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Betrayal is the third book in the eight-volume series Allies and Adversaries.Conflict explodes on the Novan landscape, as the TELREC seek control of all Novan. Alliances are formed, then fractured by traitors and fools. Friendships are built and broken, as the stress of final realization settles in; war is coming.Is it safe to rob a bank with a couple of guys your gal met at a bar? Is it a better idea to trust your gal, when you also met her at a bar? Maybe yes, maybe no. But when the going gets tough, the tough get tougher. Or, at least, they start to have a little fun. Right?Sometimes brutal, sometimes comic--there's little to be said for second chances, and even less for second guesses. For one man, though, it's really all about the thrill of the chase, the taste of adrenaline...and the smell of smoking rubber.Eau de Smoking Rubber is approximately 800 words. Views: 347
(Suncoast Society 47, MM, MMM, MMF, MF, FF, BDSM)
Cali, Max, and Sean are hosting a kinky St. Patrick’s Day party for the Suncoast Society. From unicorn shibari photo shoots to crazy party games, it’s bound to be a wild night. Even if Cali’s bondage-loving cat, Baxter, has been confined to a back room for the duration of the festivities.
Yet it’s not all fun and games. Before the party even happens, tragedy overshadows the evening, driving home the point that life is short and uncertain, friends are everything, and each moment should be fully appreciated. It also brings a lingering, unsettled question back to the forefront for the triad.
For tonight, they’ve been asked to carry on, and that’s what they’ll do. But as the party plays out around them, will their future path finally solidify in their minds, or will it leave them with more doubts and questions than answers? Views: 347
FLIGHT OF THE COMING STORM 2.0What are the small everyday events for a hero that are very big? A solo tale about the hero Pulpy.THE DAWGS OF WARFollowing on from events seen in Stereo 2.0 comes this story of what happen to The Dawgs Of War after Death waved his hands to set their destiny in motion.Losing her fiance, Harry, four months before their wedding in a senseless accident was bad enough. Finding out the powerful archangels ordered it is an infuriating mystery. Lucy McDonald is a seer...she shares her mother's family gift of being able to see, hear, and touch angels. Only, she's not to thrilled with the angel community at the moment. That has to be put aside, though, when she is pulled into a world of angelic intrigue that has implications for the safety and freedom of this universe and everyone in it. Paired by the archangels with a strong, sexy Earth angel named Sam to end the threat, and told they are the only two in the universe who can do it, Lucy soon learns some surprising secrets about who she really is, uncovers treachery in the Earth angel kingdom, and is made privy to many of the truths about the inner workings of the universe that most people never know. From the streets of Orlando to the forests of northern Vermont, and from an intriguing alternate dimension to which she is the only key to the capital city of the Earth angel kingdom itself, Lucy and Sam are on a race against time to build an army powerful enough to take on the oncoming danger and save the lives of everyone they've been entrusted to protect. At the same time, Lucy discovers maybe just maybe, the archangels were right about Harry, and learns that true love often looks completely different than you ever imagined. Views: 347
Intended to be read after Clarity (Cursed #2). Approx. 50,000 words.Kali is the seventh of seventh, born with a destiny she'll risk lives to escape. Her choices will ripple dangerously into future generations.Amelia's haunted by a gypsy girl and her own lack of bravery. To make amends, she'll do whatever it takes to help her brother and best friend, even if it's something neither of them want.Intended to be read after Clarity (Cursed #2). Approx. 50,000 words.Kali is the seventh of seventh, both blessed and cursed. With a father willing to sell her, and a life already mapped out for her, she’s desperate for an escape. But her way out can only come from the most unavailable person she knows, and stealing happiness comes with a price that many generations will bear.Amelia’s haunted by disturbingly vivid dreams about a gypsy girl but ignored by everyone else in her life. She’s desperate to prove herself. To show everyone she can help. So when her brother and best friend display the influence of the curse on their free will—or lack of it—and a spirit warns of Perdita’s fast approaching death, she knows she has to do something. Yet she can’t ignore that something huge is happening to her too, and her journey leads her back to where it all began, but not everyone wants her help, after all. Views: 347
Carey Rockwell was a pseudonym used to produce kids books, the most famous featuring Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.From Pulpville Press: Book 6. Calling all boys and girls to Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and all points in outer space--You, too, can be a part of the group of daring adventurers from the Space Academy who travel to mysterious lands in outer space on dangerous and exciting missions. It\'s as simple as opening a book ... if the book is TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET. You\'ll discover the Earth of the future, where you can hurtle through space at breath-taking speed, and a trip to Mars will be as simple as taking a walk around the block. Views: 347
Miller has a long history with fire, one he cannot forget as he was disfigured by it. So when the crippled, flying Sasha crashes into his home from exhaustion and burns the whole place down with his unchecked magic, he does the only thing he can think of: he runs into the raging flames and saves the unconscious creature.A light yet thought provoking sci-fi adventure. "Dwarg" is a "Whisp" from a non-physical world, who is on a mission to stop Humans sending rockets into the Aura. He becomes an entity of a young and dying Aggie who accepts him. Dwarg infuses her with health, wisdom and maturity. With her aunt, they go on an adventure to France to solve a puzzle of a painting by Vincent van Gogh and learn more of his life and the story of his ear. Dwarg realizes that there are alien viruses landing on the planet and infecting Humans in different ways. Aggie, his host, is from the Abenaki nation and Dwarg is fascinated by the rituals of that culture. Aggie graduates from the University of Oklahoma at age 11 and participates in an exclusive experiment utilizing the LHC (which she cleverly used to sent Dwarg back to his own non-physical world). Views: 347
Cinderella retold: Fae, vampires, shifters, and a Godmother who'll grant you any wish—if you pay the price. Finding herself with some unlikely allies, Elle prepares to face the man calling himself the vampire king in an enchanted land of never-ending darkness. ~ ~ ~ This is episode 4 of 6 of a SERIALIZED Cinderella retelling. It is not novel-length. Expect cliffhangers! Approximately 26,000 words or 115 print pages. ~ ~ ~ In a world of fae, vampires and shifters, where wishes can be bought and bargained for, Elle is human, bound to her stepmother by a slave charm. Her only hope at freedom is to wish for it. But the Godmother rules the illegal wish trade, and the price she demands is steep. Is Elle willing to pay it? Views: 347
For four thousand years, the Guardships have ruled Canon Space - immortal ships with an immortal crew, dealing swiftly and harshly with any mercantile houses or alien races that threaten the status quo. But now the House Tregesser has an edge: a force from outside Canon Space offers them the resources to throw off Guardship rule. This precipitates an avalanche of unexpected outcomes, including the emergence of Kez Maefele, one of the few remaining generals of the Ku Warrior race-the only race to ever seriously threaten Guardship hegemony. Kez Maefele and a motley group of aliens, biological constructs, an scheming aristocrats find themselves at the center of the conflict. Maefele must chose which side he will support: the Guardships, who defeated and destroyed his race, or the unknown forces outside Canon Space that promise more death and destruction.
Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. Views: 347
Contents:
Try This for Psis
Comfort Me My Robot
Talent
The Professor Plays It Square
Block that Metaphor
Wheel and Deal
You Got to Have Brains
You Could Be Wrong
Egghead
Dead-End Doctor
Change of Heart
Edifice Complex
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(A Different Model is book one in the series I, Android)Malcolm Antares, "Zero" to his enemies, is charismatic and magnetic. The handsome and dangerous man is the perfect machine, tall and strong, fast and brilliant, a strategist and tactician capable of out-thinking anyone on the planet. With his wealth and power, he can have anything, and with his intelligence he can outsmart anyone. Except the one person he actually desires: Samantha Hart.In the future, androids are not only human-like, they have become so real, they've waged a war to win their freedom from slavery and servitude, much like their human predecessors had centuries ago. Their sole aspiration is equality. To this goal, the rebel group Prometheus is formed, with the beautiful and genius human inventor and android sympathist Samantha Hart at its core.The androids are slowly winning, and they have hope. However, one day a different model of android emerges from the shadows, one whose designed... Views: 346
In the midst of the worst winter on record, Rage is beset with worry. Her mother still hasn’t fully recovered from her car accident despite Rage’s successful quest for healing magic. Her stoic uncle seems to be having second thoughts about looking after her. The school bully, Logan, is increasingly malicious. And her only friend, Billy Thunder, is just a dog again. As if that weren’t enough, there’s something wild lurking in the woods around the farm. Do Rage’s dreams hint at a sinister threat to two worlds? Views: 346
A nameless cat lives in a town of dry, unhappy people devoid of moisture, joy and creativity. How did the townspeople get this way? Who stole the moisture? And how can one crafty cat return moisture--and life--to his town?A nameless cat lives in a town of dry, unhappy people devoid of moisture, joy and creativity. How did the townspeople get this way? Who stole the moisture? And how can one crafty cat return moisture--and life--to his town? "The Cat That Made Nothing Something Again" tells the tale of how a feline hero discovers these answers. On his journey he overcomes obstacles with wit and determination, finds new friends in unexpected places and learns the simple joy--and transcendent power--of helping others. Views: 346
Written in celebration of 150 years of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll...Alice falls into a world of mad computer programs when she doesn’t do her Mathematics homework. Will she find her way back? Will she find her Bunny? Or will the Ultimate Viruses of Power have their way?Written in celebration of 150 years of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)Alice falls into a world of mad computer programs when she doesn’t do her Mathematics homework. Will she find her way back? Will she find her Bunny? Or will the Ultimate Viruses of Power have their way? Views: 346
Zombie Invasion (Zora Baker #2)What does it take to be a hero? Better yet, what does it take to be a survivor of a zombie apocalypse? What if the zombie virus didn't come from man? What if it came from space? What if it wasn't a dastardly plan by aliens to clear the Earth for colonization, but instead an accident, bad luck? This is a prequel and leads up to Zora's arrival at Camp Vix.Zombie Invasion (Zora Baker #2)What does it take to be a hero? Better yet, what does it take to be a survivor of a zombie apocalypse? What if the zombie virus didn't come from man? Not the government, not doctors, not mad scientists, not radiation. What if it came from space? What if it wasn't a dastardly plan by aliens to clear the Earth for colonization, but instead an accident, bad luck? What can we do?Book 2 will take a look at the beginnings of Zombie Earth by focusing on the early lives of Zora, Brittany, and Jones and what molds them into the champions they are. It will also reveal the origin of the outbreak, taking the zombie story in a uniquely surprising direction. This is a prequel and leads up to Zora's arrival at Camp Vix before they begin the adventures of book one. Views: 346
