It's hard to make your mark on the universe if you're dead.Anastassia Kazan brings an end to the fighting between Vayen Ta'set's homeworld of Artor and their rival, Jal. When she offers Vayen a job on her team of bodyguards, he leaps at the opportunity. He'll do anything to keep Artor on the path to recovery.Protecting the paranoid and mercurial woman whose deals and threats keep everyone in line is a tough, thankless task. One drunken night with Anastassia...

Retirement far from home doesn't set well for a man of action.Life outside the Narvan is not as ideal as Vayen would like. His job is unfulfilling, the people aren't his, and even after five years, Anastassia still hasn't quite forgiven him for stranding them in obscurity.Vayen's idle daydreams of returning to the Narvan turn into a nightmare with an assassination attempt. Old friends have become enemies and old enemies are even less happy to see him. Threa...

Vayen's quest to keep the Narvan at peace has left him scarred both inside and out.Struggling to hide his hallucinations, memory loss, and flashbacks from everyone, he's been advising the Narvan on a consultant basis from the distant colony of Pentares, but he longs for the comfort of home.When Anastassia thinks she might again be able to host a link, she's eager for them to return to the Narvan. Stepping back into the advisory position they'd both left beh...

Vampires full of tragic pasts and dark secrets are delicious.Lavina feeds off the memories of others, the more traumatic the better, but once she's fed, they're fixed: looking for redemption, good...so very vanilla. Lavina craves triple dark chocolate.Stephanos is called to America to help his sire take over the blood-rich city of Northchester. The job, like all the others before it, is simple: kill the target, cause a little chaos, and enforce compliance w...

One fed up woman with no filter holds the key to changing the future of the empire.Burning season on the exile world of Anduvea means the space station at the edge of the empire is full of rich, drunk tourists and their idiotic antics. When Senior Security Officer Rita Stabinov spots a thief wanted dead or alive by Empaetor Iradio VIII himself, she envisions a hefty reward or maybe a promotion anywhere else.A deathbed promise to the thief to keep the goods ...

A true story of what happened to my married daughter and my relentless search for answers concerning her untimely death and the unusual circumstances surrounding it. Since she now has no voice, I felt compelled to share her story, to be her voice, and to seek truth and justice for her. By relating this unbelievable experience of loss, I am hopeful it might help others recognize similar situations in their lives and reach out to those needing a helping hand.

God doesn't make mistakes.That choice to give man free will, though, that has caused nothing but problems. Problems that need fixing.When an angel shows up to hand Samuel Mason a task he never asked for, his first reaction is to refuse. Killing the little boy next door is unthinkable. But there's a contract with Sam's name already on it and the angel won't take no for an answer.Fulfilling his task will ruin Sam's life, his family, ...

Death lurks in the choices we make.Alex is awarded the best birthday present ever, a full exclusive weekend pass to the Spindle, a space station high above the Earth. There, everyone is healthy, the food is real, and there are even living trees. Being one of the chosen will set him and his family up for life, but in winning he may lose everything.Fray Farm is up for sale but the current occupants are very particular about who the new owner will be. They hav...

On idyllic Veria Minor, Anastassia struggles to fit into a life she never wanted. She's lost everything she's worked so hard for.According to her cover story, she's now an acolyte Seeker, a mother, and wife of Isnar Ka'turoc. In reality, the Council's torture has left her with only a whisper of her telepathy, she doesn't know the first thing about raising a kid, and the man she's stuck with is the same one who ruined her life. If she wants to stay among the living,...

A fairy tale for all ages...In the heart of the beautiful city of Katra, princess Amira has spent all her eleven years confined to her room. Cursed with a spell, poison runs through her veins and must be drained away every day or she will die. Kept company by only a stream of temporary maids and the king and queen when they have time, she dreams of what lies outside the castle walls, a sibling to play with, and a future she will likely never live to see.As Amira's strength ...

Bruce Gawain has been between knightly quests for longer than he'd like to admit.In the town of Holden, he meets a seer who tells him his destiny awaits in distant Gambreland, but with only three coins to his name, Bruce isn't getting much further than a barstool at the town's inn.As luck would have it, the innkeeper's beautiful daughter Svetlana and her flock of troublesome god-gifted sheep need an escort to Gambreland. With a paying job, everything seems ...

The mindful art therapy presented in this book places inner contemplation, openness and visual language at its centre, showing how traditional Eastern wisdom can be integrated into modern psychotherapeutic practice for mind-body wellness.This book introduces a foundation for mindful art therapy practice by providing a coherent framework that bridges paradigms between eastern and western traditions. The author clarifies different approaches from mindfulness traditions to guide stude...