As Rikki tries to shove a dead body out of the airlock on a space yacht, she’s stopped by the best-looking man she’s ever seen. Not because he wants to arrest her for killing the guy, but because he wants to help her dispose of the body. Rikki doesn’t need help, even sexy blue-eyed help. Yet somehow, she can’t get rid of this handsome man, despite the fact that getting rid of people is her job.The story that inspired Rusch’s novel Assassins in Love, which she wrote under the pen na...

A fast, edgy, and passionate story."—Mary Jo Putney, New York Times bestselling authorWhen one killer falls for anotherAgent: MishaProfile: Highly trained in every method the assassins guild has to offer. Always goes by the book.Agent: RikkiProfile: Rogue assassin who kills only to rid the world of hardened criminals. Hates organizations. Always does it her way.Love becomes a matter of l...

The spaceship arrives at a Vaadum Resort and Casino on fire, with some passengers already dead. Vaadum, the kind of place where vacationers go by accident, provides respite for the survivors.Until someone starts picking them off, too. Can the crew catch the killer before he kills them all?Killer Advice chronicles an adventure in the life of Misha, the hero of a novel which Rusch wrote under the pen name Kris DeLake, before he meets Rikki in Assassins in Love.Chosen ...

Abandoned by everyone, Skye strikes a bargain with the Assassins Guild at the tender age of 14 to work off her education. But in the years that follow, her training proves she must escape an assassin’s life. After failing one final test, she learns her fate—a fate no one can see coming.This story marks the origin of Skye, the heroine of A Spy to Die For, which Kristine Kathryn Rusch wrote under the pen name Kris DeLake.“‘Skylight’ takes one of the less likely aspects of fan...

Assassin Halina Layla Orlinskaya no longer kills for her country. She has fled to a space station in the NetherRealm. And now a space yacht has arrived, a space yacht filled with corpses, including her husband’s. Only her twelve-year-old son Misha has survived. And he has a message for her…This story marks the first appearance of Misha, the hero of Assassins in Love, which Rusch wrote under the pen name Kris DeLake.Kris DeLake is one of writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s many ...

Praise for Assassins in Love:"An exciting adventure with a hot romance between two fascinating characters." —RT Book Reviews, 4 ½ starsWhen Spy Meets SpyAgent: SkylightProfile: Seasoned Assassin Guild Super-Sleuth. Talented enough that she can write her own rules.Budget: Unlimited.Agent: JackProfile: Main investigator for the loosely federated Rover Assassins. Guided by a strict moral code, f...

Pursue…Centuries ago, when their ship crashed, paranormal species secretly settled on Earth, with humanity none the wiser. Self-governing and careful to stay under the radar, their cover is nearly blown when the archaeological dig that Valkyrie Lorin Schlessinger has worked for years—where she'd just discovered evidence of their ancient ancestors—is vandalized. When help finally arrives, she doesn't expect to see her longtime co-worker and professional nem...

“An innovative and exciting romantic adventure with just the right touch of the paranormal.”—Jennifer Ashley, New York Times bestselling authorTo most people, the realm of magic is the stuff of nursery rhymes and dusty libraries. But for Capt. Gabriel Huntley, it’s become quite real and quite dangerous . . .In Hot Pursuit . . .The vicious attack Capt. Gabriel Huntley witnesses in a dark all...

**THE FIRST AGENT OF HEL NOVEL!“Jacqueline Carey proves her versatility with this compelling and delightful piece of urban fantasy.”—#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris**The Midwestern resort town of Pemkowet boasts a diverse population: eccentric locals, wealthy summer people, and tourists by the busload—not to mention fairies, sprites, vampires, naiads, ogres, and a whole host of eldritch folk, presided over by Hel, a reclusive Norse goddess.

Revisit the Mackenzies in this heartwarming Christmas tale of the New York Times bestselling Mackenzies series.The Mackenzies gather for a clan Christmas and Hogmanay in Scotland. In the chaos of preparations for the celebration--the first of Hart and Eleanor's married life--one of Ian's Ming bowls gets broken, and the family scrambles to save the day. Daniel busily runs a betting ring for everything from the hour Eleanor's baby will arrive, to whether Mac's former-pugilis...

★★★★★ “Bleak World & Hot Passions”★★★★★ “A fast-paced dystopian I couldn't put down”"Edgy, steamy, action-packed, and plotted with nail-biting tension..."—Library Journal, Starred ReviewIn the harsh Northern Waste where human life is worth little, ice trucker Raina Bowen has learned to keep her eyes open and her knife close at hand. She's spent her life on the run, one step ahead of the megalomaniac who hun...

New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Carey returns to the curious Midwest tourist community where normal and paranormal worlds co-exist—however tenuously—under the watchful eye of a female hellspawn…Fathered by an incubus, raised by a mortal mother, and liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, Daisy Johanssen pulled the community together after a summer tragedy befell the resort town she calls home. Things are back to normal—as normal as it gets ...