wakes to find the USA destroyed and predatory warlords roaming the ruins. Stalked by assassins bent on seizing his command for their own purposes, Angriff has to prepare for war while avoiding murder. Because the only wall still shielding survivors from slavery and death are the men and women of The Last Brigade.

Alien Paladin's Woman


Vi Voxley - 2016
     Tieran, the Commander of the Palian paladins, has never been allowed to have anything of his own, other than the blade in his hands and the honor he serves with. But a feisty, curvy, and utterly impossible human woman is about to change all that. He never thought that he'd desire something or someone as much as he needs her and nothing will take her from him. Even if he has to slay the most feared enemy ever known for her. Audrey Price has seen a lot of hard work and cold times as a governor of ice planet mining colonies. She never expected to be in the middle of the greatest hunt in the galaxy, though. One moment, she was protecting her miners from an alien threat, and the next moment, she's tied to said threat, with only one man capable of keeping her and the rest of the universe in one piece. The sexy, infuriating paladin who makes her core pulse as hard as he makes her want to wring his neck. Coming to grips with the fact that she's the key to tracking down one of the most mysterious and horrible races known is no easy feat, but that's nothing compared to dealing with the fact that she might be falling for the paladin. And when all eyes are on them, including a pair that can see through space and leave havoc in its path, Audrey and Tieran are in the fight of their life. Not only for their own safety, but for that of the galaxy as a whole. Alien Paladin's Woman is a full standalone scifi Alien-Human Military Suspense romance novel. It can and should be read as a standalone. Guaranteed HEA and no cheating.

The Patriot Protocol


C.G. Cooper - 2016
    The survivors live off what they can grow, find or steal. A man known as Ryker is among the survivors, a family man with a mysterious past. When his family's relative safety is taken, he's forced to join what's left of civilization to care for his wife and children. But will his newfound allegiance to the government of The Tennessee Zone save them or plunge them into darker peril, and will the powers-that-be use Ryker for their own nefarious needs?

Sarazen's Claim


Isabel Wroth - 2016
    This book is PART OF A SERIES. Not a HEA and not a Cliffhanger...somewhere in between. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One hundred and fifty years ago the most powerful countries of Earth built and launched five ships. Ships meant to carry what remained of humanity out into the space beyond their known galaxy to find a new home. As a third generation botanist, it never occurred to Clary Starborn that she might some day be in charge of anything other than her little lab. That changed the day their ship was attacked by an alien species straight out of myth. ----------As commander of the Sarazen armada, Tarek had seen some poor excuses for spacefaring vessels. The one currently being attacked by the Na'ah was to date, the worst. So primitive in its design, Commander Tarek was fascinated it had even survived the harsh vacuum of space. Or the time it had taken to launch it. The species was unfamiliar to him, but initial scans suggested the beings within here somewhat intelligent. Though the ship was outside Sarazen territory, it was his duty to eradicate the Na'ah wherever he encountered them. He had not anticipated that by his actions, the course of his life would be forever changed. By a soft, delicate being who studied flowers and trees. One scent, one touch, was all it took to be Claimed.

Demons Don't Dream


Hannah Walker - 2016
    Caris Dealyn wants nothing more than to get this assignment done so he can continue searching for his missing Avanti friends. But first, he needs to solve the mystery surrounding the last ambassador’s disappearance, while navigating the Demon court with all its whisperings of plots and betrayals. It's not such a bad job, if he could keep his attention on work and not on the prince who seems to distract him just by being near.Prince Dasalin Kan’erkit is busy running the kingdom in his father's absence, but not so busy he doesn’t notice the new Ambassador. Caris gets under his skin like no one else before, which is quite a feat considering Dasa’s demonically tough scales.The attraction between them is undeniable, and when events throw them together, sparks fly. They can't get enough of each other. But there are forces at work that wish to keep them apart. In a fight for their survival, the two must figure out which demonic faction is behind the plot and protect not only themselves, but the people they have both vowed to serve.

Jonas


Faith Gibson - 2016
     On Christmas Eve, Jonas Montague, father of the half-blood Gargoyles, is surrounded by his family, but not all of them. Instead of telling a traditional holiday tale, he shares the story of meeting his mate, Caroline, and the years that followed. Why was Jonas ostracized? Where are his older children? Why did he clone his great-niece, an act that caused the near-apocalypse? And what’s a holiday without a miracle? Jonas is a Stone Society companion novella set ten years in the future. It is told from Jonas’s point of view and from that of Tessa’s twins, Anthony and Tabitha (in both 1st and 3rd person). The story contains minor spoilers for future Stone Society books.

The Enhanced


T.C. Edge - 2016
    And now they rule us... The world has changed. Wars and terrible weapons have decimated the global population. Originally designed for war, genetically modified super-beings have risen to the top, living in relative safety in the city of Haven. Divided into two parts, the city is home to the genetically superior Enhanced, and the inferior Unenhanced: normal humans now subjugated and controlled. It’s a brutal world of divides. An unyielding system of class. The strong rise and the weak fall. That is the new world. Brie Melrose is just a normal girl of 18. She grew up an orphan, and her life was never deemed likely to amount to anything. One day, however, a routine job turns into something much more, and Brie finds herself under the watchful eye of the Savants, the highest order of the Enhanced. Blessed with supreme intellect, they consider emotions to be pointless. And, in some cases, dangerous… For Brie, coming face to face with a Savant is a rare thing indeed. And soon, something even rarer is about to occur: she is to be invited into Inner Haven, the sanctuary of the Enhanced where she’ll come into contact with some strange and dangerous people. People who want things from her. People who know things about her past. Soon, threats she never even knew existed will close in, and Brie will learn that her world, and the city of Haven, isn’t quite what she thought it was. And neither is she… The Enhanced is the first in a planned series. It ends in a fairly significant cliffhanger, so be warned! However, new instalments will be released every few weeks, so you’ll never have to wait long to find out what happens next! Fans of the Hunger Games, Divergent, and the Maze Runner will love this new dystopian world, a place of brutality, danger, and secrets where the strong rule the weak and there’s conflict around every turn. A mixture of YA dystopian, sci fi thriller, mystery, and romance, every page will leave you wanting more! Note: The book is written in British English. Book Two - Hybrid - is available now!

Assessing Survival


Viola Grace - 2016
    The Splice take the humans they capture and use them for parts. Sending bots in place of humans didn’t work, but taking the wounded and turning them into cyborgs has enabled Earth to push the Splice away from Earth. The combination of metal and man is turning the tide in a war that no one could have imagined.Adaptation Base is where the wounded are recycled into enhanced warriors, and when a terrorist action takes out the administration, the newest cyborgs will have to take things into their own hands.When Stitch comes to, her position as an assessment officer is still valid, but her new location on the front lines means a lot of adjustment. The men she had designed from the wounds out are now her team, and finding the one who had flirted his way into her heart—after all this time—leaves her vulnerable to his mechanical advantage.

The Alliance: Box Set 1


S.E. Smith - 2016
    Smith presents the first three books of the Alliance series in a bundle! Book 1: Hunter’s Claim Four years ago, the Earth received its first visitors from space, causing mass fear. Alone with just her sisters in a world gone mad, Jesse has learned to use the darkness and the remains of the city to survive and keep what is left of her family alive. She has seen the savage side of human nature and finds they are not much different from the aliens who conquered the Earth. After first contact, the Trivators found it necessary to take control of the Earth to prevent the humans from destroying it in their fear. Hunter belongs to one of the elite clans of the Trivators who seek out those who resist being brought into the Alliance of Star Systems. His abilities to track, capture, and eliminate his enemies is renowned, but he finds the tables turned when he becomes the one captured by a group of ruthless humans. Hunter is shocked when a human female risks her life to help him escape, only to disappear into the ruins of the city. He now has a new mission: finding the female who saved his life. What he finds is a reward beyond comprehension to a Trivator warrior: a family. Can he convince Jesse that he can give her and her younger sisters a better life on his world? Or will fear keep her from accepting what he has to offer? Book 2: Razor’s Traitorous Heart Kali Parks is a shadow in the war between two factions that are fighting to gain control of Chicago. Born and raised on the streets, she stands as a silent sentinel at her brother's side as he battles to gain control. She will do whatever it takes to bring peace to those she has pledged her life to protect, including fighting against the creatures that came to their world almost six years before. Razor, a High Chancellor for the Alliance, has been sent to oversee the remaining Trivator troops on Earth and make sure the transition for the induction of Earth into the Alliance goes smoothly. He is the one the Alliance calls when they have a situation that needs to be resolved once and for all. His reputation for dealing with difficult rebels is renowned. When a shadow warrior saves his life and disappears, he discovers his world is no longer as cut and dry as he thought. Forced by duty to settle the conflict, Razor must make a painful decision between the Alliance he has dedicated his life to and his own traitorous heart. Book 3: Dagger’s HopeDagger is a Trivator warrior known for his dark and dangerous edge, which makes him the perfect warrior for impossible missions. He fears nothing, until he meets a delicate human female who awakens his heart. It has been a couple of years since Jordan Sampson was taken away from the war-torn Earth, and she is slowly adjusting to her new life on a strange planet. Fear, confusion, and uncertainty of what the future holds threaten to drown her as she tries to fit in. There is only one hope that keeps her going. It is the handsome alien male that stirs something deep inside her and makes her feel whole. When Dagger is captured during a mission and sold to the illegal Fight Rings, it is only the memory of Jordan that keeps him going. Time blurs as he slowly sinks deeper and deeper into a world of violence and pain until he becomes more animal than Trivator. Jordan knows Dagger is out there, somewhere. When she discovers where he is being held, she refuses to let anything stop her from rescuing him. The fight to save Dagger takes Jordan on a journey that she hopes they both survive.

Carmine: Rise of the Warrior Queen


Alan Janney - 2016
    Where is her family? Where is her boyfriend? She has a faint recollection of him, a ghost of a memory... The world, she discovers, is staggering from the weight of rampaging mutants, victims of a bizarre surgery gone wrong. Once intended to bring about a utopia, now the victims threaten societal meltdown. Much to her surprise, the girl with no memory discovers she is their queen.And the Outlaw, a fabled warrior, will soon be at her gate... Book One of the dystopian urban fantasy series. (Book Five of Seven in the Outlaw/Katie saga)

2446-89: Stassi's Diary


Sophie Davis - 2016
    I know, that sounds like the dramatic ramblings of a seventeen-year-old girl, but it’s the absolute truth. Until today, I was an orphan, an uneducated ward of the government with no employment prospects on her horizon. But as of today, at least one of those is no longer true. I may never know the parents who abandoned me at the age of four. And by most people’s standards, I will always be more streetwise than book-smart. But I have been offered a job. For the first time in my life, I am looking ahead to the next phase of my life, instead of focusing on a past I cannot change. Ironic, considering how little I know about my new employer and the position I’ve been offered…which is precisely nothing at all. **2446-89: Stassi’s Diary is the prequel novella to The Syndicate (Timewaves Series, #1)**

The Soon Collection: Soon / Silenced / Shadowed: The Beginning of the End (Underground Zealot)


Jerry B. Jenkins - 2016
    Paul relishes his job and is good at it. He is determined to expose underground religion—flush it out, expose it, and kill it—until his life is turned upside down and he is forced to look at life in a different way. As Paul begins to unravel the truth about what he has found, events taking place around the world are starting to make sense. Something big is coming—something that can’t be stopped. And it is coming soon.#2 SilencedEnter the continuing story of double agent Paul Stepola as he works to protect his fellow believers from the government that is trying to eliminate Christians. The underground church is in mortal peril following the apocalyptic events in Los Angeles, which have only cast further suspicion upon Christians. Meanwhile, Paul struggles with how to tell his family about his newfound faith without raising the suspicions of his ruthless father-in-law. A gripping, futuristic thriller that will keep you glued to the page.#3 ShadowedAfter God intervenes with a miracle of global proportions, the tide is turned on international atheism and the National Peace Organization (NPO). The underground church has grown to the extent that Christians are becoming the majority. Agent Paul Stepola and his wife Jae are exposed and forced to become international fugitives. The NPO will stop at nothing to capture Paul and eliminate the underground church—until God intervenes and the final judgment is at hand.

TRIAL: A Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian Thriller (The Trial Series Book 1)


Murray McDonald - 2016
    No Telephone. No internet. No T.V. No Transport. Nothing. What will you do when the world as we know it stops? For Kate Wolfe, the answer is simple - whatever it takes to protect her family. For Bob Jackson and his militia, it's the day they've been planning for. The day they take control. When the two collide, as the city of Boise falls to ruin, nobody can predict how things will end. Trial is a new Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian EMP thriller from best selling author Murray McDonald.

Testing Pandora


Kaia Sønderby - 2016
    But when humans have a brief fad of natural birth, disabled children start reappearing. They're quickly termed "Pandoras," the value of their very lives brought into question, and laws are put into place to prevent their births from happening ever again. Xandri Corelel is one of these Pandoras, a young autistic woman scorned by her family and fighting to eke out a living on the streets of Wraith. Then she meets Chui Shan Fung, captain of the first contact and refugee ship Carpathia. Captain Chui has been watching her, and knows about the talent for understanding alien species that Xandri has cultivated. She wants Xandri as part of her crew--but first, Xandri must pass a test to see if she'll even fit in. Wary but hopeful, Xandri joins the Carpathia at Psittaca, a newly-discovered planet peopled by parrot-like sapients. Learning to understand this new species is the easy part compared to trusting her new crew mates. As Xandri continues her diplomatic efforts with the Psittacans, it becomes apparent that the Carpathia's crew aren't the only ones to have discovered the planet, but these other visitors don't have good intentions. In order to protect this beautiful new world, Xandri must find it in herself to overcome years of abuse and neglect, and trust in her new crew.

Winter's Edge


Mike Sheridan - 2016
    Seven years after a global war has devastated mankind, the apparatus of the old security state has rebuilt itself into an even greater monster: the Strata State. But this time there's a difference--The Outzone. A choice too dangerous for most to consider. Not Frank Brogan. When three Outzone bandits cross into New Haven and murder his wife and daughter, Lieutenant Frank Brogan quits his specially-trained police unit to hunt them down. Leaving the safety of the Strata State, Brogan enters the Outzone--a quasi-sovereign tract of land ceded from federal jurisdiction--and travels to its de facto capital, Winter's Edge, where he picks up the bandits' trail. In a violent city controlled by rival gangs, he needs to use all his hard-won skills as a police officer and war veteran to survive. It isn't long before Brogan's quest takes him out of the city and deeper into the lawless territory. Can he survive encounters with the nomadic tribes that roam the Outzone's mountains and plains to finally confront the men who murdered his family? For a limited time, readers can receive a FREE full length novel, OUTZONE RAIDER by signing up to the mailing list (details at the end of the book)

Asylum


Kali Argent - 2016
    With the discovery of a new planet, a new race, and the relocation of Alpha Station: X21, her dream is finally within reach. The last thing she needs is distractions, but the universe has a sense of humor, and complications arrive in the form of two Krytos males intent on claiming her as their mate.One night with the beautiful and passionate commander won’t be enough for Krytos brothers Axton and Zade Tavish. Choosing X21 as the home for their sanctuary, Asylum, had nothing to do with location, and everything to do with Olivia. The closer they try to get to the female, however, the more determined she seems to pull away, proving it will take more than charm and persistence to win her heart.When their tenuous relationship reaches its tipping point, Olivia is left with an impossible decision—to sacrifice love in the name of duty, or risk everything for a chance at forever. A 3013 Novella.

Scarred


Susan Hayes - 2016
    A recently freed harem slave, she is finally traveling the galaxy and visiting the places she could only dream of while she was the property of a Tarin warlord. On her own for the first time, she is finally free to pursue her art and to discover who she is and what she wants out of life. Helios brothers Rhen and Sabar Torven are merchants with a knack for finding new markets. The twins came to Alliance Station X21 with hopes of expanding their business, but once they meet Laesa, their plans change. Deals come and go, but a female like Laesa comes along once in a lifetime, and they’re not leaving the station without her at their side. Can Rhen and Sabar help Laesa find the closure she needs to move on with her life, or will she let the scars of her past deny her the happiness they know she deserves?A 3013 Novella.

Dark Planet Warriors: The Complete Serial


Anna Carven - 2016
    Kordolians, by the looks of things. What the hell do they want with this floating rust bucket? What are they even doing here? In the grand scheme of things, Earth is a total backwater, and the Solar System is the galactic equivalent of Hicksville. That's why aliens rarely bother to come to this corner of the universe. And Kordolians are usually too busy conquering the important parts of the nine galaxies to bother with us. But it looks as if their battle cruiser is broken. Probably shot up in a firefight. They're going to use every means necessary to fix it, even if it means putting Fortuna Tau on lockdown. I just hope they don't decide to enslave us and ship us off to some remote alien planet. Come to think of it, I've never seen a Kordolian up close before. They're huge, with strange silver skin and pointed ears. They have freaky nano-armor. And they're packing a serious arsenal. Our human technology has no chance against their weapons. When I encounter their General, I find him insufferable. Arrogant. Domineering. He won't tell me anything. I guess that's what happens when your race is kicking ass across the nine galaxies. You get pigheaded. So why do I keep running into him? Why is he looking at me funny? And what's with this weird feeling I get when he's around? I really hope these guys fix their ship and go away soon, because I get the feeling they could be major trouble. Tarak Sucked into a wormhole during a fierce skirmish with an enemy ship. Spat out near a human mining station in a remote corner of the nine galaxies. Stuck with weak humans who operate with inferior metals and technology. This mission couldn't get any worse. We need to fix our craft before the wormhole collapses. We need to hunt the cursed Xargek monsters that have infiltrated this human rust-bucket. And these infernal headaches of mine are getting worse. I don't really care about these humans. Their existence makes no sense to me. All I care about is killing Xargek and getting back to my home planet, Kythia. This situation is tiresome. The light of the star humans call the Sun burns my eyes. I crave Kythia's darkness. So why has this crazy human female captured my attention? She's messy, awkward and she babbles nonsense half the time. These humans are crazy. I don't understand them at all. Especially this female. Why do I keep coming back to her? I need to leave this place before I go insane Warning: This book contains swearing, violence and steamy sex scenes. It's recommended for readers aged 18 and over.

Do Anything - A Mysterious Science Fiction Tale


Luke Smitherd - 2016
    But when another version of himself appears and kidnaps Gary's wife before his very eyes, Gary must decide whether or not to use the strange mechanical devices his duplicate has left him ... and then live with the choice. YOUR NAME IS IN THE BOOK: When John was eleven years old, he came home to find a book he'd never seen before lying on his bed. The cover had been torn off, and inside it were endless lists of names - some of which belonged to people he knew - with a single number behind each one. That was his first glimpse into a darker reality than he could have ever imagined, because even though couldn't know it at the time, that mysterious book would go on to affect every facet of the rest of his life. And potentially, hold the key to his death.

All Against All


Nathan Allen - 2016
    One winner. One hundred million dollars.A group of random strangers are invited to take part in a mysterious lottery with an intriguing premise. Twenty-seven accept the offer. But what begins as an unusual social experiment quickly descends into something much more sinister. The contestants receive more than they bargained for, and the dark side of human nature reveals itself. As the lottery spirals into a life-and-death struggle for survival, Alice Kato is left searching for answers. How far are ordinary people willing to go to win this extraordinary amount of money? Is there anyone she can trust? Is there any way out? And just who exactly is pulling all the strings? Everyone has their price. Most just don't know what it is yet.

Case: 0


May Freighter - 2016
    Not only is she stuck in the Human Possession Department that no one wishes to go near, her father is breathing down her neck to marry some rich guy to gain political favour. To make matters worse, the case she’s given leads her right back home to her genetically modified servant that she would give her life for.The pressure is on to close the case as soon as possible, and she’s in the spotlight. Will she be forced to choose her career over the man she secretly loves?Fans of J. D. Robb, Suzanne Brockmann, Julie Garwood, The Gifted TV series, and Beauty and the Beast TV series will love this Romantic Suspense/Science Fiction series.

Puzzle Master


T.J. McKenna - 2016
    government has exploited with deadly results. Living in 2202 A.D., his is a world dominated by apathy and hedonism where religion is banned and the few remaining Christians hide in the shadows. Known worldwide as “The Cult Hunter”, Cephas is largely responsible for putting them there. Now living a quiet life as a Religious History professor, Cephas is reluctantly called out of retirement when the government sends him on a high stakes mission designed to crush Christianity once and for all. As the puzzles begin to unravel, Cephas struggles to find the one answer that has always eluded him, the solution to his own desire to explore faith rather than destroy it. To do so, he finds himself walking a dangerous line between two worlds and two beautiful women. One represents the temptations of the outwardly utopian world of man while the other the Godly world that he’s secretly trying to understand. Unfortunately, neither these worlds nor these women are truly what they appear to be, leaving Cephas to wonder if “The Cult Hunter” has become the hunted. Luckily, like the Apostle Paul, Cephas’ learns that God often chooses His champions from the least likely among us and even “The Cult Hunter” has a place in His plan.

The True Calling Short Story Collection


Siobhan Davis - 2016
    Join all your favorite characters as they celebrate a very special wedding.Under the Mistletoe - this story follows the main characters at Christmas, and it's set four years after the epilogue in Destiny Rising. This story is the lead-in to The Skyee Siblings spin-off series.NOTE: You should only read this collection after you have read Destiny Rising, the final book in the series.

Advance


K.A. Duggan - 2016
    A system designed to transport humansfrom one place to another, efficiently and effectively, in the blink of an eye.Faith sets out to save those incapable of saving themselves.But who really needs saving?As the story she’s chasing unfolds, Faith realises just how intertwined herlife really is with Advance Industries.When the formidable Kye steams into her life, he has her head spinning and her heart fluttering.Handsome, confusing and full of strange endearments, he also has a story to tell.But who should she believe?Can she regain her supposed lost memories?And if so, can she hold on to them long enoughto achieve her goal?Especially when the loved ones she forgot about are in danger!

Planet Urth 2-Book Boxed Set


Jennifer Martucci - 2016
    It’s dangerous, deadly. Inhuman creatures rule the planet. Animals have mutated. The land is hostile. But it’s all I’ve ever known. Hunger. Fear. Panic. Those emotions are my reality. They are my every day. I am Avery, and I am seventeen. My father died a year ago. Since then I’ve been responsible for my eight-year-old sister, June. I worry we are the only humans left. Humans have been hunted for centuries, to the brink of extinction. I must fight each day to protect my sister. It is the reason I wake, the reason I breathe. But how long can I go on fighting? How long will it be before they find us? More than two hundred years into the future, human beings are an endangered species. The planet has been battered by war, its inhabitants plagued by disease and death. Few humans survived and remained unaffected. Most changed dramatically and evolved into something else entirely. Irrevocable alterations caused by chemical warfare have created a new species. North America is in ruins and has been overtaken. Humanity has fallen at the hands of mutants known as Urthmen. Seventeen year-old Avery is alive and unchanged. But she has not been immune to the harshness of the new world. She has lived on the run for much of her life, in terror. After losing her father, Avery is the sole guardian of her eight-year-old sister, June. Avery is now charged with June’s safety as well as her own, a nearly impossible task. Forced to hide deep in the forest and away from the cities overrun by Urthmen, Avery and her sister are constantly hunted. Danger awaits them at every turn. They fear they are the only human beings left, that they are the last of their kind. But are they truly alone? Planet Urth: The Savage Lands (Book 2) After fleeing the only refuge she’s known for much of her life, Avery, along with her sister June and new friends, Will, Oliver and Riley forge through the forest to uncharted territory in search of a better life, in search of other survivors. But Avery soon learns that life beyond the woods is far worse than she ever imagined. She finds that safety does not exist for human beings in a world run by Urthmen. Hope seems futile. But Avery refuses to surrender hope and chooses, instead, to push forward and move her group into the heart of danger, to seek out more humans. Will she and the others survive their journey into the savage lands of Planet Urth?

Soledad


D.L. Young - 2016
    A GRIPPING, FAST-PACED STORY YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN. WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD. Soledad Paz is a slave, sold to a ruthless rebel leader by marauders who raided her home and murdered her parents. With her remarkable ability to see through any deception, she's become an invaluable--and unwilling--secret weapon in the war to control the Republic.When a ghost from her former life unexpectedly appears, everything she thought she knew about her past shatters into oblivion and she resolves to find the truth...by any means necessary.But in the dark republic, the truth is never simple...and it's never what you expect.

Translucid


Zen DiPietro - 2016
    That's where her competence ends. Outside of work, she has a wife she doesn't know, a captain who seems to hate her, and a lot of questions that don't add up.Without a past, all she has is the present, and she'll stop at nothing to ensure she has a future.Dragonfire Station is sci-fi thriller series with technothriller and cyberpunk elements. It features adventure, plot twists, action, witty and amusing dialogue, and most of all highly developed characters who feel like real people you know. In a nutshell, it's about kick-ass, flawed people who are doing their best overcome the challenges thrown their way.Fans of Firefly and The Expanse will love this new series.

Jumping Barrel


Cynthia Sax - 2016
    She needs a hero. Barrel requires an Expert for the Tau Cetian orphans. He’s looking for a female who is willing to commit to a lifespan-long role, who is comfortable with moving off planet, and who, preferably, has the ability to speak the offsprings’ first language. Nola wants the role Barrel is offering so badly she bends a few truths. Yes, she was born off planet but she has lived almost all of her lifespan in sheltered Academies. Yes, she has learned Tau Cetian but she has never spoken with a local. Yes, she plans to follow the rules but his deep, sexy voice tempts her to rebel. When a fact-morphing human academic meets her battle-worn cyborg warrior, deceptions are revealed, passions flare, and circuits sizzle. Wrong seems right. Lies turn into truth. The candidate least qualified for the role becomes the one candidate Barrel can’t let go. Jumping Barrel is a short companion story in the Cyborg Sizzle series and is meant to be read after Releasing Rage, Breathing Vapor and Crash And Burn. It is also a BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance.

Pirate Bound


Carysa Locke - 2016
    But the psychically Talented pirates terrorizing Commonwealth space are not quite the monsters she has been led to believe. When Sanah's empathic gift shows her the truth behind the stories, she is no longer certain who the villains are in her world.  A race on the verge of extinction…   Dem’s only goal is to protect his people, especially since a deadly bio-weapon decimated their population. Only a handful of women survived, and every day is a fight to rebuild. With Sanah’s empathy and her sister’s rare ability to heal, they could be the salvation Dem and his people have been looking for.   A dangerous secret that could destroy everything…   But how can Sanah trust Dem with her life? Especially when he’d kill her if he knew the truth. Pirate Bound is a short prequel novel to the Telepathic Space Pirates series. It is a standalone story within the series.

Dark Planet Warriors: Taken


Anna Carven - 2016
    General Tarak wants me to stay put, but there’s no way I’m sitting around in his claustrophobic quarters. I need to be looking for a way to get back home. Fortuna Tau is being overrun by disgusting, oversized insects, and I’m stuck here, at the other end of the universe. On the upside, at least my injuries are healed. The General is being a big, arrogant jerk. He won’t tell me anything. He’s walking around his quarters half-dressed, unaware that his bare, sculpted torso is a bit too distracting. And the food on this station leaves a lot to be desired. Kordolians obviously haven’t discovered the glory of nachos yet. At this rate I don’t know if I’ll ever get to taste chocolate again. When I ask when he’s going to take me back, he gets evasive. I don’t like that. So when he has to leave me alone to attend to some official business, I decide to explore. Sneaking around this huge, floating station, I soon realize that not all Kordolians are as, uh, friendly as the General. To some of them, I’m nothing more than a giant, walking lab rat. I really have to find a way to get back home. Before I end up on a dissection table. Tarak To my relief, the nanograft is a success. The female has healed, and she’s probably even physically stronger than before. It’s too bad the High Council have been informed of her presence. Apparently, Humans are reproductively compatible with our species. They want her. They demand I hand her over. Absolutely not. She’s mine. The infernal High Council can go rot in one of Kaiin’s hells, for all I care. When I return to the Fleet Station, I find she hasn’t obeyed my orders. I told her to stay in my quarters. Stubborn female. I need to find her before those idiotic scientists get to her. And if any Kordolian dares to harm her, they will answer to me. Dark Planet Warriors is a 3-book serial. Each book is an episode of Abbey and Tarak's story, just like a TV series. A new installment will be released every few weeks. Books in series: Book one: InvasionBook two: TakenBook three: Escape Due to violence, swearing and steamy sex scenes, these books are recommended for readers aged 18 years and over.

Edge of Oblivion


Joshua A. Johnston - 2016
    A Terminal Future. Earth has emerged from a cataclysmic dark age with little knowledge of its past. Aided by the discovery of advanced alien technology, humanity ventures into the stars, joining other sentient races in a sprawling, prosperous interstellar Confederacy. That peace is soon shattered. Without warning, the Confederacy comes under attack by an unstoppable alien force from the unknown regions. With hopes for civilization's survival dwindling, Commander Jared Carter is sent to pursue an unlikely lead: a collection of ancient alien religious fragments which may - or may not - hold the key to their salvation... Book one of The Chronicles of Sarco series.

Transient


Zachry Wheeler - 2016
    Medallion Honoree* Readers' Favorite® 5-Star SelectionIn a dark and distant future, death is obsolete.Jonas is a transient: a human spy living as an eternal. His mission is simple: always learn, never get caught.In the year 2578, an immortal regime controls the planet. Endless war has pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Desperate to survive, the remaining factions deploy teenage spies, hoping to defeat the enemy from within.After years in the lion's den, Jonas has grown to admire the eternal civilization. He is learning to love what he blindly hated, blurring the mission and himself.But a reckoning is coming. The fates of billions hang in the balance. When the axe falls, Jonas must choose between his family and his species.

The DarkTrench Saga Complete Collection: A Star Curiously Singing, The Superlative Stream, Freeheads


Kerry Nietz - 2016
    Perfect for bargain hunters and fans of the series, the collection includes all of Sandfly's adventures. Get A Star Curiously Singing, The Superlative Stream, and Freeheads—all for one low price.

The Brimstone Journals: Collection One


Angel Martinez - 2016
    Cargo ship, hive of thievery and profiteering. Captained by a demon prince and manned by a crew that puts any batch of misfits to shame. You've come along with a cargo of anti-gravity cows and one of jeweled-toned potatoes. You've shared the horrors of frogs and nightmares. Now share some, more or less, quieter moments with the Brimstone crew—small snippets plucked from various spots in each personal timeline, from Shax and Verin's childhood in Hell to after the events of Beside a Black Tarn.The Brimstone Journals, Collection One also includes an exclusive holiday short story, never published as part of the blog series. Shax would probably like to keep it that way, but too bad.

Tick Tock: Seven Tales of Time


Corinne O'Flynn - 2016
    A serial killer returns years later to finish what was started. A coffee shop offers a respite for the cursed. A hangover masks the horrors of the previous night. A princess’s wedding gift comes with a price. A locked apartment door hides a chilling secret. A girl wakes up in an asylum and must survive, and escape. A young woman must protect the past to thwart a thief from the future. All it takes is a second…a minute…an hour…for everything to change.

Wildfire Psi


Jaye McKenna - 2016
    He’s found a home and family at the Institute for Psionic Research, and he has a job he loves. When a training mission takes him back to the streets of downside Riga, he’s got plenty of reason to be uneasy, and when a psionic cry for help leads him to a nightmare from his past, Luka’s ready to bolt.Things are not going so well for Damon Korsov. He’s got voices in his head, a hole in his memory, and strange dreams that may or may not be glimpses of his past. The one man who might hold the key to Damon’s past is the one man he can never ask. Because somehow, Luka knows Damon, and it’s clear to Damon that Luka hates him.Unwilling to expose anyone else to the danger Damon represents, Luka volunteers to train him. He wants to hate Damon, but instead finds himself fascinated. Before they get a chance to sort things out between them, the two men are thrown into the middle of a terrifying plot that puts every human life in the galaxy at risk. Can Luka and Damon confront both of their pasts and work together to prevent disaster? Or will all the human worlds burn in the flames of wildfire psi?

The Missing Yesterdays (The Adventures of Tremain & Christopher #1)


Terry Marchion - 2016
    . . oops!"So begins the first adventure for premier scientist Tremain, and his nephew Christopher.On New Earth, Tremain shows Christopher his newest invention. They . . . accidentally . . . erase the entire colony's past. Can they restore their Missing Yesterdays before they fade away?Here are what some reviewers are saying:"I read it in one sitting!""Doctor Who meets Sherlock meets Inspector Gadget . . .""A real page-turner . . . ""The Hunger Games meets Star Trek in this bold new age novel . . . "

Imprint


Nicholas P. Adams - 2016
    Savior. Prisoner. Malcolm Silvestra’s Synthetic Organ Replacement technique saved the lives of thousands of people. Then “The Scald” deformed and killed millions more. Imprisoned above the Arctic Circle in the Canadian Northwest Territories, Malcolm's only hope to stave off his execution is to find the cure to save not only humanity but more importantly, his beloved wife. Will Malcolm’s brilliance unlock the secret to freeing Cynthiana from her prison of flesh? Or will he watch her die like all the others?

The Salarian Desert Game


J.A. McLachlan - 2016
    "Games are serious business on Salaria, and the stakes are high. When Kia's older sister, in a desperate bid to erase their family debt, loses the game and forfeits her freedom, Kia is determined to rescue her.When Kia arrives on Salaria, she learns it s a world where a few key players control the board, and the pawns are ready to revolt. Kia joins the conflict in order to save her sister. As if she doesn't already have enough to handle, Agatha, the maddeningly calm Select who lives life both by-the-book and off-the-cuff -- and always at the wrong time, according to Kia -- shows up to help, along with handsome Norio, a strong-willed desert girl with her own agenda, and a group of Salarian teens earning their rite of passage in the treacherous desert game.What can an interpreter and former thief possibly do in the midst of all this to keep the people she loves alive?"

Viper's Hope


Stephanie West - 2016
    It got larger and brighter with the smoke trail parting the horizon. The sudden eruption of water out at sea was cataclysmic as the meteor struck. The wave of water that barreled towards San Francisco a moment later was small at first but grew in size. Hope watched aghast as the water pushed aside massive buildings. She couldn't even fathom the level of devastation occurring in front of her. As if the tragedy she'd witnessed wasn't enough, something lurked in the trees outside her campsite. Hope watched as a portion of the tree separated from the trunk. The colors morphed into a bronzed, earthy tan figure of a man. The camouflaged man was at least seven feet tall with well-built legs and a massive broad chest. He swayed hypnotically as he walked like some kind of sleek predator. His facial features were not human, yet not altogether frightening. He was an alien, a giant freaking alien, and he was abducting her! Before the scourge of the universe struck Viper had never aspired to do more than rule his people, but his entire life had changed in the blink of an eye. The tragedy galvanized him with a single-minded purpose to see to it that he defended the Anguis and any other race unfortunate enough to cross paths with the plague and wipe it from existence. Finding his mate was the farthest thing from his mind as Viper attempted to rescue the humans off the doomed planet. With his own planet in turmoil over aiding so many other species, and the universe at risk from the catastrophic plague, Viper never expected to find Hope. Caution - This book contains a rough scene where our heroine is chained and taken against her will. However fear not, in the end Hope finds the experience mind blowing.

The Copula Chronicles, Complete Collection


Venessa Kimball - 2016
     ORIGIN, A COPULA CHRONICLES NOVEL (BOOK 1) : Jesca’s life is full of averages; average childhood, average family, average part-time job with her best friend while she attends college close to home. Life is predictable, controlled, consistent, just the way she likes it, until the odds of averages turns against her and the oddity that has remained dormant within her can no longer be contained.Under the surface, Jesca’s strong-hold with reality is slowly slipping away. The seemingly harmless nightmares of her youth have turned sinister with ill intention and a realness meant to provoke true terror. The minor trick of the eye revealing a shadow or glimmer of light becomes vivid hallucinations intent on terrorizing her. Her fear reaches extremes when her professor’s presence coincides with her losing touch with reality, leaving Jesca questioning his stalking motives or influence on her shifting sanity. Confronting him is the only answer, and when she does, she is faced with an inconceivable explanation as to why her life is turning upside down; her role as a keeper of our world to save humanity from a potentially unstoppably apocalyptic catastrophe. Upon learning her purpose, Jesca is thrust into a new world of guardianship where training to use her new found abilities is the life-blood of survival for her and the tribe of guardians.DESCEND, A COPULA CHRONICLES NOVEL (BOOK 2): The uncovered corruption and conspiracy upon our world paired with the impending catastrophic event honed in on our galaxy threatening invasion and evolution of our world lies in the hands of Jesca and the other guardians that have inherited the earth. The corruption of our world is spreading like wildfire, the between allies and enemies are being blurred, and Jesca’s growing attraction to the two men fighting for her heart could leave her vulnerable. Jesca and her fellow guardians’ fortitude is further pressed when their battle for earth takes them to the far reaches of Japan’s Aokigahara Forest, where the mysticism it covets brings weighted supernatural challenges they could never have anticipated. The predestined links she and the guardians share will either keep them safe or send them into a tailspin of sacrifices that may leave one if not all of them threatened. ASCEND, A COPULA CHRONICLES NOVEL (BOOK 3): With the guardians attempt to stop the global invasion and apocalyptic evolution of the earth, two of the men in Jesca’s life have made the ultimate sacrifice in a daring attempt to save her from near death and keep the veil, a celestial barrier meant to separate our universe from all others, from remaining open. The fate of Ezra and Nate is dismal unless Jesca, Xander, and the other guardians can find a way to get them back, while destroying the evil that has seeped into our world, and sealing the ethereal veil between our universe and the evil that lie beyond it. As Jesca ascends beyond the veil, malignant illusions meant to turn allies against one another are at every turn in this parallel universe. One truth among the illusions is bestowed to Jesca; the celestial inheritance from her ancestors along with the prophecies of what is to come of the guardians and earth. LEGACY, A COPULA CHRONICLES NOVEL (BOOK 4): With Jesca’s return from beyond the veil with Xander, Nate, and Ezra, they are ushered into our evolved world having advanced years since their departure. The earth’s remaining populous that survived the galactic intersection, the following climatic shifts, and the rigorous genetic manipulation has been stunted by the very beings Jesca and the others encountered beyond the veil. Humankind is being invaded, occupied, and destroyed under their invisible reign. The beings intent? To possess our world and stop Jesca and the other guardians from fulfilling the legacy that could save us all. We are left to hit the ground running upon their return as Jesca brings home new found knowledge of her ancient bloodline and the supernal legacy that has linked her family, the guardians, and the two men she has been torn between throughout her journey. With only Jesca’s visions of what this ancient legacy holds for them, the guardians are depending on the divining glimpses of her ancestry to put them on the path leading to salvation. The question is, will the stakes be too high and the risk to great for Jesca and the guardians to fulfill their destiny? ABOUT THE COPULA CHRONICLES COLLECTION: Origin, is a roller coaster ride straight into an unreality intent on spinning you around in the alternate history of the origin the new world Jesca has been thrust into. Make no mistake, your reality will be turned upside down with the techno-thriller plausibilities of what our world and its inhabitants could possess within. When all is said and done, you will find yourself planted in a new reality of weighty urban fantasy with profound thought-provoking conspiracies of the spiritual and scientific link to our existence and what our world may become now that Jesca’s new reality has been set into motion. Descend, pulls you deeper into the inherited reality Jesca and her new found clan of guardians are forced to surrender to in order to save the earth and humankind. The reality of genetic manipulation, ancient myths and theories, and the immediate threat of extra-terrestrial abduction and invasion are revealed in this second installment. Edge of your seat techno-thrilling conspiracies paired with dramatic mystery, suspense, and sacrifices are fulfilled in this spiraling global cataclysm Jesca and the guardians are faced with at every turn. Ascend, takes you beyond the veil of our world and into one beholding the supernatural, spiritual, psychological and techno-thrilling futurism in terrifyingly perfect harmony.Legacy, is the final installment in this edge-of-your-seat urban fantasy, science fiction fused series and Kimball holds nothing back in her arsenal of spine-tingling, mind-boggling, thought-provoking,mystery-seeking, and heart-pounding content to bring the Copula Chronicles to full circle.NOTE: All four books in the Copula Chronicles as a Collection/ Boxed Set will release Late 2016. New Adult/ Adult Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi series: Origin (Copula Chronicles, Book 1) Descend (Copula Chronicles, Book 2) Ascend (Copula Chronicles, Book 3) Legacy (Copula Chronicles, Book 4) *Each of the books in the Copula Chronicles series are new versions of the Piercing the Fold series, which is no longer in distribution. New content and extensive re-writes have been added to the Copula Chronicles Collection.**18+ due to some explicit language and sexual content*

The Great Turning


Lesli Richardson - 2016
    It’s almost one hundred years since The Great Turning, the catastrophic meteor strike that changed the world forever. Russell Owens is a recently discharged New North Americas Army sniper who only wants to return to his home just outside of Yellowstone to resume life with his gentle husband, Ted. Russell doesn’t want to re-up and hates that he had to kill for a living. Zola Wright is the most skilled assassin the NNAA has ever had. She was tricked into re-upping—once. When the burned-out Red is sent to find Russell to talk him into returning, what her commanding officer doesn’t realize is that she’s not coming back. Her conscription time is up, and she wants out. She’s also reluctantly falling for Russell. Now the sniper and the assassin are the ones being hunted, on the run from the army they just finished serving. Their former CO has secrets he’ll kill to keep. But Russell and Zola have more in common than their killing skills. And when Russell and Ted both fall for Zola, she knows their only option is to stand and fight together for the happiness and peace they yearn for—or die trying.

Purple Pup


Karl Steam - 2016
    They quickly teach the humans that modifying DNA is easy, compared to controlling the animals that are created. Join the adventures that help them discover where they belong in this world, and what they are meant to do. If you enjoy stories that are told from an animal's perspective, this should be at the top of your reading list. Purple Pup is one of those special books that you will always remember.

Rogue Agent


Kellie Wallace - 2016
    He’s the top assassin working for the elite underground agency, Haroun. If you’ve killed one scumbag, you’ve killed them all… During a routine assignment in Oklahoma, Seth carries out a hit on an arms smuggler, David Bloom. But after the job is done, Seth can’t shake the feeling something is very wrong. He’s left haunted by the memory, but what made Bloom so different than Seth’s other targets? Then his next assignment rolls in… After a coveted promotion, Seth becomes an Expult agent—an assassin with the freedom and rights to eliminate specific targets. For his first official hit with the new job title, he’s ordered to kill animal activist Terra Bloom, daughter of David Bloom. Regardless of Seth’s guilt over killing her father, she’s just another target…or is she? Seth’s moral compass spins out of control as inner struggles clash with his dedication to the job. When his decisions leads to tragic consequences, Seth and Terra embark on a journey, fleeing from the very organisation Seth dedicated his life to. When a trained killer falls for his mark, he’ll use every resource to protect her—even if he’s deemed a Rogue Agent.

TYR


N.R. Tupper - 2016
    When a routine transport mission goes horribly wrong, Captain Kai Brecken has to fight to keep her crew alive.Murderous aliens, a Dreki searching for its lost offspring and crooked Alliance soldiers aren't going to get in her way but her conscience might.

Memories of Arcadia


Andrea Phillips - 2016
    You love. You Die. Now RUN. ReMade is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that will take readers past the boundaries of time, space, and even death.This is the 13th episode of ReMade, a 15-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode was written by Andrea Phillips.Arcadia knows what it means to be lonely; she’s had no visitors for an awfully long time. So when a group of haggard teens tumble unto her streets, she welcomes then with open arms and plays host the best she can remember. Of course, they have no idea she’s there watching, listening, helping. But she doesn’t mind – after all, hers is half lost anyway. ReMade Season One: In one moment the lives of twenty-three teenagers are forever changed, and it’s not just because they all happen to die. “ReMade” in a world they barely recognize – one with robots, space elevators, and unchecked jungle – they must work together to survive. They came from different places, backgrounds, and families, and now they might be the last people on earth. Lost meets The Maze Runner in this exciting serial adventure.

Mick


Serena Simpson - 2016
    Mick was an A’rouk his destiny was to be alone. Dying didn’t bother Jaz. She was created with the knowledge that her life was limited, subject to the will of man. That changed the day she saw Mick. Death was no longer a given; she would do whatever it took to live one more day with him. Mick was born under a curse. The minute he laid his eyes on his mate, death would come for them both. He resigned himself to being alone and defending part of the galaxy from the Darkness until he saw Jazz. Everything changed at that moment. Mick and Jaz are headed for death as the two of them fight against the forces that would not only tear them apart but leave part of the galaxy unprotected. Love didn’t always prevail, but it was the only chance they had. This book contains adult content it is not recommended for readers under the age of 18.

Lands of Dust


John Triptych - 2016
    The oceans have dried into plains of ash. Strange and lethal creatures ravage the land. The surviving pockets of humanity eke out an existence using tools of bone.But humans have also evolved. A select few of the men can move objects with a mere thought, and are called Magi. The women with the gift are called Strigas, and can control other minds. The rarest of them could do both, and were called Gorgons. After a brutal, devastating war that raged across the eons, the remaining Gorgons were thought to have been destroyed, the scant memories of their terrifying presence fading into legend.Miri is powerful Striga and the chosen protector of her village by the Great Silt Sea. Her duty is to hunt for food and defend her people against attacks by raiders and monsters. When a mysterious young boy is found near the wastes, her once familiar world is shattered. Along with a small group of allies, she must journey across an unforgiving planet in order to unravel a mystery that could change everything.

Reaper


Janet Edwards - 2016
     Jex is almost eighteen, working twelve hour shifts, and dreaming of when she’ll be legally adult and begin her long-planned idyllic life in Game. When a bomber attacks a Game server complex, one of the virtual worlds of Game crashes, and eleven thousand immortal players die during emergency defrost. Death has struck Game for the first time in centuries, and Jex is questioned as a suspect in the bombing. With this on her record, Jex will never be allowed to enter Game, but then one of the legendary founder players of Game offers her the chance to join his investigation into the bombing. Jex must help Hawk catch the true bomber to protect the worlds of Game and save her own future, but the bomber is far more dangerous than anyone realizes.

Ghosts


Kendall Grey - 2016
     She was an afterthought to her abusive parents. She’s invisible to the criminals she works with. And she’ll soon be the death-dealing ghost her enemies never see coming—if she can just shake loose the one person who does see her. The one who could ruin her. The one who gives her a reason to live.

Our Place Among the Stars


James Cox - 2016
    The famous Three Guys Pleasure Ship will be coming to your planet in one week! We have some of the best dance shows in the entire colonized planet system, a delicious three-course meal by the famous Vernon McSpire and all your servers will be stripping. There are stunning views as you dine over your planet. You can even book a room for the night so you can make love among the stars. (Limited space, must bring your own lover as one will not be provided.)Have a romantic, once in a lifetime experience on The Three Guys Pleasure Ship. Book your tickets today!

Always and Forever: A Chaos Station Collection


Jenn Burke - 2016
    Zander believes Felix was captured and executed by the enemy in the years long Human-Stin War. Felix believes Zander was swallowed by a black ops program, probably never to surface again. Their reunion, therefore, is a rather profound event and the basis for the five-book Chaos Station series. That's not where their story begins, however. Collected here are the extra stories written alongside the Chaos Station series. "Graduation" and "Reunion" are set before the adventure begins, "Kiss the Guardian" and "Salute to the Sun" during the action, and "Honeymoon" serves as an epilogue. Because so many readers expressed an interest in having a piece of Chaos Station-and maybe because we also wanted something for our bookshelves-we decided to make these stories available in print.

Incineration (Incineration Series #1)


Annie Streger - 2016
    Running water and electricity are a thing of the past. The streets of New York are lined with deteriorating cars and the bones of bodies long decayed. The main character, Phee, was just ten when everyone died. The handful of survivors left, are completely altered by the Avian Rodentia virus, leaving behind an unhinged and violent society. Phee herself has been scarred, unable to handle any touch from another human. Tired of barely living life and succumbing to invasive assaults, Phee leaves the mild safety of her group behind in search of a better life. In her pursuit, death nearly finds her before a group of men intervene. Their intentions seem well, but can she trust the men that seem to be helping her? Everything in Phee’s life becomes questionable. She doesn’t know who to trust or if she can open her heart to love. She doesn’t know who to fight for when traitors emerge. When her new life is threatened with Phee at the center of it all, will she survive in one piece, or will she burn from the inside out?

Eye of the Storm


Jaye McKenna - 2016
    When the local news net obtains compromising pictures of him with a prominent politician’s married son, Nick’s exasperated father exiles him to a remote research facility until the scandal dies down. When Nick learns what kind of research he’s expected to do, he balks. Instead of obeying his father’s orders, he heads out alone into the wilderness.Ajhani Guardian Vaya Rhivana has chosen exile over a slow death by the drug that binds his uncontrollable power over the mythe. Before Vaya finds the strength to leave his clan, his sister’s son is kidnapped by the Sky People. Heartbroken, but too weak and sick to help rescue his nephew, Vaya heads off into the mountains, not expecting to return. When a storm dumps an injured Nick at Vaya’s feet, Vaya’s first thought is to kill him. Only a whisper of prophecy stays his hand. An uneasy bargain is struck, and as the two exiles journey through the dangerous wilderness, Vaya finds his feelings for Nick slowly changing. Can Vaya keep his promise to Nick and see the bargain through? Or will the power he struggles to control destroy both himself and the man he’s beginning to love?

The Complete Sky Series


Jenny Lynne - 2016
    except for the violent war raging above the sky. Lifelike humanoid robots and self-operated drones tend to everyone's needs, leaving people free to spend their time stimulating their minds and enjoying life's pleasures. But there are strict rules and few choices.Every year, on Assignment Day, the path of each eighteen-year-old's life is laid out. Some are given the jobs for which they have shown exceptional aptitude and are "paired" for mating. The others are sent off to fight in The War and never return.When Assignment Day comes for Seven, the assignments shatter everything she has ever believed. For the first time in her life, she is certain that the Decision Makers have made a terrible mistake.But the only way to right this wrong is to do something unthinkable.What readers are saying about the SKY series:"5 MILLION STARS!!!!! My new all-time favorite series. Heart-stopping. Jaw-dropping. You need to read these books." -- Megan, i fall in love book blog ★★★★★"Every time I thought I had figured something out, the story took yet another twist and I was left re-thinking everything I had come to believe! This is a series that I will definitely be re-reading. I cannot recommend it enough!" -- Ashleigh, Goodreads ★★★★★"I have read hundreds and hundreds of post-apocalyptic books so it's easy to get bored. NOT with this series. It has great character development, is consistently surprising and I loved it!!!" -- Magoo, Amazon ★★★★★"Words cannot begin to express how incredible this series was. 5 stars are simply not high enough. I devoured it." -- Jess, Goodreads ★★★★★"Wonderful. Exciting. Full of twists & turns, intrigue, suspense & originality. Complex, contrasting, conflicted protagonists. It's a page turner!" -- James, Amazon ★★★★★"I read A LOT, and I've learned how to pick books that I will almost certainly enjoy, but I was completely blown away by how much I loved this. If I could recommend one series to anyone, this would be it." -- Megan, Amazon ★★★★★THE COMPLETE SKY SERIES contains all four full-length books in a completed series that tells the story of teen boys and girls coming of age in a post-apocalyptic futuristic society founded on secrets and lies.Book 1: ABOVE THE SKYBook 2: RETURN TO THE SKYBook 3: PART OF THE SKYBook 4: BEYOND THE SKYIf you like romantic action-packed novels with suspense, adventure, mystery, strong male and female leads, and shocking twists and turns, don't miss this gripping must-read series!

Space Cowboy Survival Guide


Heather Long - 2016
    Heroes do shit for free and get themselves killed. It’s a lose-lose proposition.From his leather Stetson to his long coat and choice of weapons, Shaw Sullivan is just a space cowboy who lives by his own code. A loner by choice, he accepted the contract to conduct a stellar census under duress…it was the only way to save his family’s ranch.Sullivan has four years to complete the mission, and he has zero intentions of letting anything get in his way least of all a desperate woman who wants to hire him to be a hero.Warning: This novel is not a romance. It’s a wild, space romp with some rough and tumble characters who aren’t all that likable most days.

New World Box Set, Volume 2


C.L. Scholey - 2016
    Scholey's popular science fiction & romance series, New World.Book 6: GUARDIAN [See reading order note below - author recommends reading book #7 BEFORE this book (#6), as the events take place 4 years prior.]Wandering a shattered, dying Earth, Roam despises the loneliness. Alien vessels he must avoid circle overhead. When he collides with a Tonan deep in the heart of a jungle, Roam engages in a brutal battle. To his surprise, a human female comes to the Tonan’s aid. The Tonan, Taz, has six females under his protection, including his mate and child. Jinx hates Castians and Tonans alike. The handsome man Taz brings home is breathtaking. He’s also the only male besides Taz she has seen in four years. Jinx falls for Roam immediately. Her world is shattered when she discovers her new lover is masquerading as human. How can she not hate him when a thieving Castian stole her sister? What’s worse is discovering Taz is a Tonan. Evil creatures who murdered her father. How can she forgive either of them?Book 7: DEFENDER [See reading order note below - author recommends reading this book (#7) BEFORE book #6, as the events take place 4 years prior to those in Guardian.]Endless destruction defines human life in a world run amok. There are those who will pick the uncertainty of the alien sky, are the Tonans life or are they death? Macey learns first hand a Tonan warrior doesn’t apologize for who or what he is or will do. In an unforgiving new world there is one who battles his heritage. Can Taz be the defender Macey needs, or are his four hundred year old decimating roots buried too deep to refuse? Taz needs to make the decision fast. His mentor slash tormenter will come looking for him. Krish will kill Macey. Indecision rules Taz’s life until in a heartbeat he decides his fate, Macey’s fate and Earths fate. Either way—death will follow.Book 8: MINE!“Mine!” - One of the most powerful words in the human language, possession. Desperate need to hold onto what you love with every fiber of your being. Until Huck realizes in order to hold onto what he loves most he will have to let not only Becky go but a part of who he is, what he is, perhaps the best part. For Becky no matter where she has gone in the universe, no matter how many planets she set her wandering feet on, home wasn’t a place, it was a who. Until her father and lifeline died. When a half evil alien presents himself demanding love and acceptance, Becky is determined to fight the hardest battle in her life. Home will become one powerful male, if Huck can be saved. There is no greater war at times, than the fight fought from within.----------[READING ORDER NOTE: Although books 6 & 7 are clearly indicated on the covers, the events of Defender (book 7) take place 4 years prior to those in Guardian (book 6). So to follow the story events in order, it is recommended that book 7 (Defender) be read PRIOR to book 6 (Guardian).]

The Willard


LeAnne Burnett Morse - 2016
    Edward Chase is the ultimate insider, the gatekeeper to a Washington, D.C. institution. He’s the concierge at the Willard Hotel where the well-heeled and well-connected come to be seen in proximity to power, two blocks from the White House. From his privileged vantage point he has watched history unfold, from Andrew Jackson’s inauguration to the Kennedy funeral to Michelle Obama’s garden. His timelessness is required for the job he has to do. Hotel guest Catherine Parker has just walked into the ornate lobby unaware she’s been selected for a critical date with destiny. Her arrival sets in motion a series of events that should have happened 149 years ago, on the night Abraham Lincoln was shot. Journeys like this one are the linchpin of Chase’s mysterious existence, and they forever change the lives of the guests he chooses for each important mission through the annals of American history. As tears open up in the fabric of history, it will be up to these everyday citizens to ensure the original timeline is not disturbed because the consequences could be catastrophic. Chase will travel with them to the past in order to preserve the present, and Catherine Parker is first on his list. “Good morning,” he says to the businesswoman. “Welcome to the Willard.”

Shiloh's Rising: The Day After the Second Coming


Sean Elliot Russell - 2016
    The new edition, expanded, is now available in the place of this previous edition.Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found hereMany stories have been told that lead up to the Second Coming. This is the adventure that begins at His Return and takes us on a journey to the edge of Eternity itself. Fifteen years in the making, this novel will thrust the reader into a world unseen by most—a world in which the Great King, Jesus/Yeshua, finally returns and establishes His rule and reign from His Holy City, Jerusalem. This is the epic adventure of those who enter that new world: -Amai Azuma, who thinks his life at an end, planning his own demise, when the King arrives. His wife and daughter ravaged by evil, Azuma sets himself on a path to get revenge for their murders when he learns the killer, Mitchio Ito, is alive and well;-Jaxon Talbot, a young teen left to fend for himself after the simultaneous deaths of his parents in the western Canadian wilderness;-Taavi, the young prince of the Suranan tribe in the southeastern region of Africa who witnesses the changes to his life with suspicion;-Avidan Ish-Shalom, and his daughter Rebecca and son-in-law Jude, native to a war-ravaged Israel, who must grapple with news of the Messiah’s identity.Each must deal in their own ways with the new world with each on a heading that will bring them face to face with the Jerusalem King Himself. Will the people's conflicts be resolved in time for salvation to be realized within each one before the danger fast approaching comes—one that will leave only the resolute left standing?This is Shiloh's Rising.

Fenn Halflin and the Fearzero (Fenn Halflin, #1)


Francesca Armour-Chelu - 2016
    Finding shelter on a decaying island, Fenn is taken in by child survivors in hiding, and he begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the Terra Firma, who will stop at nothing to find him. But as Chilstone's dreaded Fearzero ship appears on the horizon, and the water levels continue to rise, it seems that Fenn's hopes of escape will be washed away for ever.

Red Magic (Sector Six)


J.C. Andrijeski - 2016
    Not a bit o' ye. You're red magic... like me."Born to be successor to the Regent's throne, and the highest-ranked witch in the holy lands of District 6, Maia sees her birthright as little more than a genetic practical joke, and a source of constant worry. Unlike every other witch Maia knows, and certainly her mother, Maia is a hopelessly, terrible witch. She can't do magic at all, no matter how hard she tries. Faced with the looming humiliation of being replaced as successor to the throne, Maia is on the verge of giving up when a chance meeting on a lonely pier changes everything for her. A lone, angry warlock makes a deal with her that morning: he'll tell her who and what she really is, if she agrees to set him free. The fact that he's handsome, frustratingly familiar in some way she can't pinpoint, and seems to know more about her than she knows herself, causes her to take his questionable deal. In doing so, Maia learns things about her perfect, idyllic kingdom that she never wanted to know, and nothing in her life will ever be the same again.Praise for JC Andrijeski's Writing"Andrijeski delivers a whopper of an action flick..." ~ New Myths"The sexual tension is scorching..." ~ The Muses Circle"Amazing characters in an out-of-this-world scenario..." ~ The Indie Bookshelf"The most impressive display of world-building I have seen in a while." ~ I (Heart) Reading

Apocalyptic Fears III


Jack ConnerAlice Sabo - 2016
    Hundreds of pages of apocalyptic fiction for a bargain price. This is Volume III (3). Look for other books in series for more great stories! When the world falls apart, when civilization collapses, when life as we know it ends, our greatest terrors becomes real. Perhaps it's nuclear war with its poisonous radiation, hideous plagues or chemical contamination, rogue artificial intelligences controlling killer robots, or zombies that turn our friends and neighbors into inhuman monsters. What can the common man or woman do in the face of apocalyptic fears? Atomic Underworld by Jack Conner: Washed-up professional gambler Tavlin Metzler is done working with the shadowy criminal network that lurks beneath the city streets, but when a brutal and mysterious set of murders occurs in the very bedroom of his old mob boss, Tavlin gets drawn back into the mix. Contact Us by Al Macy: On May 22, 2018, every person on Earth sneezes. Hours later, an alien spacecraft appears over New York City and broadcasts a dire message of impending doom. The future of the human race will depend on the whims of a solitary extraterrestrial who appears in the form of Walter Cronkite Soul Stealer by Joseph J. Bailey: Heaven has fallen. The legions of Chaos have overrun the world. Uërth is in ruins. With the Heavenly Host's fall, Angel Swords rain from the heavens. Only the most honorable and purest of heart are able to take up the Angel Swords and wield them against the throngs of Chaos. Into the Dark by Brian Spangler: Emily wakes to find that her world has plummeted into darkness--the clouds have spilled out of the sky and taken the sun.And there is more to the mist than just the dangers of being blind--the fog is poison, killing everything in its path. Nano Z by Brad Knight: Fired from his job of twenty-two years, Mack is contemplating his bleak prospects when he unwittingly helps Amber, a fourteen-year-old girl with a dark, troubled past. Mack tries his best to protect her as they travel through lawless lands with roaming undead. Outzone Raider by Mike Sheridan: 2041. The Great Global War is over. What's left of America is in chaos. Beautiful but cynical exo-robotic operator Vikki Gurin supplies Outzone bandit Dima Aslanov with information he needs for daring raids, but when they steal vital supplies destined for the federal government, he takes a step too far. Crash Landing by Jim Rudnick: As the first wisps of atmosphere touch the badly damaged explorer ship Drake, only its AI remains. The pilot and nine of the ten occupants are dead. The only live human lies in the robo-doc tank in the rear of the ship, half awake, half in a stupor, not knowing that the rest of the crew is dead. Sometimes We Ran by Steven Drivick: Our hero had it all: A great job, a beautiful wife, a nice car. As he approached middle age, all the comforts of life were within reach. Then the zombies came and it all disappeared in a flash. Now he walks in a shattered, post-apocalyptic world filled with hungry undead and desperate survivors. His long walk to escape the dead is slowly becoming a death march. Minor Demons by Randall Morris: The Dragon made a mistake. Years ago, he branded the demon Shadow's father Abbadon traitor, guilty of conspiring with the angels, and currently tortures him in the lowest circle of Hell. Armed with Michael the Archangel's short blade, Shadow vows to rescue his father no matter what. Lethal Seasons by Alice Sabo: In the near future, a virus has whittled down the human race. The remaining population struggles in a world ravaged by extreme weather.

The Sister-Wives of Concordia


Emily Tilton - 2016
    But Mrs. Jones quickly makes it clear that Mary's fate has darker things in store: after paddling the girl soundly for disobedience, the matron intends to send her to the Hall of Pleasure, to be enjoyed by the frightening Concordist overseer and his henchmen. Mark Abbott and his own wives, Heather and Greta, hear of the plan and resolve to rescue Mary, bringing her into the Abbott household as second eon-wife instead. But though Mark, Heather, and Greta succeed in saving Mary from the Hall of Pleasure, she must undergo a thorough inspection and examination by the elder and the overseer even before the ordeal of her eon-marriage to Mark. When the government of Fidelia colony decides to put a stop to the strange practices of the Concordists, though, can the Abbotts, with Mary under their protection, save their community from the overseer's attempt to bring them all under his oppressive sexual rule?

The Agitator


Marissa Shrock - 2016
    Tortured. Reconditioned. But She’s Never Forgotten the Truth.Eighteen-year-old Sunshine Hemmerly has completed her training at the Great Plains Academy for Children and Young Adults—training intended to brainwash her and make her fit into the corrupt society of the United Regions of North America.But Sunshine has never forgotten the lessons from her rebel parents. Faith. Hope. Truth. And the determination to never, ever stop fighting for freedom. Once released, her laser-like focus is to find the Emancipation Warriors and join them in their quest to overthrow the government of the United Regions of North America.But to do that, Sunshine will have to be more cunning than she thought possible, stretch her abilities to beyond the breaking point, and face a choice that will force her to leave every moment of her old life behind. The Agitator is the throat-clenching companion novella to Marissa Shrock’s critically acclaimed novel, The Liberation.

You Don't Have To (Say Yes)


luminousbeings - 2016
    Kirk/Governor Kodos, Gaila/James T. Kirk, James T. Kirk/Spock, James T. Kirk & Leonard McCoy, George Samuel Kirk & James T. Kirk, James T. Kirk & Joanna McCoy--------------------------------------------------The abridged sexual history of James Tiberius Kirk.Or, Jim’s varyingly unhealthy idea of what sex is supposed to be (a it-gets-worse-before-it-gets-better story)Words: 192321

The Shadows of Aeroel


Joshua A. Johnston - 2016
    It is available exclusively through the author's website.

Kiss the Reaper


Blak Rayne - 2016
    Whenever Z knocks, he will kill.’For Z, prostitution is a way of life, but it’s also become his prison. Desperate to forget his ugly existence, even if it’s only once a week, he confides in a john—a mysterious but kind man named Brody. Every Friday night they talk until the early morning hours. Brody is altruistic, giving him the attention he craves and, in time, they cultivate a unique bond.For Brody, he’s found something special in Z—an innate charm and pure view of the world—qualities he can appreciate. He’s grown fond of Z and comfortable with their routine, but he knows it will soon come to an end.Fueled by curiosity, Z follows Brody through the city to a dance club. He wants to learn all he can about his unusual client. However, he discovers more than he bargained for—a dark unsettling secret is hidden in a back room, a secret he can never share.

Tokyo Love


Diana Jean - 2016
    Trying not to get lost in translation is quite the culture shock for this born-and-bred Midwesterner.She’s surprised when her boss asks her to beta test the new dolls—an assignment that requires having her brain scanned so the company can fashion a personalized doll based on her innermost desires. But most surprising of all: her test PLC turns out to be a woman—one who looks and acts remarkably like her neighbor and coworker, Yuriko Vellucci. American-born Yuriko is a former transplant herself and is sympathetic to the difficulties of adjustment—to a point. Kathleen is about the most pathetic foreigner this engineer’s ever met. She clearly needs Yuriko’s help and expertise if this transition—and the PLC project—is to be a success. With Yuriko to show her the way, Kathleen will learn to socialize at an izakaya, find the best onsen in Nikko, party at a matsuri, buy doujinshii in Akihabara, and fall in love with a country so very different from her own. But can she also learn how to confess her love for the person who showed it to her?

Blackout


Bethany Shaw - 2016
    All she wants is to be numb, and she's about to get her wish... Cyborg 112115 has one mission: kill Commander Mac St. Clair. But she can't pull the trigger. There is something about him that's too familiar, and he seems to know her. With no memories of her own, she must decide whether to trust her instinct or the chip implanted in her head. Mac's world ended when Lara Douglas was killed in action. Eight months later, on an opp deep in enemy territory, he becomes the target of an assassin. The cyborg fails at her mission, and doesn't have any memory of who she was or how she became a cyborg. Determined to help the woman, Mac takes the cyborg with him in hopes of unlocking her memories. If he's wrong about her, it could cost the rebellion. But if he's right... then he might be able to save her.

Dopamine


Mikhail Voloshin - 2016
    Are you willing to literally bet your life on—”“On my own technical expertise? Yes. Always.”It was supposed to be just another software job. It wasn't supposed to involve dodging bullets, igniting explosions, out-driving hitmen, or bluffing his way through the dens of international crime lords. Danny's big brain has always served him well at a workstation or a soldering bench, but will he be smart enough to survive the engineering challenge of a lifetime?Onetime computer whiz-kid Danny still dreams of making it big as an inventor and technologist in the "digital revolution". But when a fat-fingered email flub from tech investor Jason Tuttle destroys Danny's latest company, he takes stock of his career and realizes that that ship's long since sailed. Using some inconvenient information, Danny "persuades" Jason to give him another employment opportunity. But his new assignment may be much more than he bargained for.Jason has his sights set on a small, highly secretive biotechnology company called Tungsten Medical Technologies. They've been impossibly tight-lipped about what they're developing in there, but Jason is willing to use any means necessary to find out. That's where Danny comes in. His mission: hack into Tungsten and steal their pharmaceutical research.At first, Danny and his team of semi-competent geeks relish the chance to play-act as cybercriminals, but they soon discover they aren't the only ones interested in the inscrutable biotech firm. Their ill-timed computer shenanigans interrupt an armed break-in of the laboratory by the Russian mafia, and Danny lands squarely in the crosshairs of a local cocaine kingpin. He soon finds himself hunted by drug dealers and exploited by Machiavellian corporate moguls in a battle over a test tube of genetically engineered bacteria.With the help of Tina, an amateur microbiologist desperate for professional recognition, Danny must use his technical skills to elude his powerful pursuers — and, with luck, even beat them at their own game.Dopamine is a present-day cyberpunk novel — and a celebration of the fact that such a thing as "a present-day cyberpunk novel" is even possible. Featuring some of the most accurate and accessible depictions of computer hacking and biotechnology ever to appear in a work of fiction, Dopamine is a wild ride for anyone who marvels at knowing that the real world we live in today was once strictly the realm of far-fetched fantasy. Whether you're looking for a high-tech crime thriller; a meticulously researched diamond-hard work of science fiction set twenty nanoseconds in the future; or a subtle exploration of the complex interplay between the worlds we imagine and the realities we create, you'll find your drug of choice within these pages.

Oratorio in Ursa Major


David Dalton - 2016
    Even the billionaires were tricked and eliminated. An Oxford intelligentsia have taken over the planet. Can such smart people rebuild the world in a better way? With help from the galactic federation, perhaps there is hope. But first, earth's new elite must retrieve from the past some things that were destroyed long ago -- ways of thinking and living that can avoid a fatal reawakening of the delusions bequeathed to us by Rome. Jake Janaway -- young, modest, handsome, and scared -- is selected for a dangerous mission into the pre-Roman past. Jake has no idea why he was chosen. Jake has a lot to learn. But perhaps no one in the galaxy ever had better teachers, or was more loved.

Strange Magic


Catherine Jordan - 2016
    But I always wondered why my story went nowhere.Fast forward thirty years. In collaboration with the Perry County Council of the Arts, author Don Helin assembled a stellar faculty of successful, published authors to teach A Novel Idea, a year-long class for aspiring novelists. I signed on for that first year, half to represent PCCA, and half hoping I might learn what I did wrong three decades ago.A Novel Idea did not disappoint. I learned many reasons why my book never got out of the starting blocks, all the time wishing I could have avoided these pitfalls by taking such a course before I ever started writing.But there was an unanticipated bonus. My 18 classmates demonstrated a gift for the written word that made each session a joy. As they read aloud the fruits of their writing exercises, I marveled at their talent and inspiration. They made me laugh, pulled hard at my emotions, or transported me to places that I had never been.That is why I was so excited when author and facilitator Catherine Jordan and publisher Lawrence Knorr approached us with the idea of this anthology. I wanted to read the tales that my peers, and those from the class that followed, had to spin. Please relish them with the knowledge that they were written by ordinary people who believed they had a story to tell and had the courage to start writing.--Rog Smith, executive directorPerry County Council of the ArtsStories from the Perry County Council of the Arts Writer's Workshop:Paint by Numbers, Maria V. Snyder On a Full Moon Night, Rachel Sink The Dragon's Eye, Samantha Coons Haunting in Shipoke, Lori M. Myers The Lollipop Angel, Brenda Tadych The Black Dress, Donna Leiss The Candy Factory, Catherine Jordan The Light of Night, Mark Boerma A Logical Man, Sandy Nork Breakfast, Interrupted, Ann Elia Stewart Scent and Scentability, Angela Binner Feral, Lynne Reeder Murder in the Upper Galery, Don Helin Little Whirlpools, Carrie Jacobs Angel in the Midst, Laurie J. Edwards Petrus of Aldrintown, Tom Galvin Terra's Eyes, Teddy Maurer Aphrodite, J. A. Thomas

Shane: Marshal of Tallav


Cailin Briste - 2016
    His hope lies in a female companion, newly graduated from a top school of pleasure. From her resume, she seems perfect. Profile and real life collide when he arrives to collect her. He’s stunned when he spots her vaulting over a bar and snatching up an ice chipper to defend herself against the giant who is chasing her. Her combination of warrior spirit and long-limbed curves fires his imagination and the desire to bind her in his rope and have her under his complete control. Adrianna Pacquin may cede control in the bedroom, but don’t cross her outside it. She’s escaped the crime lord who plans to marry her once before. When it becomes clear he’s still after her, she doesn’t intend to get caught. A fortuitous decision to accept the contract of Tallavan Marshal Shane Tiernan promises safety until an attempt to murder him sets the pair on an investigation that will require complete trust in one another. With danger stalking their every step, the secrets they both hide could implode their blooming relationship and leave them exposed to their relentless foe.

Reality No-Show


Kiersten White - 2016
    You love. You Die. Now RUN. ReMade is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that will take readers past the boundaries of time, space, and even death.This is the 6th episode of ReMade, a 15-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode was written by Kiersten White.Teddy, a teenage heart-throb and reality TV star, is used to being followed by cameras and waking up in strange beds with strange girls. But robot cameras with no operators, beds made of plastic, and girls that have no desire to be in bed with him? That he very unused to. Suddenly trapped in a weird alt-version of his own life – with a rare definitively non-fangirl – the teen star seeks questions, and a way out.ReMade Season One: In one moment the lives of twenty-three teenagers are forever changed, and it’s not just because they all happen to die. “ReMade” in a world they barely recognize – one with robots, space elevators, and unchecked jungle – they must work together to survive. They came from different places, backgrounds, and families, and now they might be the last people on earth. Lost meets The Maze Runner in this exciting serial adventure.

Black Tiger


Sara Baysinger - 2016
    As Career Day is fast approaching Ember knows that her fate is in the hands of the government. Careers are chosen for the Proletariat, and for the last two years the only careers that have been given out are positions to be a Defender of the Peace. Pro fighting a war that no one knows anything about.As her path collides with Forest, a mysterious stranger full of knowledge of Frankfort's secrets, Ember finds herself thankful for the safe haven of the Community Garden. When her best friend, Leaf, makes a rash decision she find's her life is dumped upside down. Ripped from the Community Garden and suspected of being a rebel she is tried for Murder. Facing certain death; will anyone save her?Her time in prison is far from simple, though. Ember meets Rain, an indifferent Patrician, who is focused on reaching his goals regardless of what it takes. Incarceration has it's way of unlocking secrets, though. Ember learns that she's lived a life a lies, a secret that gives her the power to change the fate of Ky.

Sons of Earth


James Cox - 2016
    One that matches his temperament and the ability to find himself in trouble wherever he goes. Arie likes the notoriety that being in a biker club offers but being the oldest son of the founding member are big shoes to fill. When a quake makes the sleepy city on mars rumble, Arie and his best friend Kavin are drinking in an off limits spaceship. An unexpected kiss, followed by the quake in an old spaceship makes for a hell of a mistake. They take off without any ability to control the ship. Their destination? Earth. There’s a lack of clothing, earth animals and a growing relationship between the two men that leaves Arie confused on his future but none of that compares to the dangers. Arie must now face a beast that nearly killed his father...

The Slow Fade


Matthew Cody - 2016
    You love. You Die. Now RUN. ReMade is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that will take readers past the boundaries of time, space, and even death.This is the 14th episode of ReMade, a 15-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode was written by Matthew Cody.After a long journey with many trials and tribulations, the teens had finally started to think they’d found someplace to call home. Little did they know the city of Arcadia was also someone. When she finally makes contact, it’s with a grim request – and how the group responds will have major consequences. ReMade Season One: In one moment the lives of twenty-three teenagers are forever changed, and it’s not just because they all happen to die. “ReMade” in a world they barely recognize – one with robots, space elevators, and unchecked jungle – they must work together to survive. They came from different places, backgrounds, and families, and now they might be the last people on earth. Lost meets The Maze Runner in this exciting serial adventure.

The Domes of Aeroel


Joshua A. Johnston - 2016
    It is available exclusively through the author's website.

Lyric's Salvation


Olivia Starke - 2016
    Kept pure and well-fed as enticement to wealthy men, Elitists take a turn at her with a flogger or paddle, a punishment she’s learned to endure and sometimes even enjoy. Above all, she’s remained a survivor. When a show incites a riot, and Lyric is certain she’ll die, she’s whisked away to safety by her last disciplinarian—a young man who looks nothing like an Elitist. Troy has one chance to save his father and two young brothers from death in the mines—snatch Vander’s prized spanking whore and hand her over to his biggest competition, another Elitist named Clemens. Yet Lyric is nothing like he expected, she’s beautiful, innocent, and certainly doesn’t deserve the horrible fate Clemens has in store for her. Not to mention the feelings Troy begins to develop for the young woman who will never survive the show Clemens has planned. But handing her over and collecting his pay is the only shot he has at buying his family’s freedom. Will Troy find a way to save Lyric, or will she become just another casualty of an unforgiving solar system?

Greyson's Doom


Tracy Cooper-Posey - 2016
    If you like the smart, romantic SF of authors like Linnea Sinclair and Anna Hackett, you will love Greyson’s Doom.Dive into this thought-provoking new romance series today!This book is part of The Endurance SFR series:Book 0.5 5,001Book 1.0 Greyson’s Doom…and more to come!

Claimed


Lee-Ann Wallace - 2016
    Assigned as a medic on Deranti Station, she has everything she has ever wanted until an unknown alien male rips it all away during a raid. With her dream destroyed and her life forever changed by an alien she's only met once, Tina must fight to keep her dream alive.Sorvar, Third Prince of Morgath, wants a mate who is different from the submissive females his people usually steal, and Tina's just the sort of female he's been looking for. The feisty human sets his blood on fire the minute she opens her mouth, and one bite is all it takes to claim her. But unexpected complications threaten to halt their relationship before it starts, and Tina must slay the demons from her past to have any chance at happiness with the sexy alien.While Tina and Sorvar learn to manage the surprising results of mixing Human and Morgath genes, alien and human forces are determined to tear them apart, and steal not only their future but the future of the Morgath people.

Mind Writer


Mike Lynch - 2016
    Trained to enhance her skills as a Mind Writer, her unique talents give her the ability to transfer a person’s thoughts, memories, personality—their soul—into a clone created for those deemed vital to society’s continued survival. When Rinee’s friend and right hand to the President, Andrei Malotetnev, is nearly killed in an assassination attempt, she discovers the terrible truth—that Mind Writers are regarded as disposable, and life outside the Facility is nothing more than a pollution-filled world on the brink of collapse. She also learns of Malotetnev’s plan to kill millions of people as a means of freeing up dwindling resources needed by the government. Horrified at the thought of a modern day holocaust, Rinee escapes the Facility in a desperate attempt to warn the people of his evil intentions. Locked in a race against time, Malotetnev sends his most trusted assassin with orders to eliminate Rinee at any cost before the truth can be revealed. What he didn't count on was an assassin with a conscience.

The Purloined Pictograph (The Adventures of Tremain & Christopher #2)


Terry Marchion - 2016
    They are accompanied by a nefarious woman from Tremain's past who wants the weapon for her own uses. What they discover changes their fundamental understanding of the colony planet's past.

Euterra Rising: The Last Utopia


Mark A. Burch - 2016
    This is the story of the Euterran civilization from its emergence amidst crisis to the continuing challenges it must overcome as it navigates a future without fossil fuels or a stable climate. Euterra also faces threats posed by remnant groups such as the Brotherhood who still cling to the values of the past and who pursue them with ruthless desperation. When the Brotherhood discovers Euterra, two worldviews, two different value systems, and two societies collide.

No Man's Land


Theo Fenraven - 2016
    Mac, the owner, has returned home from London with plans to restart the family business, but the ghosts have to be dealt with first. Interesting things happen the moment they arrive; it seems there isn’t one ghost, but many. One of them uses Zelda’s robot, Orwell, to communicate with them, and they find out the ghosts aren’t ghosts at all. Set in a time in the not-so-distant future, the story destroys ideas of what is real, what isn’t, and the lengths people will go to in order to survive.

The Reclamation (The School of Ancestral Guidance Saga Book 1)


Thorn Osgood - 2016
    Nothing else matters to them. People are sick and dying from the atmosphere. Government is in denial of the problems. Earth is dying.When the School of Ancestral Guidance, an earth guardianship organization, gets a new member, mysterious possibilities unfold.Corilan Troxler, learns of her SAG legacy, meets an extraordinary life form and makes strange choices. With no inkling of the consequences, she must succeed with her message to the people that care about Earth and protect them from those opposing the choices they make. Under assault by industry and its mercenary attackers, she fights to get the word out. ‘Life is through the passage.’ This is Earth inhabitants’ last chance.If you like fiction that blurs the boundaries and transcends to the fantastical, you’ll love The Reclamation, a new environmental science fiction/fantasy saga, the School of Ancestral Guidance.

The 13th Continuum


Jennifer Brody - 2016
    Against this backdrop, a group of young friends in the underwater Thirteenth Continuum dream about life outside their totalitarian existence, an idea that has been outlawed for centuries. When a shocking discovery turns the dream into a reality, they must decide if they will risk their own extinction to experience something no one has for generations, the Surface.

Irwin Allen's Lost in Space, Volume One: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series


Marc Cushman - 2016
    In this book you’ll be whisked back in time to the production offices, writers’ conferences, and sound stages for the making of this iconic series. Included are hundreds of memos between Allen and his staff; production schedules; budgets; fan letters; more than 300 rare behind-the-scene images; and the TV ratings for every episode. Irwin Allen's Lost In Space: The Authorized Biography of a Classic Sci-Fi Series, Volume One documents the early career of Irwin Allen. It is a true rags-to-riches story, as Allen ventures from a humble beginning in the Bronx to his later incarnations in Hollywood as an entertainment journalist, radio and television host, a literary agent – all before becoming a successful motion picture producer and director. After winning an Academy Award in 1954, Allen entered the fantasy genre with films such as The Lost World and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He then rolled the dice again with a move into television, creating and producing Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and, one year later, Lost in Space.

Kat Cubed


Lesley L. Smith - 2016
    She goes through a mysterious window seeking weapons to keep her friends safe from the remnants of the decayed government.In Kaitlin Garcia's world the Unified States is constantly bombarded by severe storms. She goes through a mysterious portal to implement her climate mitigation strategy before her world becomes uninhabitable.In Katherine Garcia's world only draconian government control over the citizens has kept the droughts, floods, and diseases from killing everyone. She goes through a mysterious portal seeking nuclear fusion to throw off the oppressive governmental yoke.When the actions of the three Kats start to destroy the universes, can they join forces and save them?

Dead Eyes


Nick Brown - 2016
    'Dead Eyes' - an explorer and his crew face a deadly threat upon a remote world. 'Four Numbers' - a female soldier finds herself trapped by a relentless force. 'Afflict' - a mysterious visitor has a singular offer for the people of Earth.

Liberator (The Liberators Book 1)


Nick Bailey - 2016
    Everything changes when Orlanda Nixon, a former unit member, calls for his help. Finally, he has a reason to reform the Liberators, but after eight years, will he be able to gather enough of them together to rescue one of their own? JJ has his doubts. Just getting their old warship back into space could be a problem. The Liberators never left anyone behind, and JJ isn't about to let that happen now…

We Can't Rewind


B.R.L. Coryn - 2016
    Fiction, however, proves to have a few surprises of its own as the Bermuda Triangle proves to be a place in which paranormal events long dismissed as exaggerations and mythical mumbo-jumbo are rare, but do happen. The trouble is, when myths come true in reality, metaphor is powerless to dispel these paranormal events the way it does in all the made up stories. In Mr. and Mrs. Richards’ case, this is especially problematic because their minds have also been swapped with those of his nine-and-a-half-year-old son Jackie and her nine-year-old daughter Jaymee, respectively. What will they do if their swap proves to be irreversible?

The Beam: Season Two (Volume 2)


Sean Platt - 2016