The Stargate Atlantis team discover a city on a moon that's about to plunge into its own sun. But the city which looked as if it had been abandoned turns out to be inhabited by descendants of the Ancients who have fallen into decadence and debauchery. Faced with a dissolute society disinterested in their own fate and unable to escape, the team must fight their way free before being plunged into a fiery death. ABOUT THE AUTHORS David Niall Wilson has been writing and publishing horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction since the mid-eighties. An ordained minister, once President of the Horror Writer's Association and multiple recipient of the Bram Stoker Award, his novels include Maelstrom, The Mote in Andrea's Eye, Deep Blue, the Grails Covenant Trilogy, Star Trek Voyager: Chrysalis, Except You Go Through Shadow, This is My Blood, Ancient Eyes, On the Third Day, The Orffyreus Wheel, and Vintage Soul. Heart of a Dragon – the chronological first book in the DeChance Chronicles is now available. Upcoming is The Second Veil, Tales of the Scattered Earth Book II. He has over 150 short stories published in anthologies, magazines, and five collections, the most recent of which were "Defining Moments" published in 2007 by WFC Award winning Sarob Press, and the currently available “Ennui & Other States of Madness,” from Dark Regions Press. His work has appeared in and is due out in various anthologies and magazines. Patricia Lee Macomber has been writing since she was fifteen. She has had a number of stories published in various anthologies, including Shadows Over Baker Stree, Brainbox II, Personal Demons, and others, and in such magazines as Cemetery Dance and the Book of Dark Wisdom. Patricia won the Bram Stoker Award for non-fiction as Managing Editor of Chizine.com. The two David live and love in Hertford, NC with their children, Billy, Zach, Zane, and Katie, and occasionally their genius college daughter Stephanie. TEASER THE WOARD LIFTED ITSELF UP on one arm and turned. The two combatants came face to face. Teyla was a little shaky, but she held the blade out and stood her ground. The Woard saw her. It tried another roar, but the sound was feeble — a shadow of its former strength and rage. It half rose, and it seemed the effort would be too much for it. Teyla looked ready to drop the blade and walk away, but in that second of hesitation the Woard lunged. Every bit of its remaining life went into that final attack. Teyla staggered back. She held the blade high, and the Woard’s weight drove it down over the cold, hard steel. The creature’s momentum took it forward, and it fell heavily atop Teyla, who was lost from sight. “No!” Rodney cried out. In that moment, the image on the screen dimmed, and grew dark. The panel in the wall closed, and the team were left to stare at one another in shock as the crowd’s cheer erupted in the arena above. Views: 30
Safe Harbor obstetrician Nora Kendall had always planned to have kids. But a recent divorce, and a recent birthday, point to Nora's window of opportunity getting smaller and smaller. She's looking for a man who will give her a baby—not a tall, dark and handsome younger man who isn't interested in the long term.Leo Franco is bowled over when Nora informs him their one night of passion has resulted in a pregnancy. She's not trying to rope him in, that's for sure. It seems like she's actually pushing him away...because of his age?Now Leo's out to show Nora he's the man she needs. He's a responsible cop, and he would be a great father. But how can Leo convince the good doctor that he's ready to give up his bachelor status for diaper detail? Views: 30
When a young woman is ritualistically murdered in her Saint Louis apartment with the primary clue being a pentacle scrawled in her own blood, police are quick to dismiss it as a cult killing. Not one for taking things at face value, city homicide detective Ben Storm calls on his long time friend, Rowan Gant–a practicing Witch–for help. Views: 30
Do you dare open your eyes? Far beneath the streets of Briar Hills lies an enormous temple of stone. Ancient secrets are buried within its walls…along with countless and unspeakable horrors. To look upon the things hidden there is to invite madness…but to journey forward blindly is to provoke death. Now the time draws near for the temple to fulfill its awesome purpose.…and it all begins with a wooden box…College student Albert Cross loves puzzles, so when a mysterious wooden box appears in the driver’s seat of his locked car with cryptic messages carved into it, it is no surprise that he quickly becomes obsessed. And when his lab partner, Brandy, unexpectedly turns up in possession of the box’s key, he finds himself with an opportunity to not only solve an exquisite mystery, but to do so with someone he very much wishes to impress.But the secret of the box is far greater than either of them suspect. Soon, they uncover a map that leads them deep underground, into the city’s vast and complex subterranean system, where the miles upon miles of service tunnels and drainage pipes are long rumored to be haunted. Here, far below the streets, Albert and Brandy discover an ancient and very deadly labyrinth, hidden for ages deep beneath the earth. Together, they discover strange statues populating the darkness, shadowy creatures prowling the endless passages, and dangerous chambers where their most primal urges are violently turned against them. Their clothes lost in a moment of strange lust, they find themselves forced to navigate the unearthly stone corridors naked and vulnerable. Their only chance for survival lies within the odd assortment of objects found inside the box, from which Albert must somehow piece together a map.Book One of The Temple of the Blind, 52,000 words, Dark Adventure, Suspense, Mystery.About the AuthorBrian Harmon is an author of horror fiction, suspense and dark adventure. He grew up in rural Missouri and currently lives in Southern Wisconsin with his wife, Guinevere, and their two children. Views: 30
When Miranda Witherspoon’s fiancé
mysteriously goes missing in South America, she enlists the help of mercenary
Geoff Dias—a man from a wild night in her past she’s hoped to forget ever
sinceIn Surrender, Baby, the third book in Suzanne
Forster’s Stealth Commandos trilogy, Geoff Dias is a mercenary with the ability
to stir the desire of any woman with whom he crosses paths. Miranda Witherspoon,
a hotel executive with a missing fiancé, seeks out a bounty hunter. She can’t
say no to the 6’4” Dias, whose broad shoulders and emerald stare render him
impossible to ignore. Randy can’t shake the feeling that she’s met him
before.During an encounter in Geoff’s office, he forces her to
recollect a compromising encounter from their past. Randy realizes that he’s the
stranger with whom she shared a reckless and passionate night—one she’s been
ashamed of ever since. Geoff has never forgotten the mysterious woman from that
fiery affair. When he finds his way back into her life, he’s determined to rouse
the desire she’s buried.This ebook features an illustrated biography of
Suzanne Forster including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.. Views: 30
Who's the Sexiest Vampire Alive ? Without a doubt, it's undead playboy Gregori Holstein, the dashing immortal hero of this wity, charming, and super-hot paranormal romance winner from New York Times bestseller Kerrelyn Sparks. Another fabulous entry in her Love at Stake series — which author Lynsay Sands, creator of the popular Argeneau vampire family novels, has called, 'an absolute delight' -- the Sexiest Vampire Alive has met his match, and she's the beautiful, brave, and brainy daughter of the President of the United States, whom Gregori must accompany on a dangerous secret mission to China. Kerrelyn Sparks does vampire romance to perfection, which is why she is up there at the very top with the other paranormal superstars, like Sands, Katie MacAlister, and Mary Janice Davidson. Views: 30
Jack...Red-Hot. Renegade. Restless.Notorious gambler Jack no longer gets a buzz from the risks, or the money, he takes at the card table. In fact it bores him. Until one night he wins more than he ever bargained for… His prize is the stunning Cara Taylor Views: 30
Mariah Morgan had every reason to fear the stranger in her bed. He'd kidnapped her, was running from the local deputies, and thought she was responsible for his brother's disappearance. Still, she knew Eric Randall was an honorable man who would find the answers her murky mind couldn't summon. But her darkly handsome houseguest was a threat... Because he made the independent ranching woman wonder about the life of laughter and love she'd denied herself. And wonder what it would be like to have him in it. Views: 30
