Cassidy Knowles, the nation’s fastest rising food-and-wine writer, receives a gift. A calendar of lighthouses surrounding Seattle. And a dozen letters revealing a past she never knew.Russell Morgan, born to a fortune, went out and made one of his own. With a calendar of lighthouses as a chart, he steps aboard a sailboat, seeking a new heading for his future.Where their courses collide? That is Where Dreams Are Born.

Helicopter Crew Chief Fiona MacDonald takes her Highland heritage to heart. And when she sees someone break a major pre-battle candy taboo, she lets him have it with saber-sharp disdain.Del Campbell spent months planning tonight's mission—a hostage rescue from a remote Afghan camp. All goes according to plan, until Fiona catches his bad luck.Together they can fight the battle. But when the heat fires up between them, can they share the swee...

Jackie Malloy's life never runs smoothly and her efforts to avoid her pending 40th birthday party proves no exception.Foregoing her beloved airplane and swiping her parents' sailboat to visit a childhood friend in the Bahamian Outer Islands should have worked. But her old training as one of the Special Operations Command's top spies betrays her.The nefarious plans of three men staying at her friend's resort forces her into action once more.

-a Future Night Stalkers romance story-Brody Jones flies Lifter Rescue—diving down into the hazards of Low Earth Orbit. There he saves who he can of Earth’s last refugees.Captain Karina Rostov of the Future Night Stalkers can’t understand Brody’s career choice—neither his commitment to Lifter Rescue nor his refusal to fly with her.When a rescue flight forces them both to confront their pasts, each must finally face their own Heart’s Refuge.

Character drives story—any story, any genre. Imagine 2001: A Space Odyssey without HAL, Tolkien without Gandalf, or Ian Fleming without James Bond. A great character can’t save a bad book, but the best writing in the world won’t survive a weak one.For over 25 years, M.L. has been studying Character Voice. This book collects what he has learned so far. A set of practical tools that work for any genre and any writing style. He also discusses how to evaluate which will work for you.

Who says that Christmas only comes once a year?Settle in for 12 tales that celebrate the true Christmas spirit.Visit a Big Sky Montana ranch or fight wildfires.Cook at the White House or bake in a TV studio.Jump into the waves or cheer for a Christmas ghost.Visit Santa, soar with reindeer, or fulfill a Yuletide wish.Anytime of year is the right time to relax by the fire (or at the beach) and enjoy Twelve Tales of Christmas.

-an Oregon Firebirds romance story-The Oregon Firebirds are the very best at one thing—saving homes. Finding their own poses problems.Jasper Jones flew as Curt’s wingman since he moved in next door at the age of six. But meeting Curt’sstunning older sister? He never could talk to her when they were kids. Time hasn’t fixed the problem.Jana Williams holds herself together by the thinnest of threads. She lost her dream job as an...

Mavall knows his role in life: best friend to the great Dreymond Valenki—the most powerful man on the remains of the Pacific Rim.But when they travel together into the crystal caverns of Luna seeking answers, their paths diverge.Rediscovering the past permanently alters the paths of Drey, Mavall, and the woman they both love as they seek to understand the dreams of crystal.

Persephone loves the free-wheeling lifestyle of an inter-planetary freighter pilot. Like her namesake of Ancient Greece, she lives a two-fold life. Part of the year sequestered in deep space and part in various ports with a good friend and hopefully a willing man.Until her heading converges with fellow pilot Reggie. Shy yet quirky, teasing yet kind. He possesses great depths that only Persephone can cross over.When their orbits suddenly diverge, Reggie must plot a new cours...

Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, spoiling for a battle to end all wars. All it needs? One thin excuse.World War I began with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. World War II launched with the invasion of Poland. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine didn’t do it—yet.A close flyby of an American CMV-22 Osprey tiltrotor goes desperately wrong over the North Sea. Will the tipping point for World War III break the moment a favored daughter of the O...

The White House Protection Force Races to Defend! Come meet the behind-the-scenes specialists who keep our White House safe—even while they lose their hearts.Jim Fischer and Malcolm the springer spaniel love their patrols safeguarding the White House. They walk the fence line, meet the tourists, and hunt the bad guys. Neither one ever searched for more, until now.Reese Carver raced NASCAR. She abruptly left her front row starting position t...

-a Future Night Stalkers romance story-Mission: Canmerica (East and West) have long since fallen. China and Russia, well, the less said the better. The UK’s vast habitats float safely above the far side of the Moon—and Canmerica’s Delta Force and Night Stalkers have joined them there. No one knows quite what the Australians and Kiwis have done. But the India Particle Beam tyrannizes the rest of the Eastern Hemisphere and must be stopped.Team: