The question is whose?

    Competing forms of galactic government fight to the death. AIs strategize, teleporting star fleets and space-based weapons systems across vast distances in an epic interstellar conflict. Outgunned and desperate for more ships, the Republic turns to privateers, recruiting law-skirting companies from the fabled planet of Lute and offering huge rewards for their service. One man, Captain Christopher Raleigh, flies the Ultima Mule with a crew of brilliant misfits. Together, they set out to teach the League a lesson or two, and collect multiple bounties along the way . . . Fans of The Expanse and Firefly, your next series is here! This epic space opera is finally available in one volume! With 60+ five-star ratings and over a quarter million online views while running as a serial, Pirates of the Milky Way has entertained thousands and can now be easily binged. Download all ten books, the complete series, for one low price today! Two-time Kindle Scout winner, veteran science fiction and fantasy author Jaxon Reed presents a magnum opus, featuring ten full length, rip-roaring, action-packed space opera novels. Fist fights, gun battles, intergalactic warfare . . . it’s all here, along with touching love stories and wicked bad guys. See who wins, who loses, who dies and who changes sides in this epic tale of adventure set in deep space!

    They were wrong.Inside a dystopian school in the Singularity, the twelve-year-old girl known as One Twenty-Four struggles to survive. Failure to conform means death at the hands of her teacher.Assuming her clone sisters don't kill her first.The Terran Empire has tasked Imperial Marine Lieutenant Grace Tolliver to lead her platoon into the Singularity as a privateer. Her mission: to tear a great bloody strip off their enemies and to take anything that isn't nailed down.The collision of this unlikely pair will change the humanity in ways that no one could predict. If they survive.Author's Note: This novel takes place more than five centuries before the Empire of Bones series and the events unfolding here have implications there.

    Some call him lawman. Some call him madman. Some call him vigilante. Some call him killer. Some call him legend. They all call him Sheriff...This is his story.

    And aliens. Gemma McKinley works at a prison cleaning goop off the floors and serving food to inmates. When she is reassigned to the alien ward, Gemma is nervous. Aliens are dangerous and ruthless. They bite. But there is one that isn’t like them. Simon is damaged, starved, and wasting away in complete isolation. Touched by his loneliness, Gemma starts nursing him back to health, dismissing rumors that he’s high-risk, ignoring the advice to let him croak. Simon despises humans. His only goal is to get off this miserable planet fast, for he is hunted by a scientist obsessed with perfecting the human race. Simon’s rare alien genes are just the ingredient that’s missing for breakthrough research. Thanks to Gemma, for the first time in years he can escape. And he will. He will… As the hunt for Simon heats up, Gemma becomes an unintended target. Is she a fool to help him get away? And will he risk another captivity to protect her?

    Ostracized by the village, like her mother and grandmother before her, she poses as an old witch in order to eke out a meager living selling herbal remedies to people who don't want to admit they need her help. When children start disappearing from the village, she is determined to find an answer to the riddle. She doesn't expect to find a massive, horned alien - one who sees through all her disguises.Since crash-landing on K.R.S Three, Commander Krampusarian D'Marchandar spends his time working on his ship and secretly observing the other inhabitants. During his explorations, he discovers a strange, beautiful female. It is an impossible attraction - but when he sees her treatment at the hands of the other villagers, he decides she is his to protect.A sweet and steamy holiday tale featuring two precocious orphans, a determined heroine, an unexpected hero, and, of course, a very happy ending! (Intended for mature audiences.)

    That is about to change. Paying off an old debt brings her to the attention of both sides, but it is Lord Mal Ryn of the OIP who stakes his claim.She thought keeping her heart intact while escaping the most powerful man in the known universe was the challenge.Turns out they have bigger problems.This is the beginning of a new series, each book will be a stand alone romance, but the story conflict will be ongoing.

    What he didn’t know was who he’d end up hunting.When it suited the Coalition, Cade was a Paladin, a member of their elite special forces. He did their dirty work and cleaned up their messes. Until his dark ops went public, and Cade was drummed out of the service with a dishonorable discharge. As if he’d ever been doing anything but following orders.Forced to the fringes of society by his service record, Cade broke the law just to survive. Then the Enforcers caught him, and he served his time. Sick of the hypocrisy in the supposedly utopian Coalition, he crossed over to the other side and made a life among his former enemies in the Free Systems Alliance. Now he hunts the galaxy’s worst lowlifes, for a fee, and the only orders he takes are his own.But when his past catches up with him, Cade is forced to fight for more than just credits…This time, he’s in it for revenge.

    In possession of a misplaced interdimensional prison with no idea how to return to sender.Worse yet, this convict has no respect for personal space. It only goes downhill from there when, in a moment of desperation, I strike a bargain with him—be my Krampus for the annual Kringle Parade.Oh… and pretend to be my doting boyfriend for the holiday season in exchange for my help.Does this make me a criminal too?It’s the most wonderful time of the year.Warning: This story contains a non-human alien hero, mature content, graphic language, and possible triggers. But also, tons of Grinchy-Scroogey vibes and holiday cheer! M/F romance, standalone novel.

     When Tate Gillespie is marked for death for a crime he didn’t commit, his life crumbles. In a world where ‘justice’ is meted out by a relentless military force, he’s going to need more than a mythical guardian angel. His life down to seconds, he’s saved by the mysterious X, a knife-wielding man he's never even met before. But who is X? Is he the man who threatens and kills without a second thought? Or the strangely gentle man who only seems to act that way around Tate? X is a shadow. A wraith. A man who flits through the city virtually unseen. He’s got no time for people when knives are far more reliable. X does have one weakness though—the man he's been keeping safe for years who doesn't even know it. He'd burn the whole world to keep him alive. But what he won't do is stake his claim. Tate’s not his and he needs to remember that, no matter how close they might become. With the military in hot pursuit, they’re going to need to rely on X’s skills to keep them both alive. Tate’s feelings are growing with every hour they spend together, but X is a tough nut to crack. Can two people from very different backgrounds really find common ground? Or will one of the many perils they face throughout their long journey drive them apart?It’s all about survival. Not love. Isn’t it?Exposed is a 132k action/adventure story featuring two men who couldn’t be more opposite.

    Even the danger of the experimental full immersion technology didn’t put him off. It beat living in a nursing home and was supposed to let him feel young again, at least until modern medicine and his body gave out.But there was something wrong with Asgard’s Fall. The “gods” running the game didn’t act like AIs were supposed to most of the time. And some of the players took things too seriously, like they knew something about the game that Noah didn’t. Forced to rely on skills he abandoned a lifetime ago and new digital abilities that resemble ancient magics more than modern code, Noah has to unravel the mysteries behind Asgard’s Fall. And in doing so, discover an ancient threat that has forced a world long hidden from mankind into the light.

    Passage Through Stone:In the UStates Colorado Area, Levona Martinez is determined to find a berth on the starship, Lugh's Spear, and escape the psi mutant ghetto for a new life on a new planet. But she's missed her chance and the ship is full. The leaders might not consider her worth taking, but what about Pizi, her prodigy cat?Celta, a place of magic, telepathic animal companions, and adventure! Five stories highlighting some fan favorite characters:Homing Stone: As his magic emerges through fever fugues, nobleman Holm Holly fights death duels in the Downwind slums ... and catches the attention of blacksmith Rand Ash, who needs a noble to help him with his revenge on an equally noble family ...Fractured Stone: Struggling with his disinheritance and the loss of his identity, Holm Apple strives to make a new life in a new city with his HeartMate and their Fams.Hidden Stone: Garrett Primross didn't expect to be hired by a Cat, let alone two of them, and their idea of payment doesn't match his. When a GreatLord appeals for Garrett's help, he's reluctant to take the case, but finds that solving the mystery unexpectedly leads him to inner answers.HeartStones: Losing his sight and psychic power, treasure hunter Zane Aster wants to make one more score. He discovers a House on the cusp of sentience, but missteps might trigger their deaths.Stone in Zanth's Paw: It's time for the best FamCat on the world of Celta to return the irritating sea turtles to their mother in the ocean. Perhaps time to learn a big lesson, too.

    Revenge. Revelation.Barrabas Madzimure is banished to the desert planet Eridania for his many crimes. Slaves to the Church and to the will of its prophet Jovian, a charismatic figurehead who rules everything on Earth, Madzimure and his cohorts toil underground digging endlessly for the substance eridanium—the source of Jovian’s alien power.But Madzimure can no longer hide from his past. Facing execution, he claims to have once been Thaniel Kilraven, transferred decades earlier into the body of Madzimure against his will. Under interrogation the stories of both men are brought to light, and the terrible fate of the lost Kilraven bloodline is revealed.Madzimure escapes, knowing the only way to salvage what’s left of the Kilraven name and confront his destiny—and Jovian—is by facing them head on. But the horrific truths he finds on Earth might be the undoing of all mankind. What if everything humanity believed about civilization was a lie? Will anything or anyone be left from the fallout?

    Pioneer is the largest starship ever constructed. A marvel of human ingenuity and the apex of our technological know-how, she’s ready to embark on a long journey across the final frontier in search of a new world to call home.But space is full of danger. And some problems aren’t easily left behind…

    A devilish warrior. And a killer. Captured on a hellish world after attacking a military campsite and now imprisoned in a state-of-the-art cell inside one of the military’s top bases--Lazris.And Lana has been assigned to "study" him. To learn his secrets and gain his trust, if he is ever allowed to set foot out of his cell. As a top behaviorist, it is the biggest hurdle of her career.Asset X--or Xerus as he is called--won't give up his secrets easily. He is difficult, elusive, and--dare she say--unfathomably alluring...despite his seething demeanor and hard, frightening physique.Something subconsciously draws her to him. Something wildly irresistible. Even if his wicked smile and needful gaze could just be a ploy to win her trust and escape his cell.She shouldn't think of him like that. He is an alien after all. And possibly their enemy.For Xerus claims he is on a mission. A mission to destroy. And he cannot afford to fail. If he dares let Lana get close, dares open his cold heart to her, she could compromise everything.Heart's Prisoner is a complete standalone novel in the Dark World Mates series, a universe teeming with ferocious aliens and brave heroines. This book contains dark tones, heated intimate scenes, and intense moments with possible triggers including violence, and is intended for mature readers.

    Her own interaction is her business.Habel has enjoyed learning all she could, gaining new skills and new friends. Her heart still aches to find a companion, but she doesn’t see one when she looks at the elves around her.When the dragon engineer asks to meet her for dinner, her heart beats a little faster. When she puts her hand in his, her pulse trips like a hammer. Her heart had chosen him years ago; she just hadn’t let him know. He had never asked.

    Steel. Blood. Victory.The Earth’s navy is left drifting among the stars as Nyctus ships swarm, their purpose unknown as they continue their advance, burning one system after another.Humanity's extinction seems inevitable.But on one of the forgotten worlds, a boy is left behind, and he holds a talent unlike anything the galaxy has ever known.Thorn Stellers is a mage, made to lead and fight. With a renegade division of warriors at his side, and with weapons far different from those of old Earth, Thorn stands a chance at standing up to humanity's enemies. For these mage-soldiers, armed with power that had once been thought the stuff of legend, the outcome is no longer certain.Each Starcaster has a talent—except for Thorn, who has many. With his childhood companion Kira Wixcombe, he’ll confront a threat from beyond the stars, meeting them in the darkness with a light born of magic... and a lust for revenge.Is his power enough? Or is Earth a forgotten memory, lost forever to history?

    A test. A pawn in an agreement I know little about.Fly to Andorra Sector.Allow them to experiment.Mate an X-Clan Wolf Alpha.Hope for the best.Those are my orders. My fate. My current existence. There's nowhere to run, and the moon is a clock I can't ignore. One of these Alphas will claim me, assuming our genetics are a match. And if not, well, that's a fate worse than death.Tick tock.Make a choice.Your future depends on it.EliasThe pretty little blonde wolf has seen too much pain for her young years.It makes me want to fix her.To adore her.To show her there can be good in this world.But our future is wrapped up in an experiment.Either she's compatible or she's not. The moon will determine our fate, or perhaps my inner wolf will decide it for us. Because with each passing moment, it becomes harder not to claim the female who I know in my heart is very much mine.Run, run, little one.And don't look back.For if I catch you,I just may bite.Note: This is a standalone novella featuring characters from Andorra Sector, Book One of the X-Clan Series. It has Omegaverse elements and features a happily-ever-after ending.

    PoeCyborg is a dirty word.The world wants to forget them. Not me. I have been dying to meet one since I learned of their existence.Okay, I have been dying to meet a certain one.Dax. The Science Model. The most brilliant cyborg ever created.So what’s a girl to do?Sneak into the cyborg rebellion headquarters that’s what. So that’s what I did. And in my defense I didn’t plan on stealing Dax. But now that I have him how can I ever let him go? DaxI am the original cyborg.The only Science Model in existence. My processors are brilliant. A true work of art.Still not one female wants me. Time after time I get passed over. Then a female sneaks into the woods and with one look I know Poe is mine. In that moment I have to make a choice. The cyborg rebellion or her. And I choose her. Now all I have to do is get her to choose me in return.How hard can it be? Dax is book four in The Cyborg Chronicles. While it can be read as a stand-alone for better enjoyment of the story it is recommended to read the books in order.

     Hattie came to Mars with high hopes. Hopes that she and her husband would be able to claim a plot of land, to create a home, perhaps even to start a family - all of the things that were now impossible on a troubled Earth. Instead, she’s lost everything, everything except the land, and in order to keep her homestead she needs help. When help arrives in the form of a tall, gruff cyborg ranger, she is torn between her loyalty to the past and the promise of a new future. But when danger threatens, is she going to lose even that? M-231 can barely remember the time before - before he became a cyborg, before he shut off his emotions, before he became both more and less than human. Until a stubborn, beautiful female - one who is no longer off limits - makes him remember what it is to feel. Can Hattie and her cyborg overcome harsh conditions, troubled pasts, and a mysterious enemy to create a new future together? Each book in the Cyborgs on Mars series can be read as a standalone romance. This sweet and steamy romance is intended for mature readers.

    King’s League is more than a game… it’s a way of life.For recently expelled college dropout Dirk Wilson, picking up and re-selling other player’s scraps from cleared dungeons and side quests gone sideways is the only thing keeping him from living on the streets.Tired of ramen noodles, past due notices, and feeling like his future is over before it ever started, Dirk decides that if he’s going to make something of himself, it’ll be within the game, taking advantage of the real life payouts from selling in-game goods on King’s League’s River Market.But the game leaves little margin for error, and Dirk’s virtual problems grow as large as his real life ones as he discovers a powerful conspiracy that impacts players from level one to level 99.1,000,000 copy #1 Bestselling authors Jason Anspach & JN Chaney team up to tell this action-packed, humorous LitRPG adventure that blends the cheeky fun of Ready Player One with all the adventure and excitement of Elder Scrolls & World of Warcraft.

    Over 1500 sweet & steamy, binge-worthy pages. Read the entire epic 7-book Star Series with one click!NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BEST-SELLING Author Susan Grant writes fun, sizzling, action-packed romance with characters you’ll care about and couples you’ll cheer for as they fight to overcome the odds. Happily Ever After Endings guaranteed. Included in this Sci-Fi Romance Boxed Set:STAR RAIDER STAR KINGSTAR PRINCESTAR PRINCESSSTAR CHAMPION STAR HEROES  In the prequel (Star Raider), witness the birth of the Vash Empire on a war-torn planet where falling in love may be the greatest risk of all. Then, in books 1-3, a working-class Earth family shakes up the galaxy when Jasmine, Ian, and Ilana Hamilton find romance and adventure with royals from three Vash clans—B’kah (Star King), Dar (Star Prince), and Vedla (Star Princess). In book 4, (Star Champion) it’s opposites attract when Che’s brother, Prince Klark Vedla loses his heart to a street-smart young athlete, Jemm. Finally, in books 5-6, (Star Heroes) meet the heroes and heroines—and their K9s—defending the galaxy on Bezos Station.  Note to Readers: Star Raider was previously titled The Star Queen, Star Princess was briefly titled Star Rogue, Star Champion was once titled The Champion of Barésh, and Star Heroes is a duet with the novellas Star Puppy and Star Hero that appeared in Pets in Space Vol 1 & 2) Escape and read the Star Series today!

    Inside this collection, you will follow the story of a young man aspiring to become a chef who discovers he’s destined to become a king, meet an archaeologist who never expected to find herself in a royal mess, and explore the Royal States through the eyes of its future monarchs and those they cherish. The following stories are included in Beginnings: Null and Void (Novel) The Captive King (Novel) A Guiding Light (Novel) Huntress (Novel)Storm Called (Novel) Taken (Novella/Short Novel)

    Afterall, there was little to celebrate when living on the streets. This year was different. For the first time they are going to celebrate Mother’s Night and holiday cheer fills their small apartment despite the tight control of the warders who have risen to power in the poor districts. Despite her limited means, when a triad shows up on her doorstep during a snowstorm with their poisoned lead male, she can’t turn them out. Having a triad in her home makes her dream for the impossible, of just maybe having her family grow...if one of them would just make a move.With a triad who longs for a family, and a clash of cultures where the males wait on their female’s desires, will this triad and their hoped-for human mate and offspring find their holiday wishes come true? Love and a bit of holiday magic is in their air.

    I saw it coming a mile away too. Doesn’t change the fact that here I am, sharing a cage with my fellow human peers—my smelly, crybaby, annoying female peers.You can sit at home and roll your eyes at just how predictable this story has already become or you can hear me out.—Earth destroyed by evil carnivorous(shudder)aliens—check.—Humans then saved by not as frightening but still visually alarming (think cats and a vat of radioactive ooze) do-gooder aliens—check.—Do-gooder aliens loaded up surviving humans to whisk them away to some fanciful far away planet so they can live out the rest of their traumatized lives in somewhat safety and peace. Check.Well…kind of.I made it on the ship. I lived on the ship zipping through space. Then the do-gooder aliens got their asses handed to them by pirate slavers and said pirate slavers snatched us physically inferior humans right out from under the radioactive cats’ noses and tossed us in cages delivered straight to alien slave auctions.Hungry, smelly, thirsty, and sunburned like you would not believe, I was finally bought. (I feel I need to stress the smell…I was peed on. It was not fun.)This is the part in the story that’ll veer right off the predictable train and land me smack dab in the middle of Crazyville.Sexy—in their own alien way—built like a brickshithouse—green viking-wanna-be warriors bought me and handed me over to their chief and presented me as a gift—like a slab of meat. I expected something like this to happen. For that alien to then make me his queen—(whoops, I mean chieftess …Fenru gets all hot and pissy when I screw up the hierarchy) —not quite surprising but I’d take the welcome happenstance, I am, after all, an avid fan of sparkly crowns. What threw me through a loop was when I was then expected to battle a roaring pack of enraged females to prove my worth and keep my man.These babes are not your average catty hair pulling vixens. My cat fighting experience(I had four spoiled rotten sisters) does me no good here in their arena.Oh, no…they have fists—twice the size of my own and have no fear of a measly broken nail. Biceps for days—and they know how to use the power behind them. Oh, and did I mention these green gladiators have a nasty little habit of flying off into a fit of rage and hulking out all over their enemies?And my man…my arrogant, battle-hardened, bossy, manipulative, makes-me-want-to-rip-his-beautiful-balls-right out-from-under-him sexy piece of man meat, thinks I can win. In fact, he expects it. Hah!Who said I even wanted to expend the effort for his sorry ass?They can have him.This story is a standalone romance.***Warning. For readers 18 years and older. Contains explicit sexual situations, dark themes, language, and violence.***

    Trust is short, magic is common, and each day is a struggle for survival in the Awakened World of 2053.I’m Angie Ritter, a former army mage who can’t cast spells anymore.I have some issues. I’m working on them.Unfortunately, the army wasn’t as accommodating as I would have hoped and gave me the boot. Now, I survive day by day in Sanwa City, a walled settlement in southern California, doing menial labor and pretty much hiding from the world. Without my magic, I can’t help myself, let alone anyone else, but when my old army buddy Erin—an elite werewolf shock trooper—comes to me for help, I can’t say no. Now, I just need to pull myself together—and fast. Because someone’s hunting werewolves, and Erin is their new prey.And if I get in their way, they’re going to carve me up too.Thing is, I’m done with hiding.

    For the first time ever, The Silo Saga boxed set brings together all of the work in Hugh Howey's ground-breaking, best-selling, acclaimed series, including the individual novels Wool, Shift, and Dust, as well as original essays by the author, and a bonus chapbook of short fiction, Sil 0 Stories .

    Deadly Dinosaurs. The secret encoded in her DNA lies between them …Dedicated reptile expert Oakley Laveau loves the thrill of wrestling a ’gator. But her dream job at the swamp tour slips away when she’s charged with a crime she doesn’t remember: her best friend’s murder. Sentenced to life on a secluded isle, she’ll have to battle violent criminals and genetically modified dinosaurs to uncover the truth.As soon as she steps on the island, she’s swept up by the charming leader of a gang of convicts and his dubious offer of protection. But it’s hard to heed his warnings when somewhere in the dino-infested rainforest hides a witness who knows the shocking facts behind Oakley’s amnesia.Hunted by humans and beasts, can Oakley expose the truth before she meets a bloody end?Extinction Island is the first book in the suspenseful Jurassic Judgment sci-fi series. If you like fearless heroines, action-packed adventures, and a touch of romance, then you’ll love Janice Boekhoff’s thrilling novel.

    Sorrow, joy, hope, and the future loom ahead.

    But she found love instead.Dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Chloe decides to embrace spinsterhood by adopting one (or five) dogs. Those plans are squashed when she's kidnapped from Earth and shoved into a glass cage with two other terrified human women on an alien planet. How could it possibly get any worse?The three women are sold at auction to the highest bidder, who happens to be a seven-foot-tall alien named Varrek, with shimmering gold skin and muscles for days. He recognizes Chloe as his fated mate, but he knows he can never have her because of a tragic past he continues to run from.Varrek takes her back to his home planet of Oluura and vows to help get her settled in the enchanting village of treehouses he shares with his clan. He'll keep her safe, and ensure she’s sheltered and fed. That's it.But the closer they get, the stronger their bond becomes. And the harder it is for Chloe to imagine ever going back to Earth.Chloe has found the kind of love she’s always wanted, but will Varrek’s dark past tear them apart?Saving His Mate is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring a gold-skinned alien with breathtaking eyes and a secret past that threatens to destroy his future, a curvy 35-year-old heroine who is sick of feeling broken and is determined to reclaim her independence, and an attraction that neither of them can deny.

    When a small team of criminal buffoons grabs her instead, she’s honor bound to execute them despite their pleas of innocence.The Star Renegade crew is guilty on many counts, and they must be punished for their crimes. However, they use their smuggling profits to feed the hungry. Dania will face her own execution for not enforcing royal edicts, but how can she execute people breaking the law for all the right reasons?Star Renegades is Guardians of the Galaxy meets Firefly and Robin Hood.Jump on board and start your inter-galactic adventure today!

    Betrayal will make him a legend. Eleven years after the invasion, the galaxy lives in an uneasy peace and Chandler Vail has been changed by war. A killing machine with no battlefield, now he works for a PMC in Special Operations. But when he’s sent to extract a runaway, and the kid dies at the hands of mysterious hitmen, he tracks the killers to a utopian mega-ship built for the galaxy’s wealthy. What he discovers onboard is nothing short of terrifying. Passengers and crew alike show up dead in gruesome, unexplained ways. Outside access to its hatches are sealed, and all contact with the flight deck’s been lost. The ship is flying to a heading unknown… And every person onboard wants him dead. Descending into a fight for survival, soon he discovers an enemy onboard with shocking ties to his past… And a stranglehold on the galaxy. Mercenary Warden is the first scifi thriller in the Shadow Empire series. If you like the gritty combat of The Last Reaper, the camaraderie of Galaxy's Edge, or the fun of The Mandalorian, you won’t be able to stop reading this new action-packed scifi adventure.

    On the eve of the apocalypse, Liam is transported to another world, along with his house... Liam was waiting for his father to come home from work when the house shook, and two moons appeared overhead. Stranded within a land where he doesn't speak the language and people are set on attacking him, he must survive in this new land where nothing makes sense. A gorgeous princess holds the key to him learning about this new world he has found himself in, and little of it is good news. First up, learning why people keep attacking his house. This series is set in the same universe as 'The Game of Gods' and contains elements of Gamelit.

     Will Jasmine save Jonathan at the risk of losing the one she love most?

    Before the Order fell, there was a Master who governed over it and all of the citadel Raised in a gilded cage, Emala was given everything she wanted from the very day that the Master rescued her mother from execution. Born of a maternal lineage in which human brides were mated to the clannish northern Ragoru triads, Emala grew up listening to her mother’s stories of the Ragoru though she never expected to follow in her mother’s footsteps. She didn’t fantasize about a triad of mates to shower adoration on her, but a simple life in a village far away from the Master’s watchful eye. Though she knows nothing of surviving outside of the grand manor, when the Master comes to her with an impossible offer on her twentieth birthday, Emala dares to risk it all to find her way to freedom. Even if it brings the order down on her head. When she is saved by a Ragoru and finds shelter with his triad through the winter, she discovers a possible love that could mend old wounds and may promise her the happy ever after that she always wanted. White is a Ragoru Beginnings Romance with undercurrents of Snow White in its narrative.

    An escaped slave fleeing from the past. Their love will reshape worlds.When Alethia is kidnapped while trying to free slaves, it seems her deepest nightmares are coming true. Her 'rescue' by Thanesh, leader of the Protectorate, a group of hardened mercenaries, is short-lived when the past catches up to the mysterious alien leader, revealing things about both of them which will change their future forever.Thanesh and Alethia must now fight side-by-side or face the horrifying consequences.The Mercenary's Dawn is a full-length steamy SFR featuring a tenacious heroine and a possessive, but loving alpha. It also features a strong sci-fi universe, a thrilling adventure and a slow burn, enemies to lovers, story ending in a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of a larger arc and is best enjoyed as part of the series, however, it is also a complete story that can be read as a standalone.TRIGGER WARNING: There is a brief assault attempt at one point of the book which is not gratuitous in any way, and the heroine lives in a world where human females are considered a sexual commodity. Please do not read this book if this is a trigger for you.

    I predict about the future, about our civilization, And I've predicted that we are going to lose the war. I'm not afraid to use predictive skills to break the rules--to break people--if it's necessary for the greater good.My relationship with my brother may be strained, but he's in trouble, And I'm going to get him out...whatever it takes.Publishers note: Predictive is a science fiction, action-thriller set against a backdrop of a colonization war.

    Still, visiting faerie-infested Britannia is not on her agenda—especially since no human who’s ventured there has ever returned. But when her stepsister sneaks off to the island to meet a faerie boyfriend, Gretchen’s stepmother forces her to choose: risk death to rescue the runaway, or forfeit her father’s life.Lost in the faeries’ forest, Gretchen meets a family of Bearfolk—fae who can shift between human and bear forms. Kindhearted seventeen-year-old Arthur volunteers to help, while his mother, who believes Gretchen is the heroic Silverhair of faerie legend, schemes to use the girl for darker purposes.When the quest to save the runaway proves costly, will Gretchen and Arthur find the courage to sacrifice what they hold dearest to save the ones they love most?

    THE HAVEN is book two in a completed series of two full-length novels that tell the tale of eight kids, ages nine to seventeen, who are taken from their homes in the middle of the night and wake up after their kidnapping in a frightening and mysterious world full of secrets.What readers are saying about THE HAVEN:"I absolutely loved The Haven. It completely captivated me. A page-turner from start to finish that kept me guessing and on my toes. A truly amazing follow up book to The Unknown. I couldn’t recommend enough." - Carly, Amazon ★★★★★"I loved the ending of this duology! I fell in love with this group of kids in the first book. The second gives you a fabulous follow up. The ending definitely won't disappoint you. I certainly found a new author to follow in J.W. Lynne." - Saundra, Amazon ★★★★★"I thought the sequel could never be as good as the first one because it seemed like their adventures were over but boy was I wrong. This was just as good, if not better than the first one! Lovedddd ittttt!" - Jessica, Goodreads ★★★★★Books in the UNKNOWN series:Book 1: THE UNKNOWNBook 2: THE HAVENIf you like fast-paced thrillers with intriguing mystery, captivating suspense, unexpected twists and turns, heartwarming friendship, a dash of romance, and surprising climaxes that bring everything together, don't miss this original new series!

    scorching hot chemistry... and a fated mate bond too strong to be denied! This bundle brings together the first three books in the Detyen Warriors series. Read as Raze, Toran, and Kayde find human mates and justice for their dying race. The Detyen Warriors series brings you kick butt heroines, alpha alien heroes, fated mates, and relationships strong enough to span the galaxy! Soulless The chemistry between Raze and Sierra is too hot to ignore, even if it should be impossible for a mate bond to form between them. But if Raze's emotions fully return before he claims his denya, he might end up dead for good. There is no fighting destiny, especially for a doomed Detyen, and Raze already cheated fate once. To be with Sierra he'll have to do it again, or neither of them will make it out alive. Ruthless Iris Mason protects the Earth in her own way by investigating threats and reporting on them to the Sol Defense Agency. At work she's thriving, but personally the past year has ground her down and tested her resolve. Still recovering from the implosion of her last relationship, she doesn't want the risk that comes with a new man. But when her job puts her on a collision course with Toran, a lightning bolt of desire hits her and has her questioning everything. Heartless When Kayde undertakes a mission to journey back to his Detyen home, he's ready for the solitude. What he doesn't expect is Quinn hiding away in one of the bunks on his ship. Forced to undertake a dangerous mission together, even knowing that the remnants of emotion he feels when she's around might be signs of oncoming madness, Kayde and Quinn will need to rely on each other when everything goes wrong and their lives and freedom are at stake. Can a heartless warrior recover his soul in the arms of a broken woman? Or will the wounds of their pasts prevent the hope of a future?

    He’s dangerous. He’s hunted. And now he’s got me, he won’t let go.I'm not in space to meet a man. The crew of the Ladies’ Choice left Earth to work without distractions, so we have a rule: no men on board. That rule went out of the airlock when I found Delkor.An alien cyborg, locked in stasis for decades since the Big War. Leader of the rebels who took down an Empire. A smoking-hot alien alpha with a robot arm and a voice that melts me every time he speaks.But he's as valuable as he is dangerous. The local gang bosses are powerful and will do whatever it takes to control Delkor, putting me and my crew in danger as long as he's with us.Maybe walking away would be the smart thing to do, but I don’t have that option. Delkor wants me as much as I want him, and what he wants, he takes.Her Alien Alpha is book one of the Salvaged Hearts series. Each book is a complete science fiction romance story with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happy ending guaranteed.

    He is an eleven-year-old boy (and not the slimy green stuff at the bottom of the ocean) 2. He is an Eco-Warrior and the only one in Picklington 3. He is willing to do whatever it takes to save the planet . . . anything!Here are three more things that make Seaweed really angry: 1. The people of Picklington are wasting far too much electricity. Bummer! 2. The Mayor of Picklington is profiting from the pollution by building his unsafe and unnecessary Nuclear Power Station. Double bummer!! 3. The Picklington Vegetable Society is campaigning tirelessly against the Mayor (which is hard work considering Seaweed is the only member) and they are getting zero results. Triple bummer with a non-biodegradable plastic cherry on top!!!He feels like he is letting the planet down . . . until he joins The Carrot Bandits.Join him as he discovers that indoctrination isn't so bad. Sure, joining a criminal organisation and stealing one million socks is probably wrong but he gets to hang out with Pank, his equally indoctrinated sidekick, and he is finally making a real difference.But blowing up the entire town in a catastrophic nuclear explosion would be a step too far, wouldn't it?This hilarious book is perfect for the little and big Eco-Warriors in this world. It's going to take everyone to save our planet, and that's exactly what this book is here to say (and also to make you laugh, but mainly the saving the planet thing).

    (over 110,000 words) In a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is trying to survive, an alien species offers help—with a price tag attached. Cast back into the dark ages where women are assigned protectors, everything they fought for was destroyed with the arrival of the Andores.And then the Tizuns limped their vessel to Earth. Scary to look at, they kept to themselves.Stalking Andores at night, trying to find the one who murdered my family, I never expected to run into a Tizun.His honesty was a welcome breath of fresh air.Every night we met at the pond, and then one day my uncle, the alien liaison, summoned me to his office where I leaned that my friend was actually Murda, leader of the Tizuns.And I had been promised to Jyan, leader of the Andores. A vile species, I would kill him or hide before tying my life to a species I despised.And then Murda offered me a way out.A strategic marriage of convenience, one that would benefit the both of us. As his ugly wife, I was never supposed to fall in love.But I did.I married an alien and everything was going great until I heard the dreaded word: Rescue. Murda’s people were coming to rescue him, them—us!Us—because I married a freak’n alien!How could I possibly leave Earth and be the only human in space and on Tizunai? If only I hadn’t fell in love with Murda—but I did.I had to go…I wish he had told me that I would have to fight for my place at his side. Literally! At least I had my secret weapon to give me a huge advantage, secure my place by his side and help me navigate my way through the unknown.This is a friends to lovers, slow burn romance with a ton of action and adventure that leads to an happily ever after.**Strong Language, sexual situations, violence. Not intended for readers under 18 years of age.”

    It sees everything. Be not afraid. Apprentice Flick remembers everything, except the first five years of her life. And for as long as she can remember, Flick has wanted to enter the Elite Academy - home to the best, brightest, and most loyal members of the Love Collective government. Flick's uncanny memory might get her there, too … even if it is the very thing that marks her as a freak. But frightening hallucinations start intruding into her days and threaten to bring down all she has worked so hard to accomplish. Why is she being hijacked by a stranger's nightmare over and over again? Moving to the Elite Academy could give Flick the future she's always wanted. But her search for truth may lead to a danger she cannot escape.

    It begins two days after the end of Earth Flight.This story is set after the Earth Girl Trilogy and includes spoilers for all three books. Please read AFTER Earth Flight.

    To be born a non-gratis means a life of little freedoms and the constant possibility of being assigned to work on a colony. Lacking citizenship, every aspect of their life is controlled from where they live, down to marriage and childbearing regulations. The only possible escape from life as a non-gratis is to qualify for one of the limited slots available for entrance into the military. For most, however, it is the only life that they will ever know.Charlie has prepared all her life for the possibility of being shipped off to work in a colony, so when she is selected for part of the initialization phase colony laborers she is determined to make the best out of a new life on a very different and hostile planet. Assigned as a labor assistant in the exploratory lab seems like a step up in the right direction for her. Caring for the wildlife specimens is far preferable to working as a laborer preparing the first of the fields or in any of the common industries. That is, until a vaguely humanoid specimen is captured and brought in. The promise of death that clings to it is fulfilled when it breaks out from containment and she finds herself hostage to a being with a thirst for vengeance. Far away from the colony, Charlie is forced to carve out a new life for herself in a dangerous world, but will she be able to safeguard her heart from the biggest threat of them all?—A male who is determined to claim all of her.Warning: this book may contain possible triggers. Book contains graphic sex and violence.

    The FossilFlu virus which drove humanity to the brink of extinction, has mutated and threatens a second pandemic. Along with the message is a mysterious personal invitation to visit the Sanctuary of Americas, one of the last three cities left on Earth. When Mercy arrives, she is shocked to discover that the Sanctuary of Americas has been engineering human-animal hybrids to be immune to the virus.Drawn into a dangerous internal war, where the cure to the virus is the key to power and the fate of the hybrids, Mercy's research may have the answers. But who will she save?

    All power has reverted to steam. Airships darken the sky. Europe crumbles under war.In imperial Vienna, war has been a distant whisper--heard but not seen, until terror drops from the sky, bringing bloodshed across Austria.Now, beloved granddaughter of the emperor, Thea Lang, and her elder brother must flee to the safety of Belarus. Suddenly a refugee, all she longs for is to return home to her city, her people, and the man who raised her.That is, until "home" shifts in the reflection of a pair of black eyes and a voice like midnight.Captain Irek Surov fights for Russia and the countries who need its aid. His entire life has marched in service and protection 'tll a young woman with the fervor and beauty of Russian folklore sirens brings his heart to a halt.Between them, there can be no future. Their lives lie in opposite directions and war has no mercy for lovers.Yet, between their two hearts an indelible cord has been woven. Perhaps even the flames of battle cannot burn it away.

    The punishment will fit the crime.America, 2026.Feminism has been defeated.Equality is a memory.And abortion has been criminalized.Three women find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Kate, carrying the child of a sexual predator. Grace, whose baby will be born with a fatal deformity. And Cindee: abused, abandoned and pregnant. Can these three very different women come together to fight an oppressive system and win their freedom? Find out by reading Unborn, a chilling dystopia combined with a gripping legal thriller.

    These events all seem to hinge on a dry textbook published in 1995, referenced in a history book written in 1977 and mentioned in a letter to King Edward III in 1348. Ferro teams up with down-on-her-luck graduate Jennifer Larson to get to the truth and discover the relevance of a book that seems to defy the arrow of time. But the time travellers are watching closely. Soon the duo are targeted by assassins willing to rewrite history to bury them. Million Eyes is a fast-paced conspiracy thriller about power, corruption and destiny.

    He has a responsibility to find a mass murder to find and capture. He does not have time to give into his desires for a woman with a questionable past.There's never been a more arrogant, and stubborn Yunkin. Captain Rannn is the worst. Nue hates him. As soon as she helps the crew find the mass murderer she's gone. For good.Note to reader: this is the final book in the Unexpected Series, it's a fast pace Sci-fi action romance with several intimate scenes. For mature readers only.

    A woman determined to get back to her life.They'll fight the match, but can they fight fate?A mate is the last thing on my mind.Especially one as sassy as the human female they say is my match.Even if her lush curves call for my touch, and her fiery spirit is equal to my own.I will endure the thirty days demanded by the Protocol.But with every look, every word, I can feel us bound closer together.Will I be able to leave her, even for her own safety?Kazan is the first book of the Jorkan Protocol Mates. Spend the night with this perfect steamy, funny science fiction romance escape. There's no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA for each alien warrior and his mate! Hot, steamy alien yumminess!

    

    But the savior isn’t human at all. Trapped by his Maker’s command to protect a mysterious box, Adem is forced to kill anyone who tries to steal it. When a young boy chances upon Adem’s temple, he resists temptation, intriguing the golem. As the boy and his sister convince Adem to leave the refuge of his temple, the group lands in a web of trouble. Now Adem will do whatever necessary to keep his new young charges safe, even if it means risking all to get rid of the box. Their saving grace comes in the form of an angel who offers to set Adem free of the box’s magic by granting his greatest desire—making him human. But first, Adem must bring back the angel’s long-dead human love from the Underworld. In doing so, he will risk breaking the barrier between the realms, a cataclysm that could launch the Third Realm War. To set things right, he may be forced to give up the only thing he’s ever truly wanted…a chance at a soul of his own

    It’s time to sink or swim.Sirena hasn’t spoken since the day she was found waterlogged on a riverbank. Her lips are sealed around a lone, horrific memory of her holding her father underwater and saying goodbye with a life-ending kiss. Now, Rena is treading water to fit in to a world in which she doesn’t belong. When a bully begins tormenting her, she fears it’s his life at stake.Misreading the situation, mysterious new student, Norton, comes to Sirena’s defense, as if she’s the one that needs help navigating shark invested waters. Seeking clues about a fateful car accident, he believes she's a treasure chest he needs to pry open. But high school is more difficult than the home schooled undercover investigator anticipated.When they discover links between her past and his missing friend, Nor and Rena fear foul play. The murky waters the past are churning in this small coastal town, dredging up dangerous truths that could put Rena’s life under a microscope and Norton in the line of fire.Storms are rolling in from all sides, threatening family and friends. Can Nor find a way to keep them from drowning or will those antagonizing Rena be caught in a maelstrom of her defensive fury?

    A prison planet designed for blood sport. The Sovereign Empire’s power was a lie.Brutally trained his entire short life to be a Sovereign Elite and defend the Empire, Azrael instead finds himself a prisoner. Not even eight years old, and without system access, Azrael is abandoned on Tech Duinn. He must rely on his hunting trainers to keep his identity secret. There is no doubt that if people learn his last name, he would wake up in the arena… if he woke up at all.While fleeing the takeover of Mur, the group discovers how deep despair can drag them. Soon, only the praise of the bloody mob in the Arena Pit Dungeon keeps them alive. Surviving seems impossible, yet Azrael vows to not only live, but to find a way off-world.Azrael lives only because of applause. Others will die for it. Death or escape is the only way out of the cycle.

    Then he took me as his mate.Since I saw him fight in the arena, I have dreamed of him at night. Dreams I blush just to think about. But never did I imagine him carrying me off as his prisoner, spanking me into shameful submission, and then claiming my virgin body so roughly I screamed with every savage climax.Rager is no ordinary gladiator. He is a Muharib Warrior, a fearsome, terrifying beast, and when my father tried to have him killed he broke free of his chains and took me captive. I thought I would be nothing more than a hostage, a bargaining chip to secure his escape, but I was wrong.He has decided to keep me. He has decided I am his mate.Publisher's Note: Gladiator's Captive includes sexual scenes and spankings. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

    Afraid. Fighting to survive. A collision with space debris has left a gigantic hole in Inez Stanton's ship, nearly crippling it. Inez is a cargoist, that rare breed of adventurer who takes to deep space solo, ferrying valuable cargo for the Tenth Great and Glorious Browns Company. Now she's in a race against her own rig's spaceworthiness, and that might not be the worst part. The totalitarian Free Earth, led by the populist Brother Lin, has also lost a ship on this lane, and is intent on finding out why. The Company wants their cargo delivered and can make Inez's life very difficult if she doesn't succeed. With the nearest waystation three days away, death in the cold vacuum of space is a distinct possibility as well. The clock is ticking for her to deliver her cargo. But will she want to when she finds out what she's actually carrying?

    As the humans plan their latest rebellion, the suns of Tav begin to extinguish one by one. The ecological and political turmoil is Tavarian princess Dameia's chance to prove herself worthy of becoming the next Chieftain. When her well-ordered path collides with the humans' rebel leader Hyam, the unlikely allies find themselves reconsidering ingrained prejudices in order to protect the future of the planet and everyone on it.Tav is facing imminent ruin. Hyam is caught between the freedom of his people and the princess he has come to love; Dameia battles the demands of her birthright and its condemnation of the human who has become her world.Because if they each save their people, they cannot save each other.

    Isla's big break quickly falls apart as she and all the female crew members are traded to smoldering Xaravian captain, Vaant. When her former captain frames them for destroying an innocent ship, Isla must face that the Alliance she served is not what it seems. Starting a new life as a rebel with Vaant sounds more and more appealing, but first they'll have to fight through half the Fleet and escape a crumbling space station.Vrix: When an old friend sends a distress signal from a planet of slave-traders, Cecily Griggs knows what has to happen — she'll get Heidi back, or die trying. She's ready for a solo rescue mission when the watchful, smoking hot Vrix insists on going with her. Griggs doesn't need the distraction of his silver eyes or rocky voice, but his muscles will definitely come in handy...Trazzak: Jess Barnes was a rising star in the Information Ministry before she and her crewmates were kidnapped by Xaravian barbarians. She longs for her old life... and she can definitely live without bounty hunters chasing her down. When one poisons her, Jess is in a race against time to find a cure for her racing heart —made worse by the attention of deliciously good looking second-in-command Trazzak. 

Frrar: Frrar sticks to engineering, though he finds himself repairing things in the Galaxos sickbay with surprising regularity. It’s definitely not because he's fighting his instincts to seduce the ship's doctor. But when sweet, beautiful Maisy volunteers to work on his brother’s pirate ship, Frrar insists on accompanying her to protect her — even if it means confronting his brother about his past crimes.Mrax: Rowan and Mrax have one job: build a fleet to save the rebellion. Any distractions could jeopardize the whole universe, even if the force of their attraction is stronger than gravity itself. But sometimes, even when it doesn't add up, love comes out on top. Now they just have to make sure the rebellion does, too.

    After building a successful construction business and coming to terms with her infertility, her hopes of becoming a mother were destroyed by the fascist Earth government. Refusing to fall into despair, she hatches a desperate plan to escape Earth on her terms. Agreeing to build an operations center for the galactic police force on a desolate moon, Cat finds herself assigned a group of protectors. Mutang, the moon, is inhabited by males deemed too aggressive for their society. For Cat, her lead protector, N’ye, fills her with desire. Succumbing to temptation, Cat finds herself constantly butting up against the strange cultural norms of the Mutangese. She also finds no supplies to build the operations center she promised. N’ye and Cat must conquer giant bugs, vengeful females, murderous traitors, and their own fears to get their happy ending. This 64,000 word novel includes no cliffhangers, and can be read as a stand-alone book which will be part of a larger universe. This Science Fiction Romance is intended for mature audiences 18+. It features a human woman and an alien male engaging in consensual sexual activities.

    Savage, dominant, and dangerous—and now he’s on the hunt. For her.Deception is a way of life for desperate thief Aurora Blake. Her sole purpose is to snatch enough jewels to escape her vicious stepfather, the powerful head of the corrupt Earther Corporation. And the fierce Warlord she frames for her crimes? He's the last complication she needs. She never expects to cross his path. Or to burn so hot after watching from the shadows as his rough commands bring exquisite pleasure to another female. But Aurora's expectations don't matter when the Warlord wants her for himself. He won't stop until he's claimed her as his obedient mate. Can she survive whatever he has in store once he discovers she's stolen far more than his barbarian heart?Stolen is a sexy, standalone Alien Alpha Romance full of danger, betrayal, love, and the kind of epic steam that will have you flipping the pages fast!

    After giving up her commission, she arrives in Linden hoping to make a fresh start and to put her medical degree to good use. But when her friend and fellow passenger is murdered, Jenny finds new purpose working with Detective Sharlotte Holmes.A DETECTIVE ITCHING FOR TROUBLESharlotte Holmes has lived in a three mile radius her entire life, content to pursue her varied interests and wholly unconcerned with the burden the outside world would place on her great intellect. But when Jenny's past comes back to haunt her, Sharlotte may have to choose between staying in her comfort zone and getting answers.EXPERIENCE SHERLOCK HOLMES LIKE NEVER BEFORE

    Griff is supposed to be perfect for her, but that doesn't mean she wants to be married to him. She refuses to give in to the Mudden men’s master plan and vows to be the first woman to escape the planet. All she has to do is not fall for Griff for a year. Sounds easy, right?Well…Kay soon discovers she has a hard time keeping her hands off of Griff, but just because she shares her body doesn’t mean she has to share her heart. No, she doesn't want to give in.But all is not well within the Glaerus clan, and as political unrest escalates, more than her freedom is at stake. She has to decide if proving them wrong is more important than doing what’s right. For herself. For Griff. And for the planet.

    October, 2020.In a world ravaged by the virus, we are forced to make a gruesome choice: save lives, or save livelihoods.Human Tender is the story of a young man who must sacrifice more than he knows, for a future he cannot imagine.What does your future hold?

    Takoda Wells and his allies risk everything to find the GODD Chip, a banned gene therapy that might just save the human race.Set in the year 2137, this post-apocalyptic technothriller takes place amid the aftermath of the Genetic Revolution of the 2070s, an era during which the craze of designer babies and gene replacement therapies led to generations of horrible mutations and the eventual worldwide ban on DNA alterations.Now, a new outbreak of mutations threatens to wreak even more havoc. Dubbed the Jakali Syndrome, the new mutations turn adolescents into insane, ravenous killers known as jakalis. The condition is a scourge the geneticist Takoda knows all too well. Jakalis killed his wife and his daughter is destined to become one of the beasts...unless he can find a cure before she transforms.That search intensifies when Takoda discovers healed mutations in the DNA of a ten-year-old boy slated to be euthanized before he morphs into a jakali, repairs that suggest the boy was recently treated with the GODD Chip, an experimental therapy banned twenty-five years prior.Emboldened by the discovery, Takoda and his allies embark on a harrowing adventure to find the person responsible for treating the boy in the hopes of acquiring the GODD Chip technology. But there are those who learn of the mission, factions who view the chip as a threat to the post-Genetic Revolution world order. And they will stop at nothing to foil the heretical quest.

    Too bad Dash, who once saved the galaxy from the evil Forgers, is a broke loser and much less than meets the eye. But when an intergalactic evil appears and launches an attack, Dash, Kenzie, and the ship’s crew escape, making them the next target. On the run and low on gas, Dash and Kenzie encounter cannibal space-pirates, catastrophic equipment failure, and a cyborg who’s kind of a jerk. Kenzie is determined to discover the bad guys’ secret plan. But for her to succeed, Dash needs to keep his brilliant, annoying cadet from getting killed …which is a lot harder than it sounds.

    He's dangerous but so is the male who bought her and is planning to turn her into a cyborg pet.She's the only one who can hear the telepath. He needs her help to get free and he won’t stop until she frees him. She's a prisoner too, and knows that if there is any chance of freedom, she has to trust him. But the way out will take every last shread of her will power.All she wants is freedom and safety.All he wants is freedom and her.Note to reader: this is a fast pace, action packed Sci-fi romance between a master telepath and a half Silk Demon and human from Lotus Nexis.

    Banished to Israel as punishment by his agency, he's assigned to guard a US ambassador and an insignificant box. Little does he know that this new job will propel him straight into a crisis of global proportions.Inside the box is a messianic prophecy about the fate of the world. And a dark enemy known as The Turk and the forces of evil at his command are determined to destroy the box, the prophecy, and the Middle East as we know it. When Ambassador Cleveland gets in the way, his life and his daughter's life are threatened--and Mullaney must act fast.Now agents of three ancient empires have launched covert operations to secure nuclear weapons, in direct defiance of the startling peace treaty Israel and its Arab neighbors have signed. And a traitor in the US State Department is leaking critical information to a foreign power. It's up to Mullaney--still struggling with his own broken future--to protect the embassy staff, thwart the clandestine conspiracies, and unmask a traitor--before the desert is turned into a radioactive wasteland.Fans of Joel C. Rosenberg, Steven James, and Ted Dekker will relish the deadly whirlpool of international intrigue and end-times prophecy in Ishmael Covenant--and will eagerly await the rest of this new trilogy.

    Know about a dangerous treasure hunt, a attempt to return a strange magical staff, get trapped in a strange structure, get yourselves stuck in a book, find yourself saving the world from an alien invasion, save yourself and the city from a evil businessman who has you in his control, travel in a time machine and many more in this adventurous journey.

    Selected poetry collections are traditionally organized according to the books in which the poems first appeared, but these poems are arranged by prophecy and mythos, corresponding to the human (or trans-human) body, or as dictated by animal speech. In this universe, time is thematic instead of chronological, and space is aesthetic rather than voluminous. Here, alongside popular favorites, are recently unearthed gems and visionary new poems that reveal the books hidden within the books of one of Canada's most distinctive and imaginative poets.

    But there's something else. Zenthia's past is coming back to haunt it, and their ghosts aren't opposed to using whatever they need to achieve their objectives - including New Earth.Either Kael and his crew come up with a miracle to stop one war and win the other. Or all is lost. No one ever said life in the stars would be easy, but does it have to be this hard?

    The current occupants will see things his way soon enough.Nothing can stop him.Well....maybe someone that he didn't see coming.Note to reader: this is a 90-minute fast pace romance, perfect for the woman on the go.

    They are slivers of existence with the ingredients of plot and characters, sprinkled with human emotion, pervaded by the aroma of human dilemmas and served in the platter of lucid language. Sometimes searing with agony and often pervaded with beauty and yearning in the midst of travails in a contemporary or futuristic reality, they explore relationships and the human struggle to find meaning amidst chaos. They describe the consequences of our choices and characters who are at the threshold of a discovery or have reached the zenith of tolerance. The universal themes and enduring images of commonplace individuals in the swirl of life are embedded in a mixed bag of genres ranging from bathos and futuristic Sci-Fi to grim Realistic fiction and a suspenseful Whodunit.About the Author-"After an academic and professional career, Richa Gupta has devoted herself to creative writing since 2017 and published her previous novel ‘Skeins’ in 2018. She has been a senior teacher of English in reputed schools for 19 years and an Instructional Designer for training and e-learning in the corporate sector for nine years. Through the years, she has also executed a large volume of technical editing and curriculum development assignments and conducted training workshops in technical writing. She lives in New Delhi, India."

    The other half wants to be them. It’s hard trying to save the universe when the universe can’t make up its mind.But when a gap appears in the Belt enticing every known species to peek through to the other side, things go from bad to worse.And that’s not even taking into account the rogue Originator Class vessel out of New Earth.Secret science stations, nimble gunboats, and a missing High Councillor; you’d think the crew have enough on their hands. But there’s more. The hack code that took out Zenthia Actual, the seat of the High Council of Zenith, is homing in on the crew of the Harpy. And it’s as if it knows who they are, where they are, and what sort of threat they are to its goals.Either Kael and his crew keep one step ahead of their enemies. Or they get stomped on. Nothing like running for your life in a universe falling apart.

    Unlike the clone captains, his missions are menial. Until he's in the right place at the right time. No one else is close enough.All Daniel has ever wanted is to fit in. However, being an Unwanted makes him at the bottom of the food chain. Clones despise the Unwanted, because the clones are the best of the best, genetically--that's why they were chosen to be replicated--cloned. Unwanted weren't even wanted by their parents.However, Daniel wants to change all that. He's sick of the discrimination of the Space Academy and the Space Explorers. He wants to lead a discovery mission. He wants to search for extraterrestrial life--or at least the possibility of it. Instead, he is in charge of measly mining discovery operations. If Daniel has to search for one more asteroid belt containing precious minerals for the shipyards, he'll go insane. It's time to make a change.The President calls with a mission that only Daniel can complete. Why? Because he's the only captain near the sector that needs to be explored. Yes, all because he's the closest. Daniel isn't going to let that bother him. He's going to fulfill the newly appointed discovery mission, and he's going to do a better job than any of the clone captains before him. Daniel is going to prove himself.

    Instead, I'm trapped on Crashland. Most of the colonists in my landing pod are dead, and the one other survivor is a creep. My only friend? A holographic cat. Until I'm snatched up by an alien barbarian. Kidnapped or rescued? I don't know. All I'm sure of is that I've never met someone as attractive as Zarkav. He's huge, blue, with abs to die for. And that massive bulge under his kilt scares me as much as it entices me.We don't have a language in common, but it's not hard to figure out what the alien brute wants with me. His brooding gaze says it all.The alien wants to mate with me.And I don't know if I can resist.Bound to the Alien Barbarian is the first book in the Crashland Castaway romances. Each book is a complete story with no cheating and no cliffhangers - just steamy, exciting SciFi Romance.

    She’s eager for this op to be finished—not only because the boredom of telework is literally draining the life out of her, but she’s desperate to be rid of the fresh-faced rookie. Agent Adams is driving her straight into the stratosphere with his wide-eyed enthusiasm and lack of sufficient training.Luckily for Mina, her next case is a solo classified. Someone at Total Enhancement Pet Center, where pet owners pay for their furbabies to be pampered, is using their access to attach encrypted data onto animals. Mina’s job is to uncover who it is. But what she discovers at Total Enhancement goes much deeper than just encryptions. The plan changes from passive to action faster than a world currency coin can spin on its edge.One thing is for sure—catching bad guys in 2105 is never boring.

    The galaxy has moved on from the horrors she experienced, the experiences that transformed her into a hero while she slept, but she hasn’t.Alone, broken in mind and body, Melin is slowly pulled to the planet of her ancestors. She just wants a fresh start. A chance to end the dreams plaguing her sleep. A chance for answers. For new beginnings. For a life lived in oblivion where no one knows her name or what she did.But Satura is a planet at war. And there are no fresh starts for heroes.Warning: Ableism, colonialism, guns, medical procedures (off page), past trauma, PTSD, assault, torture (off page), prisoner abuse, war

    My oxygen was almost gone. No power. No heat. I was freezing. The only question left to be answered in my life was the manner of my death. Would I suffocate... or die of hypothermia?

    She was the first human test subject after years of successful animal trials. But then it didn’t go exactly as expected…Well, at least the first man Sandra meets in the future is smoking hot...Get ready for a heroine you’ll genuinely care about, in a wild future full of weird technology, crazy radicals, sexy androids, daring propositions and heartbreaking consequences. WARNING! Erotic scenes are blisteringly hot! It's a future where anything goes…Forward is a BWWM MFM romance novel that will make you hot all over. Get ready for loads of drama and beautifully detailed scenes that will tease your imagination and your senses… And like all of Elizabeth Fyre's stories, there's always an HEA (Happily Ever After).

    New dead bodies are discovered despite around-the-clock video surveillance, but is there anyone who can stop the killer?With no police, no detectives, and no forensics team, Zeno Pruitt, former military Commander and unenthusiastic Governor, jumps at the opportunity to lead the team that aims to solve the mystery. The investigation leads him to hidden truths that change the way he sees the world. Little does he know that he's the one at the center of the murderous motives.After the killer turns his attention to Zeno's wife, he looks at both his friends and enemies to find the culprit. With suspects to spare, he crosses off the names one by one, until only one option remains.

    

    School lasts twelve hours a day, not including mandatory sports and mountains of homework. Days off are limited to one public holiday a year. And as for sleep – the Guidelines restrict rest to forty-five minutes per night. No exceptions.All of it is made possible by a little white pill called Sendrax.Calibrated by the Guild of Doctors, your daily dose gives you more energy and focus than you ever imagined.But for Daria, the miracle-drug is starting to fail. The world is moving too fast, and she’s feeling more exhausted every day. She used to be top of her class and star of the track team. Now, she can’t even think of what to say around Jake, her crush and the sweetest guy she’s ever met.She’d give anything to feel normal again.Thankfully, the Caxton-Meyers Institute can help.In fact, they say they can cure her.As in, no more sleep.Ever.But Daria is about to stumble into a web of shadowy lies and mind-blowing truths...A terrible darkness is stirring.A devious villain is rising.And a group of outcasts is waiting.It’s time for Daria to discover her strength.It’s time for Daria... to fall asleep.

    However, on certain occasions, a Corrector is needed to rectify a mistake in the past.Do your job well, and you'll go down in history. Fail, and you will be erased from Time . . .In the far future, a convicted criminal is given a chance at redemption. The Corrector Program at Tempus University is sending Isobel back in time, to the year 1270, to rewrite history.Her mission? To save the crown of France.If she follows the Corrector's Handbook everything should run smoothly. But soon, Isobel finds herself accompanying a hot-headed young noble on his way to fight the infidel in Tunis: a battle Isobel knows is fated to be lost.Isobel must fulfil her duty, knowing she can never return to her time, knowing one wrong move can doom the future, or doom her to be burned as a witch . . .The first in an exciting new time-slip series, from the author of the action-packed Time for Alexander series, Jennifer Macaire. A CROWN IN TIME will have you on the edge of your seat from the very first page . . .

    Still, a part of him never gave up on her. He could hear her voice, feel her love even through the grave, relive her memories over and over until they were stripped from him.Now Leif has discovered the final piece to bring her back from death’s clutches. He carried her brooch, never knowing it held the key to resurrecting his love.Too bad it’s now in the hands of the formidable kraken shifter who nearly destroyed the Shifter Academy in the recent vampire/shifter war and then slithered away, never to be seen again.------------Across time, powerful selkie Gemma MacLugh--a magic user who can shape-shift into a seal--should have a wonderful, comfortable existence at her home in New York in 1897. But jealous sisters target her with their cruelty, making life miserable. If not for her Grandmother and her best friend and fellow selkie, Frederick, things might have been truly unbearable.But when a mermaid seer foretells her upcoming death and opportunity arises to leave her home and travel across the country to a boarding house in Washington, she takes it.To get away from her cruel sisters.To escape her destiny.But is it luck or fate’s final joke when she meets a tall, dark and handsome man by the name of Leif Villers?Their love will challenge time and death itself, but can Leif get Gemma back? Can Gemma truly escape her fate? **Reflect is the first book in the Reclaim Trilogy within the Shifter Academy Universe written by USA Today Bestselling Authors, Jesse Booth and Joanna Reeder**

    Fall into seven tales of speculative wonder in this new e-zine from T Spec Fiction.Whether it’s the tingling confrontation of gunslingers and robots, the rip-roaring escapades of dwarvish jet troopers, or the misadventures of two Victorian ladies on the planet Venus, T Spec’s first issue has a story for everyone.

    These are two methods of survival that kitsune shifter Ren Suzuki lives by. That, and staying close to his gryphon friend, Oberon Rex.But life has a way of whirl-winding. Ren’s engagement to his selkie fiancé, Lita MacLugh, has dissolved, and he’s been offered a job to teach at a different shifter school far away in Japan. Of course, the sensible thing would be turn it down and keep on keeping it real at the Dome and sharing bad jokes while staying close to Oberon Rex. And then he hears who is really requesting him — Keiko Higashi — his first real love from almost thirty years before.At the very least, he agrees to tour the Japanese shifter school, nicknamed the Mirāju. His traveling companion is a former friend from his high school years — Ben Taguchi. But their journey isn’t what it seems, and Ren finds himself far from home, and even farther away from help. Which is too bad, because he can’t even trust himself to decipher truth from mirage…

    It has travelled across the void to us. Call it a Gardener.When we wake, there is a forest growing in the night sky. The Visitation Seeds have come.In a future where life has mysteriously sprung forth on the Moon, humanity seizes a new land to colonize, raising cities from the silver dust. Now, after decades of settlement and growth, something is stirring. The voice of a young man is calling out from the graveyards. The dead no longer lie still beneath the ground. From Earth, a lone cyborg is dispatched to solve the mystery of resurrection and quell all rebellion, but her journey beneath the pomegranate trees will lead her on a darker path, towards a secret that will undo the growing world beneath her feetGhan’s tale is not a story but a journey to a place that is both dangerously foreign and familiar, a journey from which no one will return unchanged.

    WisherDragon Storm - Lindsay BurokerEmbellish - Demelza CarltonThe Blue Dragon - Salvador MercerDragon’s Future - Kandi J. WyattBlood of Requiem - Daniel ArensonDragonia: Rise of the Wyverns - Craig A. Price Jr.Shatterwing - Donna Maree Hanson

    Though attachment to others is forbidden, he’s struggled all his life with the desire for connection—and the sin of pride—only to be rebuffed and punished repeatedly. Then, one day, during a routine execution of a sinner, he sees a girl dare to defy one of the Commonwealth’s High Priests…and falls hopelessly in love.Lust is one of the Seven Sins, and love is seen as the first step down the road to dissolution. Ari’s feelings for Eva Marteinn are forbidden—a temptation and a secret, a virtue and a sin. Though Ari and Eva have never spoken, his thoughts of her sustain him as he battles his instincts in order to survive in a world where cruelty is the norm and kindness is for the weak. But when Ari is faced with a fellow citizen in need of protection, he must make a difficult choice: Stand up for what he believes in—or pay the ultimate price.

    Some key lessons learned during this time were how the temple is open to all, to make connections, and to help whoever needs it.

    When he awoke, he was one-hundred years in the past.Thrust into the dawn of the Jazz Age with no money and nowhere to go, Diego encounters a veritable bouquet of acquaintances including a kind-hearted factory owner, a free-spirited flapper, a worldly-wise mystic, and a strong-willed heir named Thomas Greely.Diego, desperate to return to the future and reunite with his young daughter, must blend in with the roaring twenties lifestyle while searching for answers.But distractions are all around him, especially Thomas who is both beautiful and charismatic, and Diego must grapple with the reality that even if he succeeds in returning home, half of his heart will stay behind.

    If the Corporations discover Ana's secret, she may have one tooAna, like everyone else, escapes the horrors of realworld by hooking into Sol - a perfect cyber reproduction of our solar system. Inside the simulation, Ana explores the Earth as it was before the Devastation, and competes in e-games combat Arenas on Jupiter’s moon Io, using her prize money to fund her meagre existence and maintain her anonymity.Unlike everyone else, Ana is hiding a fatal secret; she is blind, and the all-powerful Corps hunt the visually impaired.2044, and the world discovers that the long-deceased creator of Sol – Gary O’Drae – coded an end date into Sol to protect his Heir. Soon its servers will turn off forever unless the Heir stops Baktun. The news is calamitous for Ana, because the Heir is missing, and without Sol, she loses everything.Forced from the virtual sanctity of her realworld container, Ana seeks a legendary engineer to upgrade her cybernetic implant.But leaving home puts Ana in the crosshairs of the same Corps she has fought all her life to remain hidden from.

    or so she hopes to be one day. For now, Grendel would be happy if her crush Taylor noticed she was alive, which is never going to happen while her best frenemy Vasilisa has his attention. And she'd love it if she could get through a day without earning the disapproval of her mother, who happens to be the leader of her entire planet. But seriously, she'd settle for being anywhere but in the cave she's currently trapped in with a dangerous and cunning artificial intelligence. At least she's smart enough not to try to be friends with the thing... right?

    I burn with the need to claim her, body and soul, to sink my teeth into her and mark her as mine forever.But we come from different worlds and she was promised to another long ago, a male she is desperate to escape. I've promised to keep her safe and help her avoid the forced marriage, but can I protect her from myself? My blood keeps getting hotter, the urge to hold her down and claim her as my mate becoming stronger by the day.Eventually, I'll give in to the dark passions coursing through my veins. The Kaxxloran mating urge is coming upon me. It's only a matter of time until I lose all control.

    In a futuristic remote area of Africa, Kiyanna and Kadin live under the rule of an all powerful mechanism called The Instrument, until one day Kadin is taken from the remote Sand Dune community. Determined to find her brother, Kiyanna is propelled on a journey that will lead her to free her brother and ultimately learn the dark truth of her people’s existence.

    Twelve little cupcakes have never traveled quite so far before. One minute I'm on Earth where every good human should be, and the next I'm on a moon with the hottest alien I've ever seen. Of course, he's the first alien I've ever seen because they don't exist. Only it turns out they do. And they're looking for mates.PhazeWhen I need a mate, I turn to the Starlight Matchmaking Agency. When she claims there's been a mistake and she isn't my mate, how do I convince her to take a chance on me? Because this little human is everything I never knew I needed.

    Is there any safe place to hide?Fortunately, he remembers the stories his grandmother told about a city beneath August City, possibly a safe place to weather the storm of an unprecedented air-raid. But, as he leads his mother to this proposed place of safety, they are attacked by crazed residents who have inhaled toxic fumes that alter their personalities and turned common men into killers.Can Salazar and his mother find safety before these madmen attack and kill them both? Is there a future worth fighting for?• The wealthiest residents have fled in spaceships.• An unprecedented and unprovoked air raid shatters August City.• A biological toxin is released on Earth.Can anyone survive?Related books: Serena McKay Crime Novels, Purple Kitty (ASIN: B01EHUL2MI) and Blue Cadillac (ASIN: B07B9V8XQ5). Serena McKay's world, set some sixty years in our future, was already very different, dark, and scary. Now, another sixty years have passed and we find out that her grandson, Salazar still lives in August City and is faced with the end of the world as he knows it.

    But when his commanding officer signs him up as a guide to a small, human female as part of a treaty between Kal’Neth and Earth, it’s clear his life is about to change.Phoebe couldn’t be more elated. When she’s chosen as a cultural representative for the Intergalactic Foreign Exchange Program, she can’t believe her good luck. Soon, she’s off to Kal’Neth, where she’ll be tasked with documenting the lifestyle there through the lens of her camera.There’s just one problem. Her mentor, Kodan, is a complete jerk. He makes no secret of hating her from the moment they meet, and Phoebe can’t figure out what the hell his problem is.But Kodan knows exactly what’s going on. Despite his best attempts, he finds the small human female strangely entrancing. He can’t say why he feels that way, but one thing is clear, Phoebe is his, whether he likes it or not.But if he can’t come to terms with his sudden attraction to Phoebe, he may just lose her for good.Claimed by the Alien Commander is a steamy sci-fi novella with a guaranteed HEA. No cheating, no love triangles, and no cliffhangers.