Science Fiction and the Scientists had lied to us.....
There was no golden age of discovery. No FTL or Galactic Federations. At first contact we found out how wrong we had been about the future.Then a failed alien invasion had crushed our reborn hope.
Murderer. Sam Slate was from the Projects and had killed several of his fellow students.
Now he is in court facing the death penalty which the public wants. The only thing saving him had been mandatory testing that identified him as an ideal and very rare candidate for Marine training.
Unfortunately the public won’t get what it wants. The Glentol Corporation desperately needs more recruits. They aren’t above over riding the rules in any regional court to get what Earth desperately needs to survive.
Sam has to head off to a top secret facility and undergo training for months with constant mental and physical testing. If he passes, he lives. If he fails? Maybe he gets shipped off world to one of the outposts for a very long time. Or maybe he just gets executed.
Will he make it into training and survive? Or will his past come back to finish him off?
Book 1 in The Corporate Marines Video Game Recruiting is out now
Amazon Link here: https://goo.gl/W7Od6u
Book 3 in The Corporate Marines Star Traders will be released 29 June
Book 4 in The Corporate Marines First Deployment will be released end of 2016
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“I’ve always believed for every person there was only one love that would last a lifetime. I never understood quite what it meant until I met you though. You’re it for me, Lorrie. You are my love that lasts a lifetime.” ~Curtis Walker A love story 50 years in the making… Curtis Walker has lived his life to the fullest and he attributes that to the woman who has always been by his side. The one thing he knows with absolute certainty: he can’t live without her. Especially not now. A love that has withstood the test of time… It’s no secret that Curtis and Lorrie, the proud parents of the seven wild and rowdy Walker brothers, have found their happily ever after. Now, it’s time for the emotional journey of how they got there.** Views: 25
Why on earth would any woman want to win a date with Rhoden Richards, the star quarterback of the NFL's Arcata Adders?He's a complete and total d*ck with a stupid (and totally inappropriate) nickname. Besides, we've all heard the rumors about the women and the parties, all seen his outrageous victory dances on the field. He's close enough to getting kicked off the team without adding yet another scandal to his roster.An affair with the daughter of the team's owner would rank pretty high on that list. Especially if she was already engaged (against her will) to the man her father would sell the team to. Or if he got her pregnant.Especially that. Della Garland is the daughter of corporate giant CEO, Reuben Garland, the owner of the NFL team, the Arcata Adders. When she inadvertently ends up winning the grand prize for a charity event, she finds herself on a date with one of the hottest players in football--and in the bedroom. Rhoden Richards is an animal of a man with an enigmatic smile and a back etched in tattoos, a bad boy that Della can't help but be drawn to.But Della's father has other plans for her, plans that will not only keep the family fortune from falling apart, but that will also keep Rhoden from losing his place on the team. When her promised fiancé buys the Adders from Della's father, they both find themselves at risk of losing everything.Rhoden knows he should let Della go, but he doesn't know about the pregnancy she's hiding from all of them. If he did, would he be able to walk away from the only woman he's ever loved?Della knows she should tell Rhoden about the baby, but bad boys don't change, and a child is forever. She could keep the secret to herself and stay with her soon-to-be husband ... or she could take a chance. **This is a stand-alone novel with a happy ending and an outrageously sexy football player. If you like your naughty stories with a sprinkle of humor and a kick-butt heroine who falls for strong, confident alpha males, pick this one up and get ready to take a cold shower after!** ALSO BY VIOLET BLAZE (and her pen name, CM Stunich)-Stepbrother Inked (a bad boy romance about a hot tattoo artist)-Stepbrother Thief (an alpha male romance about a sexy jewelry thief)-Raw and Dirty (a smoldering British outlaw motorcycle club president)-Kicked (by C.M. Stunich, a new adult football romance)"FOOTBALL DCK" EXCERPT*One of his hands slides along the side of my face, fingers tangling in my hair as he holds me against him, taking his time and savoring my mouth like he did at the masquerade party. It turns me on, the way he moves, slow and confident like he's got all the time in the world. Out here, in the gentle violence of the waves, my body shaking from the cold, it feels like we should rush our way through this--whatever this is. But we don't. Rhoden kisses me like we're in a black and white movie, all deep and romantic and sure, but also like he's hiding chili peppers under his tongue.A hot tingling drags through me, warms me up and makes me forget all about the salty sting of the ocean. Behind the distant murmur and lap of water, the sound of the music drums out a steady, solid beat, relaxing my pounding heart to its rhythm. ** Views: 25
What's better than being best friends? Being best friends who volunteer together at the Roxbury Park Dog Shelter! With a focus on friendship, family, and cute canines, Roxbury Park Dog Club is perfect for tween readers who snap up books from series like Cupcake Diaries and Candy Apple, or for anyone who loves dogs. In this fourth book, Kim has to face the fact that while understanding dogs is easy, keeping up in class can be hard. Her parents are talking about sending her to a different school if she doesn't improve her grades—which would mean leaving the Dog Club! To get through this crisis, Kim will need a helping hand (or paw) from all her friends. Views: 25
"An exciting novel with magic and serial killers.... One of the hottest books coming out."—Hypable.comFans of Marie Lu, Leigh Bardugo, and Kristin Cashore will be captivated by this stunning first book in a must-have new fantasy trilogy about a spy who can vanish at will and who discovers that monsters, mystery, and magic are also lurking—just out of sight.Julia has the unusual ability to be . . . unseen. Not invisible, exactly. Just beyond most people's senses. It's a dangerous trait in a city that has banned all forms of magic and drowns witches in public Cleansings. But it's a useful trait for a thief and a spy. And Julia has learned—crime pays.She's being paid very well indeed to infiltrate the grand house of Mrs. Och and report back on the odd characters who live there and the suspicious dealings that take place behind locked doors. But what Julia discovers shakes her to the core. She certainly never imagined that the traitor... Views: 25
She had questions about her past. The answers she received took her to another world and changed her life forever.
Suffering from vivid nightmares, Rhiannon Kossi is sure that she's been lied to about her childhood. Seeking the answers to long forgotten questions, she is mysteriously taken from her quiet, simple life on a Montana cattle ranch and thrust into a new, violent world where she is forced to either fight or die. In her quest for answers to her past Rhiannon must accept hard truths that will forever change the course of her life...that is, if she can stay alive.
You will get lost in this spell-binding journey through a breathtaking world of legendary battles, dangerous quests, an ancient prophecy, forbidden love, and brutal self-discovery in book one of the new page-turning epic fantasy series, The Sword of Rhiannon: The Empress of Ventra. Buy The Empress of Ventra today.
Here's what readers are saying about The Empress of Ventra:
"Easily the richest novel I've read in a long time." --K. Keeton
"Wonderfully descriptive work that transports you to another world." --Marina Iwaski
Q & A With The Author, Melissa E. Beckwith:
Q: Your writing is very descriptive and flowing. Who were some authors that inspired your work?
A: There have been many throughout the years, to be sure. It was after reading Diana Gabaldon and her Outlander series that I really started to get serious about writing. Then I discovered my love for fantasy and started to read everything from Robin Hobb and Jennifer Roberson. I'm also captivated by Juliet Marillier, Katherine Hurley, Jeff Wheeler and George R. R. Martin, of course. Historical fantasy is also another genre that I love, especially writers like Naomi Novik and Libbie Hawker.
Q: How long did it take you to write The Empress of Ventra?
A: Well, the idea for the Sword of Rhiannon series has been rolling around in my head for probably twenty years. Then I studied the craft of writing for many years. So the writing, editing and learning process has been going on over the last sixteen years, I'd say.
Q: What kind of readers do you think your book will appeal to?
A: I think anyone that loves a good epic fantasy story with some romance, sword and sorcery, myth and legends and fairy tale stuff with some time travel thrown in will love The Empress of Ventra.
Q: What is the name of the next book in the series and when will that be out?
A: The next book in the series is called "The War of the Gypsy" and it will be out in February of 2017.
Q: Where can people find you on the internet?
A: People can go to MelissaEBeckwith.com and find out more about me and my books and even sign up for my email list to receive exclusive offers and free books. I'm also on:
Twitter @M_E_Beckwith
Facebook @AuthorMelissaEBeckwith
Melissa E Beckwith on Goodreads.
Come find me! **
Get lost in a captivating new world today and buy The Empress of Ventra.**
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