It was the night before Halloween, the night we always called Wreck Night or Devil's Night back when we were kids and Halloween was second in our hearts only to Christmas. At least the newspapers got that much right. The day, I mean. They pretty much screwed up the rest of the story. I was there that night. Let me tell you what really happened…

    With her camera in hand, she sets out to explore and document the wilderness surrounding her parents’ home, but what she finds is far from the usual wildlife.Egrix is a few million light years from home and is stuck on Earth assessing humans for a potential trade agreement as punishment for an unfortunate indiscretion. Unimpressed thus far with the planet or humanity, he dreads the return of the holiday season because nothing annoys him more than Christmas cheer.But when Cara stumbles into Egrix’s cave headquarters, his plans to grumpily avoid the joy of the season disappear into the cool winter air.Instead of being shocked or scared of his odd appearance and the truth of what he is, Cara is fascinated and the two spend more and more time together, learning about their differing races while stoking the flames of attraction flickering between them.The meaning of Christmas might be lost on the grumpy alien, but Cara is determined to teach him, along with the meaning of love. That means inviting a very unexpected guest to her parents’ holiday dinner table.

    But when he's unjustly fired, he can't defend himself without revealing a childhood secret that would destroy his reputation and make him a tabloid favorite. Seeking solitude to plan his defense strategy, Ian travels to Hopeville, Texas. This strategy definitely doesn’t include his cabin’s bubbly, barefoot hostess, Sophie Grey, whose Jessica Rabbit dress, welcoming smile, and penchant for literally falling into his arms make for an all-too-tempting distraction.The proud new owner of a string of vacation cabins, Sophie Grey can’t believe she’s embarrassed herself by stumbling into the arms of her newest guest: a brooding British man of mystery whose sexiness is leaving her wobbly in the leg department. Suddenly, she’s planning all the ways they can be together, vertically, horizonal . . . and maybe diagonally, if that's even a thing. But now that Sophie's walking on the wild side with Ian, her inner accountant is spotting a bunch of contradictions that don’t add up. Ian’s cut-glass English accent doesn’t quite go with his bareknuckle boxer’s physique and his frequent urgent trips back to the UK are giving her pause for thought. As secrets are piling up, Sophie starts to wonder if the handsome Brit is perhaps a man of too much mystery. And with both Sophie and his future in the balance, will Ian finally reveal all?

    After an alien abduction gone wrong, I was adopted by a noble Yazdi family, but now they treat me as little more than a servant. I’m so tired of saving up credits to take a ship home. At this rate, it will take years. When the King throws a ball to find a bride for his youngest son, I might as well attend and pretend to be normal for a night. It’s not like a human will catch the prince’s attention, right? When I bump into Keveh outside the ball, the dreamy, bronze-skinned prince is actually interested in me. But I can’t put my heart at risk, not when I can’t stay on Yazd. These aliens aren’t my family and this world isn’t my home. But with Keveh in my arms, do I really want to leave? Marked for the Alien Prince is a standalone novella set in the Bride to an Alien Prince universe. This romantic story has on-the-page heat, a guaranteed happily-ever-after, and no cheating.

    You can be introduced to the characters In Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, however if you decide to go back and read the previous series, it will contain major spoilers, much more so for Magnolia than Darling Investigations.* Why did you make it available through BookFunnel instead posting it on your website like you usually do?Two reasons. One, it’s long enough that I felt it would be too bulky to read on my website. That was a complaint when I released the free novellas this way. And two, my biggest complaint about the novellas was that readers couldn’t read them in their eReader and they had to purchase them if they wanted to read them later. I listened. I’ve tried to resolve that issue.* When will the next part be released?I have no idea. I haven’t even started it yet. I probably won’t start until I finish A Cry in The Dark, the book I’m currently working on.* Why do I have to be a newsletter subscriber?Because my newsletter is the very best way for me to get information about my new releases and important information to my readers. The very first Chosen stories I sent out in 2012 required readers to subscribe to my newsletter. The Rose novellas did too. The only difference was that content required a password to access on my website. Now I provide link to BookFunnel.* Will this be available in print?Possibly at some point, but obviously not until it’s complete.* Will it be available in audiobook?Same answer as above.* Why are you releasing this for free?Because I miss writing in Magnolia and Summer's worlds and I felt like this was a good way to give something to my readers. <3* How can I get access to Let Sleeping dogs Lie?Follow this link! If you're a subscriber, you'll get access. If you don't, it will sign you up!

    She is intent on one thing: consuming living flesh. Her hunger cannot be satisfied, and it spreads like a disease, sweeping through the town and ripping it apart. The air is full of the sounds of screams, the stench of blood, and something else. Something foreign. Something that is at work but cannot be seen. Violet, a young bartender, is determined to escape the chaos that has suddenly been let loose in Lynden. She must make it to Seattle to find her mother and sister. They need her, and with communications down there is no way for her to get in touch with them to find out if they are alright- or even alive. Violet knows that she must do everything in her power to find her family. They are all she has left, and she can’t allow them to meet a slow death at the hands of merciless crazed cannibals. Fynn, Lynden’s most dangerous and misunderstood young man who drowns memories of his dark past in alcohol, decides to join Violet on her mission to Seattle. He is not her first choice for company, but with people ripping each other to pieces, Violet takes comfort in the simple fact that she is not alone. Fynn may be her least favorite person in Lynden, but he has a mean right hook and an uncanny ability for getting himself out of trouble. Together, they find themselves in a bloody battle for survival. It is a battle they soon realize they are not prepared for. This is the Apocalypse. Will the rise of the living dead be enough to force Violet and Fynn to work together? Nobody can survive alone. Perhaps a night on a rooftop under the stars will be enough to unite the two of them. If they can put their differences aside they just might be able to make it to Seattle alive... but will there be anything left to find there, or will the reckoning have already sunk its bloody fingers into the belly of the city, leaving nothing behind but bodies and fire?

    Discover the places and people that make New Orleans unique through the eyes of newcomer, Samantha Richardson, in the first book in the French Quarter Mystery Series, The Key to Murder. Looking for a fresh start as well as clues to her past, Samantha is thrilled with her furnished apartment even with its strange diary and key left on the living room bookshelf. Sammy, as her new friends call her, explores the city’s French Quarter by following the riddles in the anonymous diary. It was fun until it led to a body. Now Sammy must find out who wrote the journal before the murderer strikes again. Sammy moved to New Orleans for answers and a new life, but is a murderer going to keep her from her future?

    Judge Joe Dredd’s been on the beat for a year. He’s made tough calls, tackled hardbitten perps, and seen the consequences of his choices come back to bite him. But he’s not done learning yet. Dredd’s second year on the sked will see him back out in the Cursed Earth, where right and wrong are questions that go beyond the easy answers of the Law; he’ll tackle an apparent serial killer—or more than one?—targeting journalists; and he’ll take his first real beat down, leaving him bent and broken with only his badge and his conviction to protect him… Including stories by Matt Smith, Michael Carroll and Cavan Scott, Judge Dredd: Year Two puts the city’s greatest lawman to the test.