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Forget everything you think you know about mass murderers and crimes of passion, because now you're going to learn the truth. People don't decide one day to go out and kill as many people as they can, or wake up one morning, grab the nearest shotgun or axe, and proceed to hack apart their loved ones. They do it because they're infected with a jewel, a creature of intense beauty and danger. Once the jewel takes over a host's body, that person dies,...

Now married, Griffin and Nat couldn't be happier to have shared the moment with their friends, but the honeymoon period won't last long. Still plagued with the veils and acid rains, they're just trying to do what they do best-survive. However, things seem to be changing, improving. Cars are working again, guns are firing, there's even electricity, but still they find themselves traveling through time. With each event, it seems they're getting closer...

Miranda Sayers's best friend is her wheelchair. It has been her refuge for most of her twenty-six years. But the time has come when her grandmother can no longer help take care of her. Now Randi is faced with having to survive on her own, and unfortunately that future doesn't look promising. Collin First's job on Earth is to find the Ducts between his world and this one. As an Extinguisher, he has to eliminate those passageways before any of the dangerous...

A Nion warrior never kills. Never. But this time, she may have to destroy the man she loves. They found him chained in the depths of an enemy ship. Half-starved, beaten, and abused in more ways than anyone could ever imagine, the man still exhibited a strength of character that impressed his deliverers, including Captain Willis Tayte. Something about this one, whom his captors called Vall, tugged at her heart. It was too bad she wouldn't have the...

In today's society, vampires are mostly accepted, though there are still those who don't think vamps deserve to be trusted. Truth is they're far superior to humans in every way, and a huge asset to the military and law enforcement. That's where Saoirse Bronner comes in as one of the newest vamp officers on the force. When humans and vamps both start turning up dead, what better way to solve the case than to have humans and vamps working together? Saoirse...

Now in the Tennessee National Guard after serving in the military, Brix Rhodes and his team are called to assist the sheriff's department and highway patrol after a sinkhole appears at the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Since losing his wife, Samra, in a car accident four months ago, he's been left to raise their baby girl alone, but fortunately his dad is always there to help care for her while he's away. Brix promises to return soon from this deployment,...

Every five years, Yulen D'Jacques, Battle Lord of Alta Novis, holds a conference to continue strengthening relations between the Normals and Mutah. Both battle lords and Mutah councilmembers from far and wide are invited in an effort to prove how important they could be to each other, and to dismiss any misconceptions Normals may still have toward the people they once considered their inferior enemies. This time, it's determined Mattox D'Jacques,...

It has been raining for days on end all over the world. The inundation is causing blackouts, severe flooding, homes going underwater, as well as entire coastal towns disappearing. When will it stop? Wylie Barraga and his dad, Cesar, are hoping for the best but planning for the inevitable, packing up whatever supplies they can find and readying their bass boat to launch. When Wylie's girlfriend, Gwen, and her sister, Harper, call for help, Wylie and...

As one of Earth's Galactic Enforcers, Lawn Bascomb is assigned to Area R6Y6 for the duration of one year. Her only companion in this desolate section of space is Deep, her sentient Vogt ship. The Vogt line is an experimental breed of unique vessels, each with its own artificially enhanced intelligence, created specifically for use at the deep space guard posts. Able to project himself in holographic form, Deep is not only Lawn's sole fellow crew member,...

14 Tales of Romance That Didn't Quite Go As PlannedStories included are:CHOCOLATES - The salesman was persuasive, the samples delicious, and the price was where Melvin couldn't turn down buying a box.BUBBLE BATH - Chet decided drawing her a hot bubble bath and ordering in some Chinese food would make for a perfect night.DICE - A little love play based on a set of "romance dice" sounded like just thing to spice up their marriage.ROMANTIC MOVIE - Word...