When the Colonial Marines set out after their deadliest prey, the Xenomorphs, it’s what Corporal Hicks calls a bug hunt—kill or be killed. Here are fifteen all-new stories of such “close encounters,” written by many of today’s most extraordinary authors.
Set during the events of all four Alien™ films, sending the Marines to alien worlds, to derelict space settlements, and into the nests of the universe’s most dangerous monsters, these adventures are guaranteed to send the blood racing—
One way or another.
CHANCE ENCOUNTER by Paul Kupperberg
REAPER by Dan Abnett
BROKEN by Rachel Caine
RECLAMATION by Yvonne Navarro
BLOWBACK by Christopher Golden
EXTERMINATORS by Matt Forbeck
NO GOOD DEED by Ray Garton
ZERO TO HERO by Weston Ochse
DARK MOTHER by David Farland
EPISODE 22 by Larry Correia
DEEP BACKGROUND by Keith R.A. DeCandido
EMPTY NEST by Brian Keene
DARKNESS FALLS by Heather Graham
HUGS TO DIE FOR by Mike Resnick and Marina J. Lostetter
DEEP BLACK by Jonathan Maberry
DISTRESSED by James A. Moore
DANGEROUS PREY by Scott Sigler
SPITE by Tim Lebbon Views: 291
When Amelia stumbles upon Marcia and Derrick’s BDSM lifestyle, she doesn’t realize it will lead to her escaping a loveless, dying marriage. She thought that was the stuff of romance books, not real life. Even better, she didn’t realize Marcia and Derrick operated a BDSM club and can introduce her to their friends.
Don and Carl are coworkers and platonic roommates. Divorced Carl walked in on his wife’s affair, and never-married Don hasn’t met the woman to make him “risk half his stuff.” The men agree to play with Marcia’s friend as a favor. Amelia’s new to BDSM—the last thing she needs is to get hooked up with a predator.
After some obvious meddling by Marcia, the men ask Amelia to be their roommate while she goes through her divorce. Once the dust clears, will she want more from the men, or will they be forced to say good-bye to someone they never realized they needed in their lives? Views: 291
A HOLIDAY DOUBLE FEATURE THAT'S CRIMINALLY ENTERTAININGTwo action-packed, romantic comedy holiday crime capers from the Wall Street Journal bestselling Maizie Albright Star Detective series: A View To A Chill and 17.5 Cartridges In A Pear Tree."Larissa Reinhart's books hook you in!" ~ CeeCee James, USA Today bestselling author Find out why fans love these light and fun mystery novellas with a touch of romance and a heavy dose of holiday cheer featuring the ex-celebrity turned detective (Almost. She's still in training.), Maizie Albright. "In a nutshell, it's pure escapism." A VIEW TO A CHILLA Cherry Tucker & Maizie Albright Star Detective Interconnected Holiday Mystery (book 4) "Chaos, Criminals, Catastrophic Weather, and a Whole Lot of Crazy." Two female sleuths racing to solve the same mystery! In this Rashomon-style Christmas... Views: 291
A Boston teenager finds a dangerous new identity in this tale of mystery and intrigue by the author of The Face on the Milk Carton.
After her previous boring, small-town life on a farm, a seventeen-year-old finds the bustling city of Boston a fascinating, wondrous place—until she’s involved in a crime on the street . . . and loses her memory.
She has no pocketbook, no wallet—nothing to tell her who she is. And now, a total stranger in an expensive suit claims to be her father. He says her name is Hope and they live in a posh hotel. Suddenly, she has a trust fund and a family, including a cousin who acts as if they’ve known each other forever.
The only one who’s skeptical is gorgeous college student Mitch McKenna. And when his friend Susan is abducted, the chilling pieces start falling into place. Now a girl called Hope is the target of a dangerous international conspiracy. Pursued by ruthless criminals, she’ll be lucky if she escapes with her life.
Caroline B. Cooney, the bestselling author of the Janie Johnson series, ratchets up the suspense in this spellbinding story you’ll never forget.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
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A teenager is abducted by aliens when he discovers his father is working with them on an ultra top secret project with the U.S. government.A high school student inadvertently discovers that his father is working on a top secret project with the CIA and aliens from another planet. When the aliens discover this serious security breach they insist on Peter Turner's exile to Tarizon. Meanwhile Tarizon is recovering from a series of super volcanic eruptions that has nearly destroyed all life on the planet. Tarizon is slowly recovering ecologically but the political situation is volatile. Videl Lai has become Chancellor in a tainted election. Once in power, he renounces Tarizon's constitution, The Supreme Mandate, and orders the extermination of all non-human life forms. The Loyalist party, however, has been planning a civil war to restore rule under the Supreme Mandate and stop the genocide. The Loyalist Party, however, is weak and there is little hope it will be able to defeat Videl Lai and his formidable army. The only hope seems to be a prophecy that foretells of the arrival of a Liberator from Earth who would lead a revolt to rid Tarizon of a ruthless dictator. When Videl Lai learns of Peter's imminent arrival and the talk that he might be the Liberator, he vows to have him killed the moment he sets foot on Tarizon. Views: 290
Desire leaves a man destroyed – a young girl's curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden – an accidental encounter on a train ends violently – ambition leads to a curious exchange – an uncanny likeness changes two lives forever.
A novel in sixteen chilling parts, linked by a glittering charm bracelet which brings misfortune to everyone who handles it. In Like A Charm, the cream of British and American crime writers combine for a must-have collection. From nineteenth-century Georgia, where the bracelet is forged in fire, to wartime Leeds, a steam train across Europe, the violent backstreets of 1980s Scotland, present-day London, a Manhattan taxi, the Mojave desert and back to Georgia, each writer weaves a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. Views: 290
Surrounded by greed and treachery, Rachel Chandler feels completely alone in the world - until her brother, who's been missing for fifteen years, is spotted in Hawaii. Rachel will stop at nothing to find him.
But when she arrives at her brother's cottage, she encounters a stranger. A man haunted by his past. A man looking to use Rachel for his own purposes.
A man Rachel wants as she's never wanted another.
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President Jack Ryan is dealing with an aggressive challenge from the Chinese government. Pawns are being moved around a global chessboard, an attack on an oil platform in Africa, a terrorist attack on an American destroyer and a storm-tossed American spy ship that may fall into Chinese hands. It seems that Premier Zhou is determined to limit Ryan’s options in the upcoming G20 negotiations.
But there are hints that there’s even more going on behind the scene. A routine traffic stop in rural Texas leads to a shocking discovery—a link to a Chinese spy who may have information that leads to an unexpected revelation. John Clark and the members of the Campus are in close pursuit, but can they get the information in time? Views: 290
Charles Alden Seltzer was one of 20th century America\'s most prolific authors, and his specialty was Westerns that were so popular in the country in the decades after the frontier had been completely settled. In addition to the books he wrote, Seltzer would have a role in dozens of films as well, making him one of the most instrumental figures in the genre. Views: 290
'This fast, engrossing novel is enjoyable, cheerful, and accessible to new readers.' — Publishers WeeklyMy name is Peter Grant, police officer, apprentice wizard and well dressed man about town. I work for ECD9, otherwise known as the Folly, and to the Murder Investigation Team as 'oh god not them again.' But even their governor, the arch sceptic and professional northerner DCI Seawoll, knows that sometimes, when things go bump in the night, they have to call us in.Which was why I found myself in an underground station at five o'clock, looking at the body of James Gallagher, US citizen and Arts Student. How did he avoid the underground's ubiquitous CCTV to reach his final destination, and why is the ceramic shard he was stabbed with so strongly magical?As the case took me into the labyrinth of conduits, tunnels and abandoned bomb shelters that lay beneath the streets I realised that London below might just be as complicated and inhabited as London... Views: 290
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to assist on a developing situation that involves a reclusive Amish settlement and the death of a young girl. Unable to penetrate the wall of silence between the Amish and "English" communities, the sheriff asks Kate to travel to New York, pose as an Amish woman, and infiltrate the community.
Kate's long time love interest, State Agent John Tomasetti, is dead set against her taking on such an unorthodox assignment, knowing she'll have limited communication - and even less in the way of backup. But Kate can't turn her back, especially when the rumor mill boils with disturbing accounts of children in danger. She travels to New York where she's briefed and assumes her new identity as a lone widow seeking a new life.
Kate infiltrates the community and goes deep under cover. In the coming days, she unearths a world built on secrets, a series of shocking crimes, and herself, alone... trapped in a fight for her life. Views: 290
