Arndis is to set up a security force for the spaceport on Estevan, a desert world. She survived a fight with an Iskonian, an alien almost twice her size. This simple mission should give her time to recover. Dave Yerks is a native and part of the port's council. The attraction is immediate, but Arndis isn't staying. Not on the hot dust storm plagued dirt-ball that is Estevan.

Bunde can't endure Brown's rejection much longer. Her Gossican instincts still want him, but she refuses to be used again. Worse, he's a brilliant engineer and invaluable to the ship—just not to her peace of mind. The moment the captain decides Brown is causing her too much stress, the human will be gone.Brown knows he's living on borrowed time. The captain has made it clear where his loyalties lie: Bunde is family. He isn't. If he can't repair the damage he's done, he'll lose his ...

Could her husband want her dead? There are so many things she doesn't understand.Camille's dose of laudanum coupled with Dmitri's brandy combine to make two small problems life changing for both of them.The Inside Passage, Alaska 1881.Dmitri suddenly finds himself married after mistakenly entering the room of young widow, Camille. He's begun to feel old and alone. Still in love with his dead wife, Dmitri's guilt is doubled by marrying...

Adult themes, violence, approach with caution.Marin is in real trouble. The president is a figurehead; They split the states into Red and Blue. Kidnapping across state borders of females able to breed is a business. For women of certain bloodlines, having eggs removed and stored while getting a tubal ligation is a safety precaution. Her grandmother told her to get it done. Using a surrogate would be best—she didn't. Now she's being deliver...

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 ya...

Lila is facing a tough decision. She loves her grandparents and doesn't want to leave them, but she also wants to support herself and find a job. Her older brother is unable to take care of their grandparents, so she must find a way to support herself. Eastern Alaska doesn't have many job opportunities, so she takes what is available.On her first day of work, she meets Dick, and they both feel an instant connection. However, there are obstacles in their way. Dick is from California...

Russ mouthed off to the wrong person, his mother's new business partner. He left Alaska on the run from the consequences. Lynn's boyfriend, a commercial fisherman, will pitch a fit. Russ must figure out where he goes from here. But he's got a truck acting up, and it's a long way home to Alaska.Gentry got stuck taking care of her controlling father and mean older brother. Her other siblings left her alone to deal with it all Gentry wants out. She to...

There's a new girl in Homer, Lynn. Rurik feels the pull the moment he spots her. His reputation is against him and he knows it. The other girls in town have nicknamed him the Russian Raider. She'll hear it and probably a bunch of other stuff. In a small town, people talk.Lynn's mother took off when she was still an infant. Her mother's dead and her father dies before she meets him. She's inherited part of a sporting good's store, Homer Bait and Switch. Can she make...

His son is the only reason he still lives.Warning: abuse triggersUalan wants a woman but fears what he learned as a slave to a Roman woman may have tainted him. HIs desires may be too perverse. So he tends to his son, does as his father bids and stays far from the local women.New to the clan at Eilan water, Ualan intrigues Sorcha. The man takes such good care of his son. But where is the child's mother? Why is it the boy never speak...

A plane crash makes Nadia a widow and tears her world apart.The fly-in lodge she and her husband ran in Eastern Alaska needs a caretaker because Nadia must go to the city and get a job. Sending her son to live with her parents for the winter eases one worry. Her best friend's pastor finds someone to watch the place while she is gone. Desperate to get out of the city and somewhere quiet, Andy takes the job and falls in love with the country. The boss lady's nighttim...

Her son is grown now and she hasn't seen him since her ex kidnapped the infant.Lily Raven's husband took their son and disappeared. Will she ever see him again? Drake wasn't the only one who ripped her heart out. Destry was her friend, first love. How could Drake's younger brother keep her child away from her?Destry did what he could. He had to wait until the boy came of age to say anything. Drake would have vanished into South America with Teller forever. ...

The shaman can't leave his world; the commander refuses to be tied to a planet again.Silver's ship is her life. She almost sold her soul to get it. Easy money, so her contact said. Zoom over to planet SW 858, grab a sample of the metal a scout discovered and head home. There's one minor problem. The planet isn't uninhabited. Silver must be careful not to upset the natives. The Mercenaries Union doesn't like adverse publicity.Tsela, ...