An acquaintance born in a nightmare turns into an engagement that is far from convenient.
Yna has lost her friends, family, and world. She wears the marks of torture on her skin and blames the man who couldn’t save her in time.
When the Guardsman who couldn’t save her comes to beg for a favour, she is hesitant, outraged, and refuses. When he tells her that woman’s life is at stake, she agrees.
Marked to blend in with his people, Yna is going to pretend to love a man she resents in order to save his sister from public execution if her secret is discovered. It is a good thing that she used to be in show business. Views: 52
Elle, a descendant of Ceres, goddess of the harvest, stows aboard a space ship colonizing a distant planet because her powers are essential to keep the plants alive that keep the colonists and crew alive. She's caught, of course, and thrown in jail where her powers are useless. Soon plants begin to die. Chaos erupts. What can Elle do, if anything? Views: 52
2123 was not my best year… Let me state for the record... Dying is not fun and is definitely overrated. This was the year the newly formed Galactic Coalition of Planets faced it greatest threat since the D'lralu invasion. The almost omnipotent Heshe sought to redeem themselves for past sins. The problem with this type of redemption was the price others sometimes pay for your salvation...CKC is a pure Science Fiction series following the adventures of a future "Horatio Hornblower" style character called "Admiral 'Cat' Catherine Kimbridge" ...It's a scifi adventure series that is chock-full of real-world cutting edge science ranging from VASMR drives powered by liquid fluorine thorium reactors to entangled quantum communications. Add in a six legged cybernetic dog with a passion for chocolate and anything can happen. Views: 52
When Tavin Barnes escaped Eden City with Khaya, the Word of Life, he became a most-wanted fugitive overnight. But he never expected his flight would end with the ultimate curse: becoming the next Word of Death. Now he's a prisoner inside the Athenaeum, where his new life under the Godspeakers' control has begun. As the Word of Death, Tavin can kill with a touch, an ability he must learn to harness or risk hurting the people he cares for. But Ryse, the Godspeaker charged with Tavin's training, is pushing him to be as ruthless as she is. Her goal: make Tavin an elite assassin, whether he wants to be or not. His first target: the Chinese ambassador to Eden City. And that's just the beginning...Praise:"Strickland's mythology continues to be compelling, and fans of the first entry will be eager to see how it unfolds." –Booklist"Those seeking a novel with a dark premise, new religion, and reluctant hero and assassin should give it a shot." –VOYA"Fans of... Views: 52
