A duke with a broken heart discovers he has one last chance to win back the woman he loves on Christmas Eve...Nathan Powell, the Duke of Hastings broke the heart of the only woman he ever loved when he ended their engagement in order to save her family. He demanded one promise of her...that she marry another man and live a happy life. Now he's desperate to avoid marriage to someone else at all costs. When his younger brother tricks him into attending a Christmas Ball, he discovers his beloved Thea will be there. Thea Swann has plenty of problems, with six unmarried younger sisters to keep in line, she doesn't worry that she'll run into the reclusive duke that stole her heart eight years ago. But when she comes face to face with Nathan, and he begs her for just one dance...she wonders, will he steal one last dance, one last kiss before walking away forever and taking her broken heart with him? Views: 285
Omnians, Earthers, and alliance members are fighting the Colony, the horde of sentient insectoids that threaten alliance space.
The Colony has had centuries to expand through the network of domes built by the Messinants, an ancient race. The domes’ Q-gates allow the insectoids to invade planets through their inventive use of rings, which extends the power of the domes.
It’s Omnian superior technology that gives a temporary advantage to the peaceful alliance members who lead the fight to retake their planets.
Omnian warships and fighters, Tridents and travelers, possess beam weapons to destroy the Colony’s shuttles and transports. However, the Colony escalates, turning its transports into deadly explosive traps.
In the past, the few alliance races that fought back could barely hold the line against the Colony’s seemingly never-ending incursions. Now, Jess Cinders leads a group of dedicated veterans armed with explosive dart weapons borrowed from the Loopah race.
Again, it’s the Omnian advanced tech that changes the dynamics in favor of the veterans. Engineers upgrade an invention first used decades ago. It’s a shadow, a multilegged avatar, with a mounted laser.
Unfortunately, for those races fighting to halt the Colony’s expansion, the insectoids aren’t willing to retreat. They fight back with even deadlier tactics that take the lives of the unwary.
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Noelle Riley has just been dumped at the Christmas work party in front of all of her co-workers. But Noelle isn't sitting around moping; she's ready to get even. And when her drunken antics land her over the shoulders of a stranger, she's not prepared for what the next several days will bring.Marc Easton's not delighted about hosting the holiday party at his cabin in the mountains. It was a fluke that landed all these strangers in his home partying the night away. But when one feisty, foul-mouthed beauty threatens to ruin it for everyone, Marc takes matters into his own hands.Waking up at the cabin the day after the party, Noelle's shocked to learn she's snowbound and stranded with the moody and reclusive, Marc Easton. Her holiday isn't shaping up at all as planned. But one kiss from Marc just might make this a joyous Noel after all! Views: 285
