A legendary soldier is the last line of defense between his city and monstrous chaos in this grimdark adventure from an unmissable voice in epic fantasy.The only way to kill a monster is to become one.Bastion, a once-shining capital, teeters on the brink of ruin. Its grand spires are crumbling and its nobility fight over scraps, all while eldritch creatures stalk the streets. The only thing standing in the way of its utter destruction is th...

The Year's Best Crime & Mystery Stories contains the best crime and mystery stories that were originally published in 2015 in either print or electronic format as selected by editors Kristine Kathryn Rusch and John Helfers.Reading through thousands of titles and carefully narrowing their favorite reads down to the ultimate list that is presented in this volume, the editors chose their top picks of notable works from hundreds of anthologie...

A husband lost. A crime she didn’t commit. A truth more dangerous than she ever imagined.When attorney Quinn Durand arrives in Türkiye to reunite with her new husband, she’s met with devastating news—her husband Harrison Robicheaux is dead, accused of espionage and theft. But with no body recovered, Quinn refuses to believe it.Instead, she finds herself trapped in a high-stakes game of deception. Labeled an accomplice, she is given a chilling ultimatum: ret...

A pulse-pounding suspense thriller about buried secrets, dangerous truths, and the price of justice.Charleston real estate lawyer Lee Danforth has no interest in investigating the mismanagement of a local children’s ranch—until she hears the horrifying allegations of abuse and the South Carolina solicitor’s refusal to prosecute. Reluctantly drawn in, she soon realizes this case is far darker than financial fraud.Lee has spent years burying the truth about h...

The Last Journey Going Home - Expanded Edition covers a wide range of subjects, including the fact that our death on this planet does not mean that is the end. The truly amazing thing about the statement of living forever is that, in fact, we do live forever, not on thi The truly amazing thing about the statement of living forever is that, in fact, we do live forever, not on this planet certainly, but somewhere, some place, in a realm far more beautiful and wonderful than we can imagine. A...

THE LAW OF REVENGEbattered young woman wakes from a coma in a space port hospital with no memories of her past. The only thing she remembers are two words: Lex Talionis—the Law of Revenge. To discover her identity, she must re-live the nightmares of her past, and face the only survivor of a terrible massacre that connects her with her abductors. Lex Talionis is a fast-paced adventure, a stunning debut from a major new talent.

The Void had been defeated. It was supposed to be over.Ten years ago, Desa Nin Leean put away her guns and settled into a quiet life with her partner, Kalia. But her world has gotten a lot more complicated ever since her people discovered that they weren't alone in the universe. Ambassadors and diplomats and Justice Keepers, always coming and going.Now, an assassin has come to her city, wielding the ancient power of the Void, a religious fanatic who turns ordinary people in...

After losing his only brother to a car crash, Stuart Hollister, an elevator technician with social anxiety, finds a clue on his brother's phone that leads him to think the accident was not so accidental. With the help of a hacker he meets on the Dark Web, Stuart follows his only thread to the truth, by which he discovers his late brother's secret passion for BDSM in general, and one dominatrix in particular. He soon finds himself swept up in a dark world of organized crime, hypnosis, mind ...

Books 4-6 in R.S. Penney's 'Justice Keepers Saga', a series of science fiction novels, now in one volume!Relativity: Anna and Jack are on a mission to recover a piece of technology from the mysterious Overseers, the aliens who scattered humans on planets throughout the galaxy. With the device's strange effects on the human mind, Anna races to Tennessee to retrieve it, while Jack travels to Leyria to make contact with a professor who studied the Overseers. As they u...

Books 7-9 in R.S. Penney's 'Justice Keepers Saga', a series of science fiction novels, now in one volume!Severed Bonds: Jack Hunter is faced with his greatest challenge yet as his arch-nemesis, a terrorist who once brought a city to its knees, is on the loose again with a new agenda: to break Jack's spirit. Meanwhile, Keli Armana seeks to return to her people and Ben Loranai is forced to make a decision between loyalty to his government or to his heart. Amidst it a...

The first three books in R.S. Penney's 'Justice Keepers Saga', a series of science fiction novels, now in one volume!Symbiosis: Anna Lenai, a Justice Keeper, is sent on a mission to recapture an escaped alien. While pursuing the felon into uncharted space, Anna stumbles upon the long-lost homeworld of her ancestors, and is forced to adapt to a hostile environment. In the midst of her struggle to survive, she uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to shake their world...

Books 10-12 in R.S. Penney's 'Justice Keepers Saga', a series of science fiction novels, now in one volume!Cry Havoc: A war erupts as the Ragnosians attack the colony world of Alios, and Jack, Anna, and Melissa must defend against an invasion force. Meanwhile, Slade reveals his origins and plots to assassinate the Prime Council, which will alter the political landscape of many worlds. The Overseers are preparing for their final move, and the galaxy will never be th...