Take a trip into the dark with Matthew Standiford. Let him guide you through five stories of pulse pounding terror that will stick with you long after you turn out the light. Views: 410
An MC Romance Ridley wears my damn stamp on her arm. But some asshole grabbing her ass doesn't seem to care about. Well, those are my damn pants he wants to get into, not his. And I'm going to make sure every man knows she's mine. Views: 410
From reigning master of martime fiction Dewey Lambdin comes the latest in the Alan Lewrie naval series, An Onshore Storm, where Lewrie will take on his roughest adventure: maritime life beyond the navyFor over twenty years, Dewey Lambdin's devoted fans have followed the adventures of Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, from his days as a midshipmen to captain of his own ship and, though on somewhat dubious grounds, a baronetcy.Lewrie is looking for a new transport and a new crew, and this time he doesn't have the aid of an Admiralty official with a deep government purse or written orders, or even access to dockyards back in England.No matter how gloomy the prospects are, though, Lewrie will persevere; he'll not admit defeat or failure, for that would both sting his pride and give his enemies satisfaction that he's finally come a cropper.Lambdin has been praised as the "brilliantly stylish American master of salty-tongued British naval tales" (Kirkus... Views: 410
Sometimes the fate for which you are destined is not your own...1845, a village outside Sydney Town. Humble blacksmith Ian Steele struggles to support his widowed mother. All the while he dreams of a life in uniform, serving in Queen Victoria's army.1845, Puketutu, New Zealand. Second Lieutenant Samuel Forbes, a young poet from an aristocratic English family, wants nothing more than to run from the advancing Maori warriors and discard the officer's uniform he never sought.When the two men cross paths in the colony of New South Wales, they are struck by their brotherly resemblance and quickly hatch a plan for Ian to take Samuel's place in the British army. Ian must travel to England, fool the treacherous Forbes family and accept a commission into their regiment as a company commander. Once in London, he finds love with an enigmatic woman, but must part with her to face battle in the bloody Crimean war. In this first instalment... Views: 410
"The only way you'll heal," she said, removing her top, "is to have me. To use me however you please, Master Nikar..."****Henry: Things aren't as easy in Solstice as I had anticipated. My path with Elysa has led me down an unusual, unexpected road. One with ciarns, demons, dragons, and a strange land where nothing is as it seems. Thanks to the game's mutual benefit healing system, I get to sleep with lots of hot women. But that doesn't explain the strange things happening in my real life. Is Solstice somehow carrying over into the actual, physical world? I fully intend to find out... ****Solstice is a new gamelit harem tale promising worlds of action and adventure, a secret identity, an uncertain hero who gradually finds his destiny, and an epic story of undead zombies vs. brave elven soldiers. With a focus on spicy erotic scenes, this story is 18+. Don't miss it! Views: 410
Jeremy and his friends drive to Vail to escape possible rioting and anarchy. As the discontent continues on the ground, Dr. Miller and Dr. Lahdka must figure out a way to operate a satellite in Chile. Both scientists grapple with the ramifications of failure, while Jeremy searches for meaning in a new world. Meanwhile, something is afoot in the Rocky Mountains. Days of Anarchy is book #2 from The Meteor, an EPIC Press series, a division of ABDO. Views: 410
When desire gets this hot, you'd better buckle up...Mary Daniels doesn't let anything get in the way of her job acquiring rare artifacts for her wealthy boss. But this particular obstacle—huge, hard-muscled, unashamedly masculine—is impossible to ignore. Stuck in a cramped car with Brodie Crews for hours en route to their new assignment, Mary feels her carefully crafted persona—and her trademark self-control—is slipping, and she won't allow it.Brodie can't imagine what secret in Mary's past has left her so buttoned-up, though he'd dearly love to find out. Maybe then she'd trust him enough to explore their explosive chemistry. But he needs this job, so he'll play by her rules and bide his time...until an enemy determined to outwit them strikes and he needs to get close—in every way—to protect her. Otherwise they could lose much more than a precious collectible. They could lose it all. Views: 410
Still new to her duties as Lady Vorkosigan, Ekaterin is working together with expatriate scientist Enrique Borgos on a radical scheme to recover the lands of the Vashnoi exclusion zone, lingering radioactive legacy of the Cetagandan invasion of the planet Barrayar. When Enrique’s experimental bioengineered creatures go missing, the pair discover that the zone still conceals deadly old secrets.
This novella falls after Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance in the Vorkosigan series timeline, but may be read entirely independently. The Vorkosigan saga was the recipient of the first Hugo Award for best science fiction series in 2017.
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Lois McMaster Bujold was born in 1949, the daughter of an engineering professor at Ohio State University, from whom she picked up her early interest in science fiction. She now lives in Minneapolis, and has two grown children. She began writing with the aim of professional publication in 1982. She wrote three novels in three years; in October of 1985, all three sold to Baen Books, launching her career. Bujold went on to write many other books for Baen, mostly featuring her popular character Miles Naismith Vorkosigan, his family, friends, and enemies. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages. Her fantasy from Eos includes the award-winning Chalion series and the Sharing Knife series. Views: 410
