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A short story to accompany Exodus (UnderEarth #1)
Finn and Jovi, two young archaeologists, discover a mysterious abandoned spaceship in Damascus which takes them to the home of Ru and Keon, the legendary and ostensibly fearsome Thought Beings of Pertinax where they partake of tea and biscuits, while learning more about the real history of modern industrialised civilisation and the true purpose of life.
Some confusion also arises involving a doorknob......
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Sci-fi fantasy romance.Pirates abducted her from her planet. The Mercenary Union ship which rescues her may be no better than the pirates. Captain Maden of the Long Sword refuses to take her home.The Messerian spy tells the captain he is not alone. There are others seeking to eliminate the pirates. He must keep the girl, Dahteste, close. She must not discover she is simply bait in the larger game they play. What gift does the girl have which makes...
3) Rex
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A word of warning ... From author Avery Meadows comes a dark enemies-to-lovers alien romance about Mesozoic dinosaur shifters and the fated human mates they track down and capture.One might think an invasion by aliens ranks as the worst thing that could possibly ever happen, but Capri Smythe's here to tell you, it's not. Neither is being hunted by not one but two aliens--a dinosaur shifter and a lizard-skinned reptilian. Nope. Because right now, Earth's...
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The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet:
"We are an alien race you may call the Atoners. Ten thousand years ago we wronged humanity profoundly. We cannot undo what has been done, but we wish humanity to understand it. Therefore we request twenty-one volunteers to visit seven planets to Witness for us. We will convey each volunteer there and back in complete safety. Volunteers must speak English. Send...
5) Enigma
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Seb Zodo had a hunch from the second he met Moses, but even he understood he needed more than that before he acted upon it.Now he knows the truth, he plans to return to the Shadow Order's base for a long overdue showdown with the villainous shark.With his friends behind him, Seb's ready to finally end his affiliation with the Shadow Order and rid himself of the prophecy hanging around his neck.Once he's defeated the darkness in the galaxy, he can...
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On a steely platform hovering high above the swamps of Algoria Three, Matti-Jay enjoys the cool crisp air and the sense of freedom. But something speeding at her and the crew puts things in desperate jeopardy. Faced with tough choices, Matti-Jay pits her skills against an impossible situation. A situation that might break everything. A Matti-Jay and Dub adventure short from the author of Trapped and Blue Defender.
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The males of the planet Draconis lose the planet that supplies their mates to a natural disaster. The females survive but, they have left and spread to the far reaches of the universe. Their eyes turn to Earth. Jarel is sent with five other males to find mates and make sure Earth females are compatible matches.
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A Highlander in a Pickup is the second book in award-winning author Laura Trentham's romantic comedy Highland Georgia series, full of love, laughs...and highlanders!
When a gorgeous new man-in a kilt-comes to town, life in Highland, Georgia will never be the same…
Iain Connors is the poster boy for the strong and silent type. Growing up a loner at Cairndow Castle in Scotland with only the cliffs and moors for company, it's understood Iain will...
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Named Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights...
10) Cradle Robbers
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Royd Melgrave slams himself into an emergency vacuum suit as klaxons blast around him. The refinery station seems doomed.When Authority investigators Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew arrive, the refinery wreck follows an erratic orbit and little evidence remains.What they do find only raises more questions. Questions that might turn things inside out.
11) Brain Waves
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CoDee hopes to keep the kitty alive.
CoDee, a brain damaged young man, lives on a dusty, dirty desert world. The junk yard he lives in belongs to CoDee. He hates it when dead animals get dumped in the yard. He says it "hurts his heart" to deal with them.
The world he lives on caters to the older, poorer freighters and trading ships. A ship rescued a member of a feline species with massive injuries. They dump the cat in his yard thinking her dead....
12) Bones of Others
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Cat and CoDee have refitted the Bond and are pursuing their dream of being space traders. Cat only wants to find goods to trade, CoDee yearns to experience and explore. The sector of space he longs to explore has a dark history. Ships vanish.
Cat can't recall the reason this area terrifies and revolts her. Because she can't explain there is no factual basis for resistance when CoDee insists they set a course there.
And CoDee has another need. He...