Science Fiction. 119559 words long. First published via Abintra Press Views: 5
The best stories of the year, as selected by the one of the world's most honoured science fiction authors and his long-time collaborator. Here in one affordable volume is the best short science fiction of the year as selected from magazines, anthologies and journals. It is the first in a prestigious new series from ibooks. Robert Silverberg, a multiple winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards as a writer, has complied a distinguished record as an anthologist over the past 35 years. Among the famous books he has edited are THE SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME, THE NEW DIMENSIONS, UNIVERSE and THE ALPHA SERIES. His long list of science fiction and fantasy novels include such titles as DYING INSIDE and THE ALIENS YEARS. Views: 5
Seeking the pot of gold at California's end She married rich, but not well. Now, with the Civil War ended and her husband gone, Deirdre must make her own way in the world. The golden, untamed valleys of Sonoma County beckon, a land ripe with promise. But her dreams of building a home and starting a winery are thwarted by locals who don't want to sell to a spirited, independent woman—much less an Irish one. Two very different gentlemen aid in Deirdre's quest. Kin O'Leary is tall, dark, and oh-so-charming. Owner of Sonoma's most successful inn, Kin is one of the wealthiest men in the county, and Deirdre believes this makes him an ill-advised suitor. Complicating her circumstance is Dylan O'Reilly, the strapping young cattle hand who stirs her passion to life but hides some dangerous secrets. With Deirdre's dreams hanging in the balance, the forthright young widow faces a difficult choice. Will she have the luck of the Irish when it... Views: 5
-a Night Stalkers romance story- The heart-warming sequel to The Ghost of Willow's Past. Helicopter pilot Amy Patterson-James attacked the future love of her life the day she met him, but those had been special circumstances. She'd punched him out over the remains of a willow tree in the Portland, Oregon rose garden. Two years later, on their first day in combat together, she's shot down deep in enemy territory. Wounded and on the run. She banks it all on her love for Chief Warrant Dusty James and another old willow tree just as she did that First Day, Every Day. Views: 5
-a Night Stalkers and the Navy romance- NAME: Nika Maier RANK: Petty Officer and hovercraft pilot BELIEF: Merriness is against her religion, especially during the Christmas holidays NAME: Clint Barstowe RANK: Lieutenant, 75th US Rangers BELIEF: There's nothing in the world as sharp as a soldier in a Santa hat Nika's past lies safely buried in the bottom of her duffle, right down there with her interest in a lasting relationship. Clint swore off serious women after his first marriage, but his feet are swept out from under him by the 110-pound sailor who flies a 180-ton hovercraft. When a mission throws them together and they are cast onto a beach like driftwood in a storm, none of their training prepares them for what happens to their careful plans. When her past and his present collide, they must fight the battle together to win a merry Christmas at Peleliu Cove. Views: 5
