In the reign of President Deklan Comstock, a reborn United States is struggling back to prosperity. Over a century after the Efflorescence of Oil, after the Fall of the Cities, after the Plague of Infertility, after the False Tribulation, after the days of the Pious Presidents, the sixty stars and thirteen stripes wave from the plains of Athabaska to the national capital in New York City. In Colorado Springs, the Dominion sees to the nation’s spiritual needs. In Labrador, the Army wages war on the Dutch. America, unified, is rising once again. Then out of Labrador come tales of a new Ajax - Captain Commongold, the Youthful Hero of the Saguenay. The ordinary people follow his adventures in the popular press. The Army adores him. The President is.troubled. Especially when the dashing Captain turns out to be his nephew Julian, son of the falsely accused and executed Bryce. Treachery and intrigue dog Julian’s footsteps. Hairsbreadth escapes and daring rescues fill his days. Stern resolve and tender sentiment dice for Julian’s soul, while his admiration for the works of the Secular Ancients, and his adherence to the evolutionary doctrines of the heretical Darwin, set him at fatal odds with the hierarchy of the Dominion. Plague and fire swirl around the Presidential palace when at last he arrives with the acclamation of the mob. As told by Julian’s best friend and faithful companion, a rustic yet observant lad from the west, this tale of the 22nd Century asks - and answers - the age-old question: “Do you want to tell the truth, or do you want to tell a story?”
Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 2006. In 2009 the author has extended the story into a full length novel titled Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America , which was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2010. Views: 45
A train full of killers. Two passengers marked for death. And one legendary mountain man. Matt Jensen is in for the ride of his life. And it may be his last... RICH MAN, DEAD MAN After surviving a brilliantly plotted murder attempt, the richest man in San Francisco is looking to hire the best protection money can buy. Enter Matt Jensen, who, for the princely sum of $5000, agrees to escort millionaire John Gillespie and his very fetching daughter on a railway journey from Frisco to Chicago. There's just one catch: the world's deadliest killers are coming along for the ride... In Provo, Utah, a knife-wielding assassin leads Jensen on a life-or-death chase across the roof of the train. In Cheyenne, Wyoming, a ruthless pair of hired guns climb on board, ready to kill anyone who gets in their way. And in Omaha, Nebraska, three more cutthroats join the party. It doesn't take Matt Jensen long to realize this is no ordinary job. It's a... Views: 45
Stephen R. Lawhead's Celtic Crusades saga has won widespread critical acclaim and a legion of loyal readers. Now, he returns with the final volume in this magnificent series -- a tale rich in history and imagination, filled with danger, betrayal, courage, and faith, as the third generation of a Scottish noble family continues its eternal quest to secure the divine on earth, and preserve humankind's last true hope for salvation.While undergoing the initiation into the highest order of a secret religious society, Scottish lawyer Gordon Murray discovers the greatest revelation of all ...A thousand years after its disappearance, the Mystic Rose, which is the fabled Grail -- the Chalice of the Last Supper -- has been found, and the Knights Templar will stop at nothing to possess it. Led by the ruthless and corrupt Renaud de Bracineaux, the warrior monks embark on a dangerous and deceitful quest to find the Holy... Views: 45
President Arnold Patterson must deal with the death of his family from a fast moving and very suspicious virus that decimates Earth. The government and military are collapsing and the president must move the government to Camp David then ultimately to an aircraft carrier where they try to keep the world around them functioning. The astronauts in space are trapped and must find a way to survive. Views: 45
A shy otter meets a stripper, and when their souls collide, convention keeps them apart until he finds her again.
Augusta wants to go to the Crossroads. At a bachelorette party for a cousin, she saw the man of her dreams, but he was on his way to wrap himself around a pole.
She gets herself off to the one place she can meet a man and find out if there is another man who sends her heart pounding.
Randal was filling in for one of the entertainers, and the moment he finished his set, he went in search of the woman with the sad eyes and the lush smile. He had no idea it would take him weeks, cost him every favour he was owed and take him into the lair of a very cranky cheetah, only to find out that his target had already flown the coop.
One way or another, he is getting his otter and taking her home. Views: 45
[Siren Classic: Erotic Paranormal Romance, werewolves, sex toys, HEA]Red Maybury has lived her life plagued with nightmares of something so horrific she isn’t sure she’ll ever get over it. Trust doesn’t easy come to her, especially where men are concerned, but when she discovers she’s the alpha’s destined mate, she becomes determined to overcome her fears.Ace Silver has known for seven years that Red is his mate, but he’s a hard, domineering man and he isn’t sure she can handle him. When her well-being is threatened by three of his wolves, he realizes the only way to protect her is to claim her.Giving herself to Ace, Red learns that in order to control her fears she must submit to him, but will it be enough? Can she face her past in order to have a future with the man she is quickly falling in love with? Or will old demons drag her down, dooming any chance they may have at happiness?A Siren Erotic Romance Views: 45
Brenn knows that her survival is up in the air because she is under threat from her own parent. Blood is hard to fight. Brenn has spent her life being quiet and avoiding the attention of her father, the psychopathic emperor. He keeps her close and anyone who befriends her is in immediate danger. When she is offered a chance to leave on a design mission and she is given one year of freedom, she is not going to waste a minute. She is preparing to return to defend herself with everything in her. Designing a Citadel is right up her alley, and watching it being built is a dream come true. The Drai acting as host shows her that her father’s people can have more than a homicidal personality—they can be kind and bring a sparkle to her soul. Views: 45
When the most dangerous threat comes from inside, who can you trust?"The king of military romance does it again!" – Fresh FictionCaptain Justin "The Cowboy" Roberts flies the Army's most powerful helicopter, delivering troops into the center of the battle.Captain Kara Moretti flies the stealth remote-piloted aircraft—do not be calling it a drone near her—to guide his way.When they team up with The Activity—Special Operations' cutting edge intelligence agency—the danger becomes real and very, very personal."(For) fans of Suzanne Brockmann, Maya Banks, Catherine Mann, and Kaylea Cross." – Booklist"OMG, I love how this guy writes military romantic suspense!!" – Smitten with Reading[Can be read stand-alone or in series. A complete happy-ever-after with no cliffhangers. Originally published in 2016. Re-edited 2021 for improved reader experience but still the... Views: 45
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