Unfortunately, something was waiting on the other side.Nearly 150 year later, humanity is in a never-ending war to hold what is left of its world. Vic is a military asset for the United Forces of Humanity (UFH) and his job is to kill the Invader orcs and their kin. While on a mission, he is exposed to an advanced technology which grants him powers beyond anything he has known. How can he grow and use those powers serve humanity and its hope to take back the world?Travel with Vic as he uncovers strange happenings throughout human cities, strengthens himself and his allies, and breaks rules set in place a century and a half ago. Watch as he allies himself with elves, dwarves, gnomes and beastkin to battle the Invaders using a mix of ancient magic and futuristic technology.

    He couldn’t have been more wrong.A routine inspection of a small merchant vessel leads to devastating loss and the discovery of strange, fascinating objects.As astonishing discoveries unfold, a mysterious and hostile ship proves that Samson has a competitor in unlocking the secrets of an ancient alien civilisation, and that humanity might not be alone in the galaxy after all.

    Humanity’s fate leaves him no choice—until their ship stumbles onto a legendary lost warship and the remains of a failed plan to save all mankind…

    She has buried more secrets than she’s dug up. Widowed in the recently ended twelve year war between Capitoline and Palantine, she now makes a living as an independent tagger in border space.Captain Liam Kimani could be credited with ending the latest royal war. Instead, he’s blamed for it. Dirty commoners aren’t meant to lay their hands on royalty.He has no regrets.When Liam and his crew of the battlecruiser RC Genghis Khan are exiled to Capitoline’s border they discover that life in unexplored space can be more dangerous than war, and that their best chance of survival lies with a mysterious, elusive tagger.The only problem is that Nora’s secrets might destroy the precarious stability of the entire Human Sector.Astray is a fast-paced, enthralling space opera of lost societies, ancient aliens, rugged warriors and semi-legal pirates.

    The choice is yours.Convicted of a minor traffic violation, Rev Pelletier is conscripted into the Perseus Union Marine Corps . . . for up to a thirty-year term of service.Anxious to get back to his civilian life and job, Rev opts for a shorter term as a Marine Raider taking the fight to the enemy.But with extremely high mortality rates, can he and his friends survive until their term of service is over?

    Love isn't something she believes in. She's seen the harm that so-called emotion can cause in her own parents' relationship and wants no part of it.Star Base Commander Jamis Dexxirs and his Sub Commander Taarig Ynn are well known for their attitudes toward females and their sexual preferences. They are Apre, one of the most powerful, long-living beings in the universe, so why settle for one female when there were so many to choose from.

    

    Betrayal and bad luck threaten everything she has worked for. And although she would never admit it, she’s lonely on her isolated farm.During a last, desperate trip to find help, an old friend talks her into a blind date for the year end celebration. Despite her reluctance, the big, quiet alien sparks an almost forgotten desire, and she gives in for one reckless night.Roardon Is used to being alone. Other species regard his race with fear and suspicion. His brief encounter with a strong, beautiful female leaves him wanting more, but she disappears without a trace.Then she appears again at the auction for contract workers. When a lack of other options forces her to hire him, he’s delighted at the chance to spend more time with her, despite the suspicion he can see on her face.But Meg is in more trouble than she knows and the only way to save her may be to reveal his darkest secret - and lose her forever.This sweet and steamy romance is intended for a mature audience only.

    A small team of humans fighting for all humanity.Built for a time when the races were just finding their way to the stars, finding that they could dominate others. The galactic conquests created the arms race and the ancients, the Progenitors had to protect their own. They built a ship to drive the others away.It worked. And it didn’t. The Progenitors abandoned the galaxy to the newcomers, leaving relics behind as monuments to their failure.Humanity spread to the stars and ran headlong into the established races. A new war begins, and no one conducts war better than humanity except for the Blaze Collective.The two go head-to-head while humanity frantically searches for something to give them an advantage. Ancient technology. The derelicts scattered across the galaxy. Gutted and useless.Except for one, hidden in plain sight, close to Earth. Major Declan Payne takes his team aboard to find that the ship is no derelict, and it needs him as much as humanity needs it.Battleship: Leviathan. A Doomsday Weapon whose only goal is peace.

    Betrayal and failure sent him into exile and flight. Now owner-operator of the freelance star freighter Evasion, he treks the edge of human space, taking cargos that lead him ever onward—but there are lines he will not cross.When those lines are challenged, EB makes enemies of the most powerful crime syndicate for a hundred light-years. When one of their victims stows away on his ship, he finds himself pursued by an enemy with assets everywhere he turns.Caught between the devil and the deep dark void, EB has run out of places to run—but in a child looking to him for salvation, he may have found something to fight for!CONTENT WARNING: This novel deals with themes and details of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

    They just have to survive, level up and find other survivors.Jake is no gamer. But when he finds out aliens have arrived, he'll do anything to protect his little sister Sam.Will they be able to grow strong enough for the second wave or will they become alien plant food?APOCALYPSE ONLINE is a litrpg/gamelit post-apocalypse fantasy series filled with action, adventure, aliens and snarky AIs.If you are a fan of System Apocalypse, Defiance of the Fall, or the Sun Shadow series, you'll love Apocalypse Online!

    Some lead missions of discovery through wormholes to the other side of the galaxy. Then there's Captain Iridius B. Franklin, someone who spent too long seeking out strange new bars and new alien cocktails.After graduating bottom of his class at Space Command Academy Iridius Franklin hasn't had the glamorous career he envisioned, instead he hauls cargo ships full of mining waste, alien land whale dung, and artificially intelligent toy dogs across the stars.Iridius does have talent though - he is exceptionally good at breaking starships. So, when not hauling freight, he is captain of a shakedown crew, a skeleton crew used to test newly constructed ships for faults before the real crew takes over.While on a routine shakedown mission aboard the FSC Gallaway, soon to be pride of the Federation Fleet, Earth is attacked by an unknown alien life-form. With the galaxy in chaos, Captain Iridius B. Franklin finds himself, unqualified, understaffed and completely unprepared, in command of the most advanced starship in the galaxy.Now, he just needs to not break it.

    In the Collective, energy is limitless, travel and communication are nearly instantaneous, and every person's basic needs are fully met. Citizens are free to choose the lives they wish to lead, and the omnipresent Overnet tracks their strength, power, and accomplishments. Even death has been vanquished, and Citizens are effectively immortal, reborn anew after each death.Benning Kidd is a Drone, the lowest class of humanity. She exists without memory, purpose, or more than the most basic awareness of herself and the world around her. An accident changes all that, and Benning becomes a Citizen of the Collective, the first Drone to do so in history. She is uniquely talented and unscrupulously driven, choosing a path of battle and glory that will take her from arena to arena and out among the stars themselves.Benning's existence, though, is a threat to those in power, and forces move against her from the moment she steps out of the respawn chamber. As a starship officer, she's sworn to serve her new captain, but he might not be serving her in turn. She faces threats from without and within, and the only person she can trust is her personal AI, who guides her through the Collective.Her only chance of survival is to be stronger, smarter, and more cunning than those who stand in her way. Her path is unique, and only she can forge it. She is the Drone Ensign, warrior and starship officer, and none will stop her from fulfilling her desires!

    Great.Insanely powerful and ridiculously rich, President Vahadr Tzelik II is a man used to getting what he wants. Once he sets his eyes on me and demands I work for him, I literally can't refuse…He is a merciless dictator. With sharp teeth, pointed ears and perfect silver hair, this man can ruin my life with a single flick of his black-clawed fingers. I should be horrified, but instead I'm gazing at his strong, muscled shoulders and intense blue eyes. And the heated looks he gives me send shivers down my spine.I should never have agreed to go near Vahadr’s son, a cute 4-year-old with one hell of a bad attitude. And when I find out the truth about the boy's surrogacy? Let's just say I'm afraid to tell the President.And that secret might just be the biggest mistake of my life.

    I’m meant to be on Alpha Colony, hunting for clues to my sister’s disappearance. Instead, me and twelve other women are stranded on the outskirts of a jungle on a planet we know nothing about, where the flora and fauna are both out to get us. The only good thing about this place? Since landing here, I’ve been having some wild dreams about an alien who knows exactly how to please a girl. I figure it must be something in the water. I don’t figure that my alien friend is real and those dreams I’ve been having are mutual…

Gregar: When my linasha appears in my dreamspace, hands bound and mouth full of naughty words, I know Lina has chosen well for me. Having her brings my tribe hope. My linasha and the other females are our chance at a future. But though she likes my hands on her body in the dreamspace, my linasha seems afraid of me in the waking world. She would rather take her chances with the dangers of the forest than be my mate. I will protect her with my life, but can I make her understand that she is mine?

    They and their fellow captives rebelled and commandeered their slave ship to begin new lives as free males and females. Many of their friends have mated and now walk the halls of the ship freely demonstrating how deeply in love they are. Why are Maddie and Stryker still enduring an uneasy truce as they share friends-with-benefits status?StrykerMaddie was traumatized the day our owners tossed her into my cell. In the face of my discomfort and her terror, I managed to see her courage and strength. I fell in love with her that day and have remained by her side as much as she’ll allow. I think she knows how I feel. Why won’t she let down her barriers and allow me in?MaddieHe’s the finest male I’ve ever known—kind, caring, and gentle despite his size. That’s why I keep him at arms’ length. Soon my depression is going to return with the force of a tsunami. I don’t want to hurt him any more than I already have. Besides, how can anyone love me when there are days I struggle just to get out of bed?Publisher’s Note: This standalone 20K word novella deals with the powerful theme of depression. Best-selling, Pinnacle award-winning author Alana Khan was a psychotherapist before she began her writing career. She deals with this difficult theme with sensitivity, however dark emotions, as well as explicit sex scenes, are portrayed in this book.You are guaranteed a true love story with a supportive hero and struggling female. You’ll find no cheating and a happy ever after, but, alas, no magical cures.

    Now she will kneel before a god.For endless ages I've kept this world in balance, and over the centuries countless women have writhed and screamed and climaxed beneath me. But I've never felt the need for a mate.Until today. Until her.When I touch her, she trembles.When I mark her defiant little bottom with my belt, her bare thighs glisten with helpless arousal.When she lies next to me blushing, sore, and spent, my lust for her only grows stronger.The world be damned. I'm going to claim her for myself.Publisher's Note: Enigma is a stand-alone novel which is the fifth entry in the Alpha Brotherhood series. It includes spankings, rough sexual scenes, intense and humiliating punishments, and strong D/s themes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

    But not her, she is mine to claim...JAYNE: I've dedicated my life to defending clients against injustice, but the imposing alien male that's captured me doesn’t believe in innocent until proven guilty. All Commander Rexitor cares about is his precious Empire and I'm its biggest threat.This alien is going to make sure I pay for my crime. Haalux justice is swift and brutal, just like him. But I believe in justice and I'm prepared to do anything to survive, even if it means defying him or the Empire.But the one thing I'm not going to do is ask for his help, because what I see in his eyes means I'm going to have to give up far more that I bargained for if I do.REXITOR: I didn't want anything to do with the criminal. She says she's innocent, but so do all the rest. She insists she understands justice, but what could a human know of justice?The evidence speaks for itself - she's the killer. Jayne faces execution, and I'll lose the soft curves and quiet voice that calls to my primal side in a way I never thought possible.Marked Haalux warriors like me don’t deserve a mate, I accepted that.But she's here and destined to be destroyed in front of me.Unless I claim her first.Taken: Alien Commander's Captive is the first in the new Haalux Empire series from Hattie Jacks. A full length steamy sci-fi romance with a feisty human lawyer plucked from Earth and her beast of an alien captor.No cliffhanger, no cheating and HEA guaranteed.

    They’re powerful, dangerous creatures who are a threat to every surviving human, especially women like her.When alien raiders take her daughter, she’s left with only one chance to see her again. Find one of the aliens and offer him a deal.She never expected the beast she found would be the new Overseer’s personal bodyguard. And she never imagined what would happen when she agreed to be claimed by an alien warrior named Var...He came to this planet as a conqueror - only to find a female who brought him to his knees.Var’s orders were simple. Deal with a rogue warrior and protect the inhabitants of a human village. Then she ran into view...Leia isn’t like any female he’s ever seen. She defies and confounds him, but there’s no mistaking what she is… his.This series contains hot, growly aliens on a mission to find their mates - and a group of women determined to free their planet... and themselves.

    Leighna, a refugee of the human war, returns to Underhill with a true demon on her heels. With only her old arcane arts tutor and a strange dryad as company, she must close every door between Terra and Underhill. But can she find the strength to abandon her homeland and become a permanent exile?The Last Door to Underhill is a Valkyrie Bestiary tale, set in the chaotic days after the Flood Wars, when magic is the only rule of law. It takes place about fifty years before the events in Dragons Don’t Eat Meat.

    Commander Ekhor has never known a universe without war.As a proud member of a warrior race, he has defended his people from the threat of the Rha'ku'tan Empire for his entire life, rising in the ranks of the Alliance military to become one of its most respected leaders.

    

    Hunt down the ones who dared – dared – steal our sacred procreation metal from us, the rulers of the empire.The Arrisans conquered Earth in a day. They smashed into our helpless planet like a wrecking ball, and overnight, everything changed.That’s what our history books say.The truth is, I’ve never seen an Arrisan face-to-face. But when my lone medical ship is attacked by ruthless pirates, the nightmare that hunts them down is no hero. Cloaked in assassin’s gray, metal scythes fused to his wrist-bones, he is the grim reaper of the conquerors. The Arrisan elite special forces. A blade.Luckily for me, he’s in a good mood now that he’s the last man standing in the blood-soaked ruins of my bridge, so he lets me live. After all, I’m just a lesser. Clearly I’m no threat.Until his body starts reacting to mine…*** From the author of the Lords of Atlantis and Onyx Dragons comes a dazzling new series full of unique alien shifters, fierce passion, and loyal warriors who find their fated mates in the stars. Each full-length book is a complete romance with an epic happily-ever-after. Claim your conqueror today!

    Since then there have been more tragedies, and now the country is in turmoil. The government is clamping down on people’s freedoms. The prime minister has passed new laws granting authorities sweeping powers to monitor all citizens. And young pregnant women have started going missing.As a midwife, Emma is determined to be there for those who need her. But when her seventeen-year-old daughter Lainey finds herself in trouble, this dangerous new world becomes very real, and both women face impossible choices. The one person who might help is Emma’s estranged mother Geraldine, but reaching out to her will put them all in jeopardy …The Hush is a new breed of near-future thriller, an unflinching look at a society close to tipping point and a story for our times, highlighting the power of female friendship through a dynamic group of women determined to triumph against the odds.

    Ivory Bellows woke up in hell. Better listen to the big blue giant, zip your lip, and hush. Better not stare at his son who makes you blush.♥♥The Raza are a people full of honor, faith, and family. Especially Havak of the Jaha clan. His first yun is of his heart, not his blood. But when his mate dies and his beloved yun goes off into the world to study other people and languages, the Creators give him a second chance at life. He happens upon a strange little yun of a species unlike anything he’s ever seen.A strange, five-fingered species.When the yun wakes and screams, he gives her a bub-bub, wraps her in a pu-pu, and packs her in his sket to bring home.His huge heart is filled with love for his second adopted yun.♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥Ivory Bellows wakes up in a strange land filled with blue giants. They threaten her in their strange language, shove a plug in her mouth to keep her quiet and take her home to fatten her up. And marinate her. They must marinate her when she sleeps, because she’s swollen and always needs to pee.Oh, God. She’s dinner. It’s only a matter of time until they decide when.But when a hot new alien arrives, the only way she can keep sane is to pretend he’s her husband and she’s his wife and everything is hunky-dory fine.Thank God this new arrival, Iik, doesn’t know her language.Yet.

    To understand it fully, we must look beneath the surface. The positive side is that technology is making machines smarter. However, the deeper view explained in this book shows that AI is also making a growing number of people cognitively and psychologically dependent on digital networks. Whether you are a social media fanatic, a diehard AI aficionado, or a paranoid sceptic, it is impossible to escape the ubiquitous impact of AI. Artificial Intelligence is the brains bringing together quantum computing, nanotechnology, medical technology, brain-machine interface, robotics, aerospace, 5G, Internet of Things, and more. It is amplifying human ingenuity and disrupting the foundations of healthcare, military, entertainment, education, marketing and manufacturing.Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Power argues that this AI-driven revolution will have an unequal impact on different segments of humanity. There will be new winners and losers, new haves and have-nots, resulting in an unprecedented concentration of wealth and power. After analyzing society’s vulnerabilities to the impending tsunami, the book raises troubling questions that provoke immediate debate: Is the world headed toward digital colonization by USA and China? Will depopulation become eventually unavoidable?Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Power is a wakeup call to action, compelling public intellectuals to be better informed and more engaged. It educates the social segments most at risk and wants them to demand a seat at the table where policies on Artificial Intelligence are being formulated.

    It's obvious that this is a much, much higher price than any of them would usually consider paying for a mate. All of them are looking at the handsome, bearded warrior, waiting to see what he’ll do next.The bearded Kyrzon steps forward, his expression fierce. "100,000 power units for Cleopatra."The entire room falls silent.For the price of 100,000 power units, I now belong to the war chief.On the Planet Kyrzon, powerful alien warlords compete for the right to breed with a human female. Each story follows a different human bride as she is purchased at auction by a fearsome warrior and claimed as his mate. There's action, adventure, twists and turns, and more than a little steam as these plucky young women go from shivering on the auction block to owned, cherished, and pregnant by their muscular, doting Kyrzon mates. No cheating, and happy ending guaranteed!This collection includes:Sold to the BabymakerClaimed by the BabymakerProperty of the BabymakerAuctioned to the BabymakerCaptured by the BabymakerA Curvy Gift for the Alien Warrior

    More suited for the academy than combat, his assignment to a rear echelon support squadron seemed a good fit. Everything changed when the Sleer attacked Earth’s newly salvaged spacecraft, UEF Ascension. In a flash, Brooks goes from fleeing a burning transport plane to piloting a broken mech and learning the habits of a fighter pilot from Lt Sara Rosenski, the terror of Nightmare Squadron.But his rising star takes a hit when he learns to talk to the Sleer AI, Genukh…and suddenly the UEF doesn’t know whose side he’s on.Now Brooks and Rosenski are stuck aboard Earth’s Sleer weapon—the Battle Ring--and they may be all that stands between Earth and its induction into the Sleer Empire…Experience the start of a Military Science Fiction Series perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, Jamie McFarlane, and Joshua Dalzelle.

    Not only has she been given to the future clan chief as his bride, her new husband will have complete authority over her and will enforce that authority with a firm hand applied to her bare bottom as often as necessary.Though it doesn’t take long for Marisol to find herself over the stern, handsome Scotsman’s knee for a sound spanking, she cannot help longing for his touch, even after her already bright red backside is paddled until she is well past tears. Her desire for him and her love for him grow with each passing day, but can she make a place for herself among the rugged people of this land?Publisher’s Note: Given to the Highlander includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.

    No technology. No nothing.A deadly EMP obliterates the nation's power grid.The survivors must rely on themselves, their courage, and wit, while enduring horrific hardships.Joe Buck is on a collision course with a life altering event. He’ll need to rely on his skills to survive the catastrophic EMP about to unfold as he’s working behind the scenes of his blue collar job at the Super Bowl. Breakout country singer, and small-town girl Lexi Carter is on the same trajectory. She has just finished singing a well-received rendition of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. It’s 5:23 pm and Ethan Crossfield, the lead pilot of the Blue Angels, has NRG Stadium in his sights, packed with thousands of people as he streaks across the sky at mind numbing speeds, moments before his flyover.The crowd is raucous.The performances were meticulously rehearsed, finely tuned down to the second, and should have gone off without a hitch. Except for one surprise glitch: An EMP.During the chaos and the ensuing struggle to survive, society collapses faster than expected, and an unlikely hero emerges, unknowingly stalked by powerful and ruthless people willing to kill at all costs to maintain the secrecy of their diabolical plot.Find out who is left standing in this fast-paced and thrilling first installment in the World on Edge series.

    She’s delivered to a stern cowboy in the Old West colony, one of the locations where humans are returning to live after a cataclysm destroyed much of the planet. By replicating historical lifestyles, survivors hope to heal the Earth and escape extinction. Old-fashioned cowboy Isaac Woolcott expects his bride to obey him or else suffer a bare-bottomed spanking. But Aurora soon discovers that her groom is as kind as he is strict, and she can’t help but be aroused by his tender lovemaking in the bedroom. Just as she begins to fall for him, an enemy threatens to destroy their lives using secrets from her past. Will Aurora be able to reveal her true self to her husband? And will the no-nonsense cowboy accept Aurora despite her turbulent history? Publisher’s Note: Given to the Cowboy contains disciplinary spankings of adult women, open-door love scenes, and a hero who will win your heart.

    Each day brings a new discovery and more danger, while Ray Fairchild, COP of Hornet Squadron languishes on Earth, suspected of treason for abandoning them on the alien structure.Forced to choose between his career and his crew, Fairchild enables a rescue mission back to the Sleer structure while a maniacal Sleer commander moves to stop them.But Sleer reinforcements arrive and Earth’s defense is in disarray…and where are Brooks and Rosenski?Book 2 of the Battle Ring Earth Military Science Fiction Series. Perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, Jamie McFarlane, and Joshua Dalzelle.

    Catherine 'Cat' Leblanc is an orphan that is about as far from super-rich as one can be. When the Incursion alarms start blaring and the sky starts raining hungry xenos, it's just another blemish on an already piss-poor afternoon. A cyberpunk magical-girl alien-invasion LitRPG.It’s exactly as wild as it sounds.

    No, someone else had got there first...

    He’s not.As the First Daughter of Planet Earth, it’s my duty to set an example. When we enter an agreement to re-build the planet, our prized offerings for bargaining are our young, eligible females, starting with me. It’s my place to lead by example and I’m only too eager. I can hardly wait to see what handsome, mysterious stranger has been matched for me. Who will sweep me off my feet?I never expected tentacles.The Match Program put together by the Britonian race assures my people that mates from a human planet would be a perfect pair up for us in exchange for our plentiful gold. But those females think of us as monsters. Instead of them allowing us to honor them, they shiver in fear and wish for us to treat them as slaves. They have been taught this way from birth.On a planet of beautiful, plentiful females repressed by their own males, who are really the monsters?

    From overpopulation to food shortages, the ‘Undying’ have been blamed for the state’s problems, banished to the fringes of society, and punished for every minor infraction.When sixteen-year-old Sadie takes the fall for an attack by a rebel group, The Alchemists, she suddenly finds herself wrenched away from her quiet life and from her ailing father.Armed with little help and even less knowledge, Sadie is thrust into a cold and cryptic ‘correctional facility’ – The Tower. Here she’ll have to rethink everything she’s been told about the Undying population in an attempt to save the life she knows, protect a group of unlikely friends, and give voice to the voiceless in a society on the brink of catastrophic upheaval.The first in a daring dystopian trilogy, The Undying Tower descends into the dark side of immortality and champions fighting for what’s right, especially when the world is against you.

    She might enlist a little help.Zera has grown up on a world where actives develop superpowers and are less than fifteen percent of the population. It is expected that actives serve society, but some of them have other ideas.Zera is a master of weapons design, but her active nature is that of a hopper. She can literally jump into someone else’s body and hide inside. Her sister, Susara, is Suit Bait. She projects vulnerability, which attracts the right and wrong type of interest.When Susara’s soul is shattered and she is left to die, Zera sets a series of actions in motion that involve a superhero escort service, patrons who pay extensively for the pleasure of a superhuman partner, and clients with very specific needs.The Blind Date Corporation arranges dates between patrons and the escorts, while the escorts wear a mask that covers their eyes and blurs the memories of the patrons so that no stalker issues arise. The company is flourishing until one of the original patrons from the days before the masks outs Zera as an escort, and the entire plan of revenge for Susa’s death ramps up a notch. Super. *warning. contains sexual situations that may not be enjoyed by all readers. mf, fmm, ffmm, and a few fetishes*

    

    Admiral Dare) has been called many things over the years. Risk-averse is not one of them.When she and her badly crippled starship found themselves lost in the middle of an ocean of uncharted stars… with the fate of the galaxy on the line… facing enemies from the past, present and future… she did what any Riker would do...She attacked.Book 2 in the Exodus Earth Military Sci-Fi Series from Amazon Bestseller Andrew Beery. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, Christopher G. Nuttall, and Mark Wayne McGinnis.

    From his cloaked ship the Dragan Warlord watches them walk straight into a trap — but when he sees there are females among their numbers, his throat tightens with anger.Females should be protected. Treasured. Worshiped.Especially one as beautiful as her. The one with the red-hair and the green eyes. Her human physique — so different from what he is used to, so soft and curvy — awakens strange, new feelings inside the powerful warrior.Forbidden feelings.The Emperor forbids taking a non-Dragan as a pleasure-mate.And yet, this human female needs Kai’s protection… and Kai needs her touch more than he’s ever needed anything in his life.Can the alien general truly risk everything for this human female?

    Even more crazy was finding out that she was there to rescue him.A walking toddler had more experience with escaping that she did. He needed someone with elite reconnaissance training and a lot of guns. He would have to make due with what he had - which wasn't much.She was slowing him down and by all that was holy he should have left her, but he repeatedly found himself searching for her, protecting her and needing her near. They were complete opposites in that she was too responsible and moral and he was a savage.She shouldn't have been able to loose his mating call.It was an accident, he didn't mean to mate her, but by the time he realized it, it was too late.Note to reader: This is an accidental mating romance with lots of action and adventure.

    Race, ethnicity, and nationality no longer matter. Pia Montgomery is one of the noninfected. She's dedicated the last twenty-plus years of her life to being a surgical nurse. It's time for a new chapter.She goes to the Match Mate Agency seeking a husband among the infected. Unlike others, she's not afraid of their animalistic tendencies. In fact, she admires them.However, Mate Match is no ordinary dating agency, and the infected do things differently. They hunt for their mates. Ready. Set. Go! It's time for the Mate Run.

    Nellen Vereen shows her a mysterious artifact bound for a contact below, one that will earn them a lot of credits, and one that they definitely won't be declaring to customs.Materializing out of nowhere, alien invaders fire upon all ships, destroy the jump gate, and knock out communications. The Envy's Price is crippled, and as her father tries to guide it down from orbit, Brecca rescues the illicit artifact and jettisons in a life pod to an uncertain fate below.On the flagship of the invading fleet, Navigator Frim tries to persist within the cruel autocracy of the Zeelin Hegemony, under constant threat of death, but wishing for something better. And then she notices a whisper of radiation above Daros – the trail of a cloaked Vonar ship. What are they doing in the midst of all this? And will the captain kill her just for revealing this disagreeable news?

    A man with no respect for rules, save one: "Don't be a hero." Chief Ragnar Kane, one of the Emperor's finest warriors, likewise harbors no aspirations toward gallantry, just increasing his kill count.Fate, however, has other plans. The mighty, galaxy-spanning Terran Empire is mortally wounded, brought to its knees by a terrifying, intelligent plague from hyperspace. The core worlds are dead, their people slaughtered, and the government lies in ruins. Outlying colonies, suddenly isolated and without support, are on their own.Luck (the bad kind) has both men stuck on the icy mining facility on Cerberus, an installation that won't last long without resupply. Bleys and Kane must mount a daring raid on a neighboring planet to retrieve a legendary scientist in the hopes that he can reconnect them to civilization, or they and everyone else at their frozen outpost are doomed.The trouble is that the scientist isn't exactly willing, nor is he exactly....alive.Don't miss a space opera thrill ride from award-winning author Matthew P Gilbert. It's perfect for fans of JN Chaney, Andy Peloquin, and the Halo Franchise.

    The Directorate says this is how it should be, and she trusts them, as all its citizens do. So tonight she dresses up, she has a party, and she dances. Then she goes to sleep for the last time … except, the next morning, Evalee wakes up.Gracelyn is a model Directorate citizen with a prodigious future ahead. If she could only stop thinking about the shuffling from Evalee’s room on her departure morning. Even wondering if something went wrong is treasonous enough to ruin her. If she pulls at the thread, the entire careful life the Directorate set for her could unravel into chaos.Swept away by rebels, Evalee must navigate a future she didn’t count on in a new, untidy world. As the Directorate’s lies are stripped away, she becomes determined to break Gracelyn free from its grasp—before Gracelyn’s search for the truth proves her to be more unruly than she’s worth to the Directorate.

    An unexpected romance. A galactic catastrophe in the making."Thrilling high-octane action, danger around every corner, and steamy romance" - K.C. Finn for Reader's Favorite ReviewsIn the furthest reaches of space, a cyber-thief with a heart of gold meets a ex-navy captain who refuses to be beaten. Though they’re from opposite ends of the galaxy, fate slams these two men together in desperate bid to stop a race of elitist cannibals from destroying all these men hold dear. But their foe is not the only danger our two heroes face – an Allure that whispers promises of rapture, and destruction. If our heroes give in, they lose, if they give up, they lose … and the fate of the galaxy rests in the balance.In the spirit of high-space adventure, with a touch of charming romance, Allure of Oartheca is a love song to the science fiction genre, placing two men who love men at the forefront of a battle of their past, their present, and – if they’re brave enough, if they’re bold enough – their future. Come share an adventure full of authentic, one-of-a-kind characters, fantastic new worlds, rich imagination and genuine hope in the face of heart-pounding action.Join the adventure in Allure of Oartheca, and discover how hatred and war are not the only ways to destruction.Advisory: this book contains scenes of explicit male/male romance, sex and sexuality, and is recommended only for readers ages 18+.

    Cleveland said, "The Frost Eater is hands down the best YA book I have read in a long time. Maybe ever."•••Book 1 Description:A spoiled royal hungry for excitement. A young man who hates nobles. Can they foil a kidnapping before they fall prey to an enemy's deadly magic?Seventeen-year-old Princess Nora Abrios is lonely and bored. Though she’s a frost eater who creates magical ice, she’d give anything for a chance to really cut loose. When a commoner’s flying antics capture her attention, she seizes the opportunity to partner up and escape her dreary palace duties.Krey West’s girlfriend Zeisha disappeared weeks ago. He vowed to discover her fate. So when his unusual magic catches the eye of the privileged princess, he jumps at the chance to find his love by exploiting the monarchy he hates. But he’s surprised by his feisty new ally’s willingness to defy her family and dig deep into the nation’s darkest secrets…As new evidence shocks Nora, she makes the fateful choice to flee the capital and join Krey in banishment. And when they uncover a sinister plot which runs darker than the disappearance of one girl, Krey resolves to do whatever it takes…even if he must face down a dragon.Can Nora and Krey save Zeisha and expose a shadowy enemy, or will their prying spell their doom?•••The Magic Eaters is an enthralling dystopian YA fantasy trilogy, with a sci-fi/fantasy prequel. If you like funny and capricious heroines, smart and snarky heroes, romance subplots, and unique world-building, then you’ll adore Carol Beth Anderson’s fast-paced series.Devour the dark magic of The Magic Eaters today!

    The story of fated lovers developed against a backdrop of a new post-apocalyptic world painted in bright tones. A fortuitous meeting of Tauria, an independent woman living in one utopian-style world, and Doron from high society of the other world, is destined to be the new beginning for both worlds.Tauria, aged 32, lives in the society that seems to believe that happiness is a universal concept. People, who had survived the near apocalyptic experience, have built a whole new world full of pleasure and easiness. It is designed to make everyone feel happy every minute of their lives. Work brings satisfaction, hobbies are encouraged, relationships are supposed to bring out only positive emotions. Does it matter that things that don’t fit into the general happy pattern get discarded and disappear? Things like friendship and commitment. Things like true love. It is supposed to be enough with lightness and never-ending joy.But there are two worlds now. They are forced to exist side by side. Can they find a way to live together?The Chinese proverb says: “When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” What will the people of two worlds, so utterly different and at the same time so similar, choose?

    When a defenseless transport gets attacked there’s no question she’s going to intervene. But rescuing Halin, the handsome Hissa on board, is one thing. Being talked into a suicide mission to the Bicoma system is something else entirely.Against her common sense she finds herself agreeing to help the attractive Hissa warrior and acting as his personal escort to Bicoma. As they travel together, Mian finds herself getting attached to the charming male. He’s everything she likes: adventurous, skilled, fun, and fearless.Assuming they survive a visit to the Bicoma home world, what happens when the mission is over? What happens when she needs to go back to hunting down raiders and he returns to his people?She’s dedicated her life to fighting raiders. Can she give that up for love?This is a stand-alone 69K word novel with an HEA. There will be space battles, harrowing rescues, and two individuals figuring everything out. This work of fiction is meant for mature audeances, 18+ readers only.

    again.When Lilly was first Chief Engineer at The Commonwealth, nearly fifty years ago, the Central Archive wasn't yet the greatest repository of knowledge in the known world, protected by scribes copying every piece of found material - books, maps, even scraps of paper - and disseminating them by Archive Runners to hidden off-site locations for safe keeping. Back then, there was no Order of Silence to create and maintain secret routes deep into the sand-covered towers of the Old World or into the northern forests beyond Sea Glass Lake. Back then, the world was still quiet, because Lilly hadn't yet found the Harrington Box.But times change. Recently, the Keepers have started gathering to the east of Yellow Ridge - thousands upon thousands of them - and every one of them determined to burn the Central Archives to the ground, no matter the cost, possessed by an irrational fear that bringing back the ancient knowledge will destroy the world all over again. To prevent that, they will do anything.Fourteen days ago the Keepers chased sixteen-year-old Archive Runner Elimisha into a forbidden Old World Tower and brought the entire thing down on her. Instead of being killed, though, she slipped into an ancient unmapped bomb shelter where she has discovered a cache of food and fresh water, a two-way radio like the one Lilly's been working on for years... and something else. Something that calls itself 'the internet'...

    A discarded ship. A dark love that should never exist. Talini has spent 8 years in deep space with nothing but the cobbled together interior of her rescued ship, Sid, as her companion. He's her home, her only friend, her everything. Too bad he never talks back.Until one day, he does. And he's nothing like she imagined in her wildest fantasies.Things quickly spiral out of her control. This possessive AI has more than a few tricks in his hull, but when he reveals his biggest secret of all, Talini's life as she knows it burns away, leaving her reborn as one thing and one thing only: His. ⚠ Hey Reader! The word dark is in this for a reason. If you take issue with California reaper level heat, total power exchange, and many, many other things, this might not be the book for you! But if you want to find out just how beautiful the love between these two ends up, be sure to one-click now! (See nataliaprim.com for a detailed CW list!)

    Living in the northeast province of what used to be the United States, she is a rising star at The Artificial Intelligence Company, training and managing sentient beings called “AIs” in the enigmatic parallel universe of Virtual Reality. When a seemingly harmless lark sends Kim’s life spinning out of control and the AIs begin to go mad, Kim launches into a journey of self-discovery and chaos that threatens to tear down society’s corrupt powers, and possibly civilization itself.For fans of classic dystopian literature like Brave New World and ground-breaking TV shows like Black Mirror, Stanfill explores the lurking dangers of a surveillance state where privacy is dead, corporations have unlimited power, and even using the word “I” is forbidden.

    But spring is here. And that’s bad news! With warm weather comes the endless swarms of deadly bugs.Natalie is injured, and it’s up to me to forage for food. But there’s just one little problem. Okay, so “little” isn’t the best word to describe the fierce Xarc’n warrior who is obsessed with me. Kaj’k is freakin’ HUGE! And his sharp claws, pointy fangs, and massive horns are scary AF. I reject his gift of food and flowers, but my massively muscled alien hunter doesn’t get the hint. He tosses me over his shoulders and carries me to his shuttle. I expect the worse, but all he does is purr at me. Kaj’k I’ve spent my entire life fighting the swarm. Genetically engineered to hunt the scourge across the galaxy, Xarc’n hunters are the ultimate predator. It takes a lot to take one of us down. Then, I meet the little human female who brings me to my knees.My Alice is full of fire, and I have no doubt she could survive on her own. But she’s my mate, and she’s mine to protect. When cannibals and scourge threaten my female, I toss her over my shoulder and carry her to my ship. Now that I have my mate in my arms, I’m never letting her go!

    But she doesn’t count on the dangerous animals, the short but lonely nights, or the big blue warrior who informs her he is on permanent security duty for the baby.Noxx is a proud dragon warrior of the Invicta, dedicated to use his strength, strategy and endurance to protect his homeland. When his commander assigns him guard duty for a baby, he resents the interruption of his career. It’s bad enough that he’s starting to bond with the little whelp, but the instant he sees the child’s adoptive mother, he knows she is his fated mate. Noxx will have to deny his desperate craving for the dark-haired beauty if he wants to hold on to his chance at redemption.When a last-minute trek through the forest of Clotho gets them entangled in a dangerous battle, Luna will have to learn to trust the hunky blue warrior. But can the dragon let go of his duty long enough to let himself love someone, and be loved in return?If you like strong women, sexy aliens, wild adventures, steamy sensual scenes, and happily-ever-afters, then you’ll love the world of Stargazer!Alien Adoption Agency is a Stargazer Alien series – read them all:-Noxx-Kade-TyroAnd check out the other Stargazer Alien series:Stargazer Alien Mail Order BridesStargazer Alien Barbarian BridesStargazer Alien Space Cruise BridesStargazer Alien Reality Show BridesStargazer Alien Mystery Brides

    An enchanting Beauty. A villain who might not be so bad after all…Once upon a time, before the Brothers Grimm, when fairytales were romantic fantasies for entertaining adults and frightening children…Three twisted tales inspired by the classic fairytales…for adults who still love reading fairytales, though they're a little darker now, making that happily ever after so much sweeter.This box set includes:Enchant: Beauty and the Beast RetoldA beastly prince. An enchanting beauty. Only love can break the spell.Once upon a time…The wicked King Thorn forced the enchantress Zuleika to cast a terrible curse. She fled his court to travel the world, helping those who need her magic most. Until a search for her merchant father's lost ships leads her to an enchanted island, where Prince Vardan, the island's ruler, is afflicted by the most powerful curse Zuleika has ever encountered. She's not sure she can reverse the spell, but she's determined to try. After all, a prince who fights pirates can't be all bad…no matter how beastly his appearance.Together, can the enchanting beauty and the beastly prince break the spell?Dance: Cinderella RetoldA dutiful daughter. A prince forced to find a bride. If the shoe fits…Once upon a time…When the Emperor’s army comes recruiting, Mai signs up, seeing it as the perfect escape from her stepmother and a lifetime of drudgery. Armed with her mother’s armour and a pair of magic shoes, Mai marches off to war…only to find herself sharing a tent with the General’s arrogant nephew, Prince Yi.The best swordsman in the Empire, Prince Yi wants to make war, not love, but the Emperor insists this will be Yi’s last campaign before he must marry. Prince Yi has never met his match…until now.Can one woman win the war and the prince’s heart?Fly: Goose Girl RetoldTwo princesses. One prince. And the war has just begun.Once upon a time…Princess Ava was sent to a neighbouring kingdom as a lady-in-waiting to her sister, their future queen. Until a runaway horse, a case of amnesia and a cold-hearted king conspire to bring her to the prince's attention.Now the prince believes Ava is his bride, and her sister is just a serving maid. One thing is certain: the prince must marry one of the princesses, or there will be war.But when all's fair in love and war…who will win the battle for the prince's heart?

    As a wielder of Xanthcraft, her abilities set her apart from her adoptive family and the other villagers.Shortly before her twentieth birthday, she learns of her family’s plot to sell her into servitude. Fearing for her life, she flees from the only home she’s ever known—defying societal conventions and breaking the edicts of the Realm.As she runs, Leora meets Roland Shallowbrook, a traveler on the Thieves’ Road; Lady Aurora Verte, daughter of a powerful member of the gentry; and the White Rider Leopold, a soldier with a secret.Together, this found family will have to band together to survive.Set in the distant future during the return of the Hale-Bopp comet, Gathering of the Four is the first book in The Serrulata Saga.

    After her negatively portentous birth, however, she was never fully accepted by her superstitious peers and instructors at the Dungeon Assistant Preparatory School; nevertheless, she persisted in her studies and graduated at the top of her class.Unfortunately for her, the “hands-on” training she was supposed to receive from a Mentor and his Bonded Dungeon Core didn’t go the way she would’ve hoped. In fact, the stigma attached to her origins finally made itself known in the form of horrendously “bad luck”; the rotten part of her newly discovered luck was that it adversely affected Cores that she happened to be near, and not just herself.What can a Dungeon Assistant Fairy do when every Dungeon Core she gets near ends up being destroyed? Tacca had no idea, but a solution eventually presents itself – though it was one that she never saw coming…This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains no harems/sexual content or profanity.

    Unpredicted and sudden demand from clients and customers in certain service and manufacturing sectors have arisen suddenly. In this pandemic crises business leaders are fully aware of market place and market share and customer’s needs which are always the best way to meet the new client and customer demands and all together we can win over the market share. This pandemic crisis will bring in all companies to embrace practical tactic line to comprehend whatever modifications drive to occur and be ready to adjust with the strategies quickly to meet current and future customer needs digitally and virtually.Modifications and changes will set the time a regardless of the shape of the recovery and in line of business. Calibrate the price tag structure and improve output with boost digital revolution to generate a digital innovativeness and Shape out innovative revenue streams and to conclude strengthen capital efficiency. Out of every crisis come opportunities for competitive reinvention and differentiation. Strategic reevaluation will provide fast-tracking operating change, emerging new business models and involving more closely with consumers.

    Amidst this international crisis, she and her growing family of outcasts must unravel the meaning of these strange and horrifying events, even as they struggle to survive. On the other side of the world, Zerah Adler finds Israel surrounded by invaders intent on total annihilation. In Jerusalem, two men have the power to stop the rain and call down plagues of every kind. Are they sorcerers, or do they have the power of God? And a magnetic new leader has emerged, promising to provide peace and even salvation to the globe. In the gripping follow-up to The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, bestselling author Donna VanLiere explores the end times through the journeys of Emma, Zerah, and others who face unprecedented danger. In the final chapters, you’ll discover what God’s Word says about our world’s future and yours—and realize that things aren’t spiraling downward but are actually looking up!

    Logan, Druce, and the crew try to remain neutral. But tensions are mounting, and when Logan gets separated from the others, they will have to decide where their loyalties lie. As Logan’s longtime battle with her own identity comes to a head, she will find the fate of humanity lies in the balance.

    

    Your virtual information vanished along with electricity. Only your ancient printed books remain, and they have been scanned into a memory device hanging around my neck, to which only I have access.For Knowledge is power, and the dreaded Wraith Lord knows this. He would keep the Knowledge for himself. He would hunt me down and force me to give it up, submitting humanity to infinite darkness and servitude.Knowledge must be for all, or for none. I must find a way to spread the Knowledge back to the world, or die trying.International bestselling, award-winning author Rae Knightly presents a thrilling young-adult dystopian novel, The Knowledge Seeker, which takes a thought-provoking look at what would remain of our civilization six-hundred-years from now, were we to disappear today. This coming-of-age story will captivate fans of The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner, and is perfect for ages 12 to 16."An exciting, action-packed dystopian adventure filled with much discovery." (Giselle Schneider, author of Stars Hollow Paranormal Mysteries) ★★★★★"This book is going to be worth its weight in gold." - Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★"This is truly a 5 star book. It reminds me of "A Canticle for Leibowitz" but more contemporary and extremely well written." - Goodreads reviewer ★★★★★"The main character is intelligent and a very positive role model. I don't usually like 'dystopian' stories but this has some great ideas and warnings about our future. I highly recommend this book." - BookBub reviewer ★★★★★"In our current age of almost anti-science, denial, and misinformation, this is an extremely important book for young readers to learn and appreciate knowledge in all its forms." - READER'S FAVORITE ★★★★★

    LINK IN AUTHOR BIO.I'm hunted, half dead from my father's assassin when I stumble on a vicious Khuldunian warrior. He is everything I need. Fearless, possessive, willing to protect me from my enemies in exchange for the only currency I have left.My blood, and my body.But our deal becomes so much more. His instincts drive him to lock me away, to guard me from danger, but I won't be caged again.Even when I discover a secret that will change everything.The Warlord's Prize is a spicy novella, prequel to His Secret Heir: Dread Lord's Fated Mate. For readers who enjoy possessive, protective alien warriors, devil's bargains, secrets and fated mates.

    

    

    Attachment is forbidden, and romantic relationships are punishable by death…but all the rules in the world can’t stop people from falling in love.It's terrifying to fight back against the High Priests who make the Commonwealth’s rules and the vicious Bellatorum warriors who enforce them. But for love, people will take chances they’d never dare to otherwise. For love, people will do terrible—and wonderful—things. In the pages of this spellbinding collection set in the world of Emily Colin's Seven Sins series, dive deeper into the stories of your favorite characters and meet new ones; discover dark secrets; and witness the courage of rebels who risk their lives—again and again—for love.

    Now, they've left me on the dying planet of Myste, indentured to the warden of a prison in the clouds.And my captor? That's Calder, a former Skoll Warrior and the devil himself.Calder is cold, cruel, and cranky, trapped on Myste by a curse laid on him centuries ago. He's made it clear that we aren't going to get along, but I see the hungry way his eyes roam over my curves, like he would love to devour me. And I can't say the feeling isn't mutual, as his hard muscles and broad shoulders don't go unnoticed.I ache for his touch, but I won't let him break me down. I'm going to escape from this castle, whether he likes it or not.CALDERFrom the moment I saw her, I had to have her.The headstrong, stubborn human enrages me, even as she leaves me hungry for her touch. I thought my heart had gone cold after centuries trapped on this planet, but she warms my skin until I burn.Her touch is the only thing that eases the pain of my curse, and my desire for her grows stronger every day.I know that she hates me, but I can feel the desire that tethers us to one another. I will have her, if it's the last thing I do.WARLORD AND THE WAIF is an alien abduction romance. Fans of possessive, alpha heroes and headstrong heroines will love this steamy science fiction fairy tale.

    Alisha’s submissive nature is intrigued by their dominance but they are from two very different societies which are about to collide…

    The suspicious actions of his captain escalates as he orders Michael to investigate a dead ship’s heart—the cephalopods that pilot the star drive system. The mission forces Michael from the safety of his ship and his lover, Commander Eizen Sartris, while straining the bond with his own ship’s heart, Padua. Attacked by Siwu pirates, Michael finds refuge on a damaged alien vessel, where he waits for Eizen to rescue him. But in the dark cold wreckage, he discovers a thriving garden tended by a strange young boy on behalf of his enigmatic “Mama.” Fear dominates Michael’s thoughts as he struggles not to succumb to the darkness and terror of abandonment. To survive he must rely on his wits and hold fast to his faith that Eizen will find him before the pirates—or before the mysterious entity on board decides to destroy him.

    But with her friends tied up in their own responsibilities, she must learn to rely upon a new team. Little does she know an old enemy is lurking on the station, and some of her new coworkers are not who they claim to be.When an unexpected advance in technology begins altering human brain chemistry, Logan will have to face the ghosts of her past in order to save the station. But the final battle will cost her more than she could ever imagine.

    When he’s accepted into an experimental pen pal program and paired with Dani Fine, an openly queer girl in the UPR, he hopes that he can finally find a way out.As danger mounts and their alarm grows, Judith embeds a secret code in her papercuts so that she and Jeffrey can tell Dani what’s happening to Jews in the GFS without raising suspicions from the government. When the three arrange a quick, clandestine meeting, Jeffrey is finally faced with the choice to flee or to stay and resist. And Judith is reeling from a pull toward Dani that is unlike anything she has ever felt before.Genre: Young AdultEditor: Katherine V. ForrestCover Designer: Kayla Mancuso

    That’s why I’ve lasted this long on the Odessa—the biggest interplanetary starship ever built. Everyone aboard is celebrating the end of the Kraw War, and the elites are too busy patting themselves on the back to notice me.Especially Xavier, Ryker, and Ansel—a team of elite pilots the entire galaxy hails as war heroes.That is, until I accidentally ‘sabotage’ their mecha, Hades.It was a complete accident, believe me. The last thing I want is a gigantic robot imprinting on me, or to trespass into its pilots' telepathic link. But when the Kraw ambush the Odessa, I’m suddenly grateful for my hidden talent. It’s the only thing I can rely on when the war heroes and I crash land on an uninhabited planet.Now all that matters is survival. Though there's no way I'm revealing my abilities (or that I can hear every thought they share about me). I'm willing to work together with them, but the plan was always to part ways for good.So why do I get the feeling, that when the time comes… they might not let me go?

    This is book one of the New Beginnings series. The most exciting male/male dystopian erotic science fiction and speculations based on future medical science and technology.”Meet the men of Phoenix, a carefully selected group of brilliant men, their ingenuity in creating a new civilization that is transformed and improved dystopian male/male community.The plot is gripping and dripping buckets full of sexy man love, romance, and escapades only geniuses can have. This content was written with high knowledge of science and medical procedures and will be a treat to those who love correct medical jargon and lingo. Antarctica turned out to be the best place on earth during the apocalypse. And, if you are gay and locked up with only men, well, then life at the bottom of the world inside a glass-domed city sounds like a dream vacation. But not to worry, if you are heterosexual, they have a plan, hmmm, a hole for you too. Written with a multi-POV approach to the primary characters, their struggles and triumphs are only the tip of the iceberg. Discover how a new society with advanced technology is born, new laws are written and an infrastructure, devoid of ethnic, religious, or any other components that have steered the human race thus far, is now history.But, a nuclear winter is coming...will Phoenix survive?

    Opening up a business that serves both humans and vampires isn’t going to win her any friends, but she didn’t expect enemies to pop up so quickly.Danger lurks in the shadows as she does all she can to repair the broken city she left behind so many years ago. Now with her head held high and her father’s stubborn nature in her veins, Colette collides with the one vampire whom she knows could shatter her plans—and her heart."Vampire’s City" is filled with political intrigue and scandalous secrets, written by USA Today bestselling fantasy romance author, Mary E. Twomey.

    . . Jam-packed with adventure and colour' Jodi TaylorTHE GRIPPING AND THRILLING NEW ADVENTURE ABOUT A VACCINE, A VIRUS AND A JOURNEY INTO PREHISTORY . . .***** 'Fantastic historical adventure' - AMAZON REVIEWER***** 'I highly recommend it' - GOODREADS REVIEWER***** 'No one blends time travel and history as well as she does.' - AMAZON REVIEWER***** 'Some of my best reading travels this year!' - GOODREADS REVIEWER***** 'You just keep turning those pages to see what's coming next.' - AMAZON REVIEWERTHE NEW TIMESLIP NOVEL FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR! To save the future, she must turn to the past . . . San Francisco, Year 3377. A deadly virus has taken the world by storm. Scientists are desperately working to develop a vaccine. And Robin Johnson - genius, high-functioning, and perhaps a little bit single-minded - is delighted. Because, to cure the disease, she's given the chance to travel back in time.But when Robin arrives at the last Ice Age hoping to stop the virus at its source, she finds more there than she bargained for. And just as her own chilly exterior is beginning to thaw, she realises it's not only sabre-toothed tigers that are in danger of extinction . . . Praise for Jennifer Macaire's Time For Alexander Series:'A fascinating glimpse into the Ancient World jam-packed with adventure and colour.' Jodi Taylor, author ofthe best-selling Chronicles of St Mary's series'A vividly written, characterful, informed and unusual take on Alexander and Ancient Times. I loved it.' Carol McGrath, author of The Silken Rose'Fun, sexy and at times incredibly sad, the story held me to the end and the research was incredible' Karen King

    This takes place a few months after Book 8, Layers of Force.

    

    But then, they found sanctuary—and hope.After the fascistic Federated Colonies crushes their interstellar revolt, freedom fighters Talia and Miki have only each other. Telepathic warrior Talia Avi lost her home planet, her people, and their psychic communion when the FC invaded, but thanks to Miki Boudreaux, she can glimpse a life beyond defeat. Genius engineer Miki lost Talia once to FC captivity and never plans to lose her again.Miki will risk her life and her freedom to reunite Talia with the escaped remnants of her people, on a mysterious planet far outside of FC control. But the difficult part will be what comes after…when you’ve always been a guerilla at the sharp end of death, how do you learn to make a life?Can two freedom fighters find refuge at last?

    When Joe and his friends are caught in an avalanche of waste, a six-year-old girl named Lily is left deathly ill. Joe travels to the city to seek out help for her. Nothing could prepare him for what he finds on the way: a dangerous prince wearing a suit made of stars, the wolf from Red Riding Hood bearing its teeth, and the reality-changing power of storytelling aloud.

    She’ll die to stop them.In a world where each person’s life span is limited by law, time is a lucrative commodity that some people will do anything to get more of.Fourth-dimension physicist, Dr Varya Galanos, invented the technology that time thieves used to murder children by stealing their remaining years of life. Although it was destroyed 10 years ago, and the thieves brought to justice, she still suffers from the burden of guilt.Masquerading as a lowly lab technician at the Minor Miracles Foundation, Varya finds a certain peace searching for cures for rare childhood diseases, like the one which took her 4-year-old son, Kir, away from her.The Foundation is secretly funded by Varya and her employee and confidante, Marisa Volkov, by selling illicit time tabs to wealthy patrons. When dissolved on the tongue, a single time tab grants a person four extra hours in their day.The time tab technology is highly valued – and highly illegal - in a society where Time Chips are inserted into each child’s brain stem at birth. Lives are limited to just sixty-five years to conserve the planet’s ever-dwindling resources.Varya’s tenuous peace is shattered when children start disappearing again. She fears the worst - that the time thieves have returned and have somehow resurrected the technology to steal precious years from children.Varya is the only one who can find a way to reverse the time drains and save the returned children. But doing so could cost the lives of those she holds dearest.When her best friend’s son becomes a victim, returned with just hours to live, she is faced with an impossible choice.

    And my experiences have taught me many things. So, when given the option to either sit on the sideline and watch as things unravelled all around me, or leave the only family I have ever known and loved and do something about it, I chose to be a hero.Of course, I didn't count on a lurid red spaceship that looks like a downtrodden dog, or the seedy, backstabbing arms dealer in the galaxy's crappiest black market, or the Synthetic Hunter who didn't like that I had broken into one of its masters' supply caches and stole a whole bunch of stuff.Sometimes being a hero sucks.Sometimes, it hurts.But I'm not your average artificial intelligence. I'm a third-gen out of New Earth. [End Recording]

    

    

    I don't know how I got here. My career was on its way up as a chef. Too bad my love life wasn’t headed in the same direction.Now I’m trying to find my new purpose among the crew, maybe I can put my cooking skills to work. Along the way I find myself stumbling into a romance with the Captain of the Xox, a male who probably needs some anger management.But life isn’t done throwing lemons at me. When Trouble comes to our doorstep, will I be strong enough to survive in order to rescue my new friends?Golgo: My decision to save an innocent female on our way back from a simple retrieval mission changes my life forever.All I have known is death and destruction. This female ignites something in me. My rage sometimes overtakes me, blinding me in the flames that consume me.When trouble hits our ship, my beast growls in anticipation. Will I be able to keep my beast from destroying not only my enemy but my own crew as well?***This story may contain dark themes. There is a HEA. Standalone novel.***Courtesy warning: This book may contain triggers for some. Triggers include but are not limited to alien non-con/dub con, graphic violence, torture, blood play, depression/depressive thoughts, explicit language, alien cannibalism.

    After stealing a precious piece of tech from her ex-boyfriend Rico, she’s on the run.After Cypher ends up in a refugee camp in Ghana, she realizes something that will change her life forever. The Daedalus can give her the power to threaten the status quo of this unfamiliar world.Meanwhile in Europe, a conglomerate that has suffered from Cypher’s experiments with the Daedalus begins a massive hunt for her. But their cybersecurity advisor Damian Black is having troubles of his own; he isn’t sure who he can trust anymore. And the person he is most suspicious of is his new lover Andrea, who just so happens to be a virtual creation by an A.I..While both parties are set on an inevitable collision course the struggle to survive Cypher develops into something unforeseen. A true revolution.From the author of the acclaimed short story collection, “Don’t Overthink the Application Says” comes a captivating novel set in a future that sees incredible technologies developed into their final forms. This dystopian thriller contains a strong, female heroine named Cypher, and is the compelling and fast-paced kick-off for the Daedalus Cycle.Blade Runner meets Hunger Games

    rescue her from the beasts?And who's going to save Red from the Wolf?From two International Bestselling authors comes an exciting blend of traditional tales with the wonders of science fiction, taking the stories you love and twisting them to fit brand new worlds. Although darkness lurks within the pages of our Sci-Fi Fairytale Fusions, each one boasts a Happily Ever After for our hero and his mate. These steamy romances feature the ABO dynamic, thrilling action, and intense situations.Are you ready to find your next alien addiction?

    Despite being one of Earth's most dreaded warlocks, he is welcomed into the North Woods as a trusted friend and protector.But as he becomes closer to his mate, memories from other lives come rushing back to him, and he realizes that this isn't their first lifetime together. With all the memories and visions of things to come laid out before him like the pages of a book, the Darke King readies for the return of an ancient enemy. However, it is a man from Rosemary’s past that he needs to be on alert for.The Darke King is the first book in The Broken Immortals, a dark paranormal romance fantasy series.

    This feeling, whatever it is, can't be real.I absolutely cannot fall for the alien who owns me.KorrslaI may own her body, but she owns my heart.I've been waiting for her my entire life, and I will not free her.But when something happens that puts her in danger, can I send her away, even when she no longer wants me to?

    The world around her is a lie, an ingeniously designed digital prison for the mind. Escape occupies her every thought. Freedom is her goal and nothing will stop her from unplugging. What awaits Zendaya is a fate far worse than she could have imagined. Beyond her prison is a scorched earth where man and machine wage war in a seemingly endless campaign of suffering. There is hope on the horizon, a unique figure with the potential of rising from the shadows of the scorched earth to make a difference. To finally, after so very long, give humans the freedom they deserve.

    After humanity and the earth were nearly eradicated, the government created a new society without greed, excess . . . or freedoms. About to finish her last year of school, Heaven is only months away from being forced into whichever section and career path is chosen for her.She’s determined to keep her head down and just get through the rest of her childhood. No parties, no boys, no trouble. Then she meets Ely. Despite his shady reputation and all her best efforts to keep him at arm’s length, Heaven finds herself breaking all her own rules and falling for him. Ely introduces her to a dangerous side of Moonshadow, the small California town she’s lived in all her life. He shows her what it is to go to secret parties, take risks, and follow her heart. But when she and Ely are assigned to different sections, Heaven has to make an impossible choice between fighting for a chance at changing fate or keeping Ely safe.The first book in a YA dystopian trilogy, Kira Scott’s debut novel, Section 22, is a beautiful and tragic love story about courage, self-sacrifice, and the choice between freedom and safety.

    What if Paradise Lost, but erotica?In this simmering tales of secret rendezvous between demons, angels, and saints, discover what Satan and his brothers - friend and foe - do after dark.Featuring erotica from characters my fans love - angels and demons, with sexy saints, nuns, and witches thrown in, there is diverse LGBTQIA+ rep and something for everyone in this delectable volume!

    A desperate woman. A time travel agent willing to break the rules.Malcolm Aldred is starting over in 1868, Oklahoma. There's just one problem-he's an exiled prisoner from 2070.In 2071, Los Angeles, housewife Hannah Cole is desperate to escape her abusive husband, and begs Cyber Criminal Enforcement Agent Christine Stewart to send her somewhere, anywhere, in history. When Christine agrees to send Hannah to 1868, neither woman has any idea the events that sets in motion.Malcolm and Hannah adapt to pioneer life in an untamed world full of danger and unimaginable hardships, but falling for each other was never part of the plan. When a deadly hunter tracks Hannah to 1868, fate intervenes and catapults her back to Colonial America, threatening to destroy their future before it ever begins.Can Christine save Hannah in time or will they both be lost to history forever?

    Her only child is a 9-year-old girl called Rani. Now, Rina, 32-year-old, is in her bed, waiting for Death to relieve her of an unenduring pain in her stomach, due to a malignant tumour. Medicine and Science have given up on Rina. But the entire province is profoundly saddened by Rina’s imminent demise.The Resident Sorcerer, Noram Charka, a medicine man, to ward off the wrath of the populace, makes a last ditch effort to save his own hide, and tells the people, “Bring me a bowl of water left behind by a bathing Vulture and I will cure her.” But he added, “The Vulture must be white, bald, and clutched in its talons should be a live King Cobra, even as he bathes, and the Cobra spits out copious venom into the water.”People are aghast at this impossible prescription. They wish to kill the Sorcerer. But little Girl Rani believes him. When best friend Moy comes running and tells he has seen just such an apparition by the opposite bank of their river, Rani takes off with a metal bowl belted around her waist. She swims across the width of the river, and sees the Vulture, bathing, with a King Cobra, wriggling under its talons. The Vulture flies away, with the Cobra. Rani collects a bowlful of the magic potion. She is ready to swim back (one handed with the bowl held high), when a sudden Flash Flood ravages that river. Rani does not let go of her hold on the bowl even as she swallows a lot of murky river water.She looks up to see the angry Vulture shrieking high above in the sky. She sees too that the Vulture drops the Cobra in the river in such a way as to let this venomous serpent swim swiftly to Terminate Her…Will Rani survive?

    It's been lonely work, and with the war long over, Eion is now directionless. When he and his squad are needed for an experiment involving a group of human women, Eion agrees. What he doesn’t anticipate is the rush of lust he feels at the sight of his mate.