Naughty Little Gift: Temptation Court, Book 1 Views: 69
For generations, old Earth has been called Terra as humanity has struck out across the solar system and beyond. Colonies throughout the Sol System; on Luna, Mars and outlying moons like Ganymede and Titan, all have their own governments, but Luna remains the effective seat for the entire Galactic Union.
The Legion is the peacekeeping force for the entire Galactic Union, and after thirty years of serving humanity abroad, Legionnaire, Ari Gadsden has retired. He is returning home, to Terra.
But the political winds have changed. Realities have changed. The Legion and it's members, active duty or retired, are no longer welcome and he is left stranded on Luna, persona non grata. But a life spent in the military does not produce a man willing to take things lying down—it produces a man like Ari, who makes his own luck.
The solution to any problem requires a plan, but Ari can't do it alone... meeting new friends and making new allies. But can he trust them? Problems on Terra have been brewing for years but no one knows the reason. He needs to investigate it up close... in person... but is he going in as a problem solver, or the sacrificial lamb? If his career taught him anything, for a mission of this scope Ari needs a partner he can trust...
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Nick McCarty's Unholy Trio crew and John Harding's Monsters continue forging the new City of Hope with refugees formerly tearing the UK apart. Ripped from Islam, the people find hope through force of arms, freedom, and independence. The City of Hope's social site revelations of progress begin turning the Islamic world upside down.
After Harding and McCarty's crews return home from mission once again, repercussions from the shadowy Sharia Law financiers hit with a vengeance. Hell bent on destroying the force providing an alternative to Islam's Death Cult, they run headlong into their worst nightmare. The teams cruise to Vancouver for a confrontation with Amir Mohammed Kostler.
Interrogation of Kostler reveals a treasonous connection in the Senate, complicating matters at home. Sonny’s parents again become involved in a political morass, threatening their lives. As Nick’s wife, Rachel, states, Sonny must have been stolen from a hospital by Phil and Clarice. Nick must figure a way to keep them alive, as the Senators and billionaire backer they betrayed, decide Sonny’s con artist parents are too much of a liability to live. Views: 69
Рассказ вошёл в сборники: The Golden Apples of the Sun (Золотые яблоки солнца) The Stories of Ray Bradbury (И грянул гром: 100 рассказов) Views: 69
Keeping a lid on all the paranormal beings inhabiting Washington D.C. is a daunting job. Bruce, a six hundred year old demon and the Territory Overlord of the Western Hemisphere, keeps his finger on the pulse of DC's power players through the activities at his highly successful Wycked Hair Salon. His movie star good looks and body builder physique keeps his dance card full and the rumor mills running. Within these walls, his anonymity is safe, mostly. Bruce's world spins out of control when Angelique, a pint size, gorgeous witch with an attitude breezes through the doors of his salon. She is the younger sister of Tristian, Bruce's long time trusted enforcer, whose professional skills are second to none. Tristian is furious at the relationship between Bruce and Angelique, a dangerous situation. The undeniable attraction between demon and witch promises to tear apart both their professional and personal worlds. Views: 69
Life begins to unravel for Claire. Her friendship with Kim seems irrevocably broken, she has left Michael behind, and is searching for a new future. Can she continue travelling round the UK, staying in hostels, when life has lost its purpose? Or will she be tempted by new opportunities, either at home or abroad? Views: 69
The first book in the Broken Well trilogy, PROPHECY'S RUIN introduces Sam Bowring, a fresh new voice in Australian fantasy.For a millennium the lands of Kainordas and Fenvarrow have been at war, ever since the gods of shadow and light broke the Great Well of Souls. In the absence of victory, they have settled into an uneasy stalemate - until a prophecy foretells of a child of power who will finally break the balance. Each side races to find the child, and when they do, a battle ensues with unexpected consequences and in a terrible accident, the child's very soul is ripped in two. Each side retreats with their own part of the child, uncertain as to whether they now possess the one capable of finally ending their age-old battle. PROPHECY'S RUIN tells the story of the two boys as they grow to be men. Bel becomes a charismatic though troubled warrior, Losara an enigmatic and thoughtful mage. Both are powerful young men, yet incomplete. As they struggle to discover their place in the world and the shape of their destinies, inevitably each has to ask the ultimate question: will he, one day, have to face himself?ReviewPROPHECY'S RUIN may just be the start of the next big thing in Australian Fantasy.'About the AuthorSam Bowring lives in Sydney and is a comedian and writer. As well as creating his own stand-up routines, he has written for Rove Live (Network Ten), The Mansion (thecomedychannel), The Big Bite (Channel 7) and The Ronnie Johns Half Hour (Network Ten). He lives in Sydney, Australia. Previous Books: Sir Joshua and the Unprofessional Dragon (1999), The Zoo of Magical and Mythological Creatures (2009). Views: 69
SUMMARY: Things are not as they seem aboard the Diablo! There's a traitor aboard the ship and the Pirate Federation has been alerted of Captain Molucco Wrathe's law-breaking ways. Will the Captain be punished, and, more importantly, what will happen to twins Connor and Grace? Connor loves the life at sea, but Grace can't stop thinking of Lorcan and the friends she made aboard the Vampirates ship. To make matters worse, she also worries that with all of the risks Connor is taking, she may one day lose him. As Grace discovers, there is a place where Connor could learn more about the pirate way without risking his life: The Pirate Academy. And, as it happens, a good friend of theirs has connections at the selective school. In the end, Connor must choose between an education by sea or by school, and Grace has to decide if she's willing to follow. Views: 69
Featuring the following books:Terra Wolf - Bear In Sight (Hunter's Manor #1)Piper Alexander has a gift. At least that’s what her grandmother called it. But seeing into the future isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially because the visions she sees rarely come true. When she meets Noah Hunter, who looks remarkably like the man her grandmother predicted she would marry, it suddenly seems like maybe, just maybe, her grandmother was right. Maybe destiny does exist.Noah Hunter is living a double life. Between defending his clan and pretending to lead a normal life, he doesn’t have time for girls. Especially all this fated stuff that Alastair, his mentor, talks about. But when he meets Piper, everything changes. His bear is desperate to have her, and together they’ll do anything to keep Piper safe.But what will she do if she uncovers his true identity?Elixa Everett - Her Wolf, Her Protector (Claimed And Bred By The Wolf #1)Adrianna has always felt at one with nature. From the time she was a child she's been drawn to the majestic pack of wolves that have laid claim on the land around her modest house. On her nineteenth birthday, she meets a dark and mysterious man, who goes by the name of Ian Boyce that she finds eerily familiar to her, but she can't figure out why. And for the first time in her life she feels a desire so deep and feral that she's powerless to fight it.Ian has spent the past decade waiting for her. He and his pack have protected her and her lands until the day that he can claim her completely; mind, body and soul. At long last the time has arrived, and he plans to take what is his.Cara Wylde - Trapped In A Gilded Cage (Sold To The Alpha #1)The peace treaty between humans and shape-shifters was signed over a century ago. One of the clauses says that humans must provide the shifters with young brides to give them heirs and ensure the perpetuation of their species. Today, all over the world, special boarding schools take girls from orphanages and give them the most exquisite education, preparing them to become brides for the enemy. If a bride reaches the age of 25 and no shifter wants to buy her, then she is given two options: serve in a shifter brothel, or starve on the streets. Society would never accept a bride who failed to accomplish her duties. Avelyn’s time at Alma Venus Boarding School is almost up, and she’s getting ready to finally reclaim her freedom. For the past seven years she has done everything in her power to avoid being bought by any shape-shifter, and her efforts are paying off. In three months, she’ll turn 25 and become a pariah, but a free one. No one knows she’s got an ace up her sleeve: a fake ID and a dream of starting a new life in the romantic Italy. Her plans are turned upside down when hot, rich Alpha Max Blackmane comes to Alma Venus in search of a bride. There’s no way he’ll choose Avelyn over all the slender, gracious beauties he’ll be presented with, right? What Avelyn doesn’t know is that Max is crazy about sensual, curvy women with a healthy appetite… for food, and other things.Meredith Clarke - Mark Of The BearCash's bear has to fight for love.Bianca's life is practically perfect. Minus the fact her boyfriend broke up with her, she has no idea what to do after college, and her resume is so bare she couldn't get a job at the mall. She's searching for something, or maybe someone. Cash is the best MMA fighter in the city. Other shifters are no competition for the bear from the streets. But he has a dark secret. One that could cost him everything, including Bianca. Cash learns he'll have to risk everything and stop pushing people away to be with his mate forever. WARNING: This is a STANDALONE bear shifter romance featuring hot fighters and even hotter sexy times. Be prepared to melt. Clementine Roux - Once Forbidden Kit Fawkes - Tiger EyeThe attack of a tiger nearly killed vet Grant Hayden as a child, and only the strength of the big cat saved him. But the ritual performed by an African medicine man also left him with the side effect of taking on a tiger’s form. Guarding his secret has necessitated he not get too close to any woman. That proves difficult when Dr. Zinsa Senghor takes up temporary residence in his clinic to escape the nearby fighting of the civil war ravaging Mekimba. Zinsa is more temptation than he can withstand, but Grant fears her reaction when she discovers the nature of the beast locked inside him.Terra Wolf - Rocker BearJack Greyson is a shifter Rock God.I am just a girl. His assistant, just someone trying to make a name for myself in the industry. So basically I’m a nobody, and I'm human. Boring and normal, nothing like him.So why does he notice me? Why does he take in every inch of my curves with hungry eyes?Jack can’t possibly be in love with the invisible girl. Can he?Because when he nearly breaks up his band to protect me, I think he is.But how can I get the band back together? I have to do it, to save my job, and to save him.JM Klaire - Alphas DividedPart One Of ThreeEmma is a typical cop's daughter, who is very rarely held accountable for her actions, until the day she gets caught shop lifting with her best friend and partner in crime, Kate. Desperate to turn the girls back towards the straight and narrow path, their fathers send them to live with Emma's deceased mother's "people."Emma is first shocked to learn that her mother has "people," and then she is even more surprised to learn those people... aren't completely human.Thomas is the aging Alpha of a hidden werewolf pack, whose two sons, the mysterious Elam and the dark and sexy Galen, soon find themselves enamored of the two new women, vying for the position of Alpha, and starting to uncover the secret of Emma's mother's past.Alana Hart - The Unchosen Bride (Blackrock Bears #3)Happily Ever After wasn't all it was cracked up to be.Deacon had found what he was looking for - a girl to settle down with. He'd quit his job as an EMT, left his house in Blackrock, and moved all the way to Boston just to be with his chosen mate.Then why didn't his happily ever after look the same as the rest of his family's? Why didn't she want to come to Blackrock to meet his family?Because not all love stories are like fairy tales, right? Some take a bit more work.When Deacon arrives to find his grandfather, Patrick Fenn, has agreed to an arranged marriage between the Deacon Fenn and the last female bear of the reservation's Talbot clan, Deacon finds Carissa isn't too receptive to the news. Who would be? This isn't the middle ages, and Carissa doesn't know the Fenn family's secret - the Fenns are shifters, and Patrick Fenn is desperate to keep the bear line alive.Try to work through that one, pal.Yet, when Deacon meets his intended bride, Maggie Talbot, something about her draws him like no other woman has before. Is it the exotic way of her, the smokey voice, or the secrecy with which she lives her life.The black sheep of her family, Maggie has secrets of her own, secrets that force her to call off the engagement to Deacon Fenn. Deacon rejoices in the news that he is a free man - then why does he feel so bad?Yet as Deacon and Maggie find themselves drawn to each other, their closeness threatens the peace between the clans. Soon it's clear, it was only a matter of time before Maggie's secrets threatened to ruin them all!Ally Summers - Fated Night (Spells Of Fate #1)Ivy’s world is falling apart. She thought she could balance life as a writer and as a witch, but she was wrong. Someone knows her secret. With her latest novel making headlines on the big screen, her magical identity is even harder to keep concealed. Evil forces have threatened her family, her magic, and the man she loves. If she doesn’t give them everything they ask for, her family will be hunted and drained of their magic. The only one who can help her is the man who destroyed her world. Her very hot, magical, shifter ex. The clock is working against her as Ivy fights to protect what’s most important in her life. She must rely on her time travel spell to reveal the evil pursuing those she loves. But she can’t do it without the man who broke her heart. Views: 69
Joanna suspects that her neighbour, old Mr. Thomas, is keeping stolen horses – but is he an ordinary horse thief or is the situation far more complicated? Only his granddaughter knows the answer and she is protecting her grandfather at all costs.But what if the price turns out to be the lives of the stolen horses and the young man who has gone missing?Joanna is determined to find the truth. When she sets out to investigate further, she discovers a decades-old crime, long hidden – and unfortunately, finds the person who is still very motivated to keep everything concealed. Views: 69
