Sun, sand, tropical breezes... and murder. Is there a better backdrop for a new job gone wrong?When Harriet Monroe seizes the chance to escape her controlling beau by accepting a dream position at the exclusive Island Resort, she imagines a paradise filled with relaxation and sun-soaked days. But paradise quickly turns into a nightmare when she stumbles over a body within hours of her arrival — and becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.As Harriet scrambles to ...

Clones.A step above droids in the humanoid hierarchy.Guided by the matrix, a set of rules and responses all clones must follow or perish.Emotionless as droids, highly specialized translator clones mediate negotiations galaxy-wide. Failure to close the deal means a certain–and immediate–termination. Whisked from assignment to assignment, few survive more than a few years.When clone T564 cannot break the impasse between two parties who refuse to compromise, he...

Courage is the mastery of fear. Mark TwainThree quarters of the earth’s people wiped out. No power. No phones. No fuel for trucks to move food into the cities. Panic and anarchy rule.Her family gone, young Sydney Waters faces the greatest challenge of her life when she sets off to find a family friend she hopes will help her. A man who may or may not still be alive. A journey of a thousand miles. Alone and on foot. A journey that will test her ever...

Bounced through an asteroid field like a pinball, Major Rita King crashes her damaged star cruiser on a lifeless planet. Her troubles are just beginning.Rita loves her ship.Loves the feel of deep space between the stars.Loves being a galaxy cop. But holding the spot of top pilot in the elite Red Barons leaves little time for anything else in her life. Maybe that’s why she missed the signs that all was not well in her world. Someone she trusted tampered with...

Whether you call it Fall or Autumn, the end of the summer season is a great time for romance! Shorter days mean longer nights as sticky summer heat and humidity give way to crisp, cool breezes filled with the possibility of new love in the air. Not to mention a hint of magic!That’s right. We said magic! For our Festive Fall issue, Romance for All Seasons is excited to include stories that mix magic and romance along with stories whose heroes and heroines have thei...

There are many ways to heal a broken heart. Some more sensible than others.Riding solo across the US on a Harley presents unforeseen challenges for Camden Burns–but none as troubling as Dean Wester, the sheriff of small town Enbridge.When Camden’s bike develops a worrying vibration, she pulls to the side of a Kansas cornfield to call for help. Unfortunately, the sheriff finds her first and makes it clear there’s no room in his small town for her. Fine with Camden. Get the b...

Alcatraz Moon. Named after an obscure Old Earth prison. The most feared prison in the galaxy, located on a moon once known as Triton.Alcatraz Moon. No wardens. No workers. No communication. Only one way in. No way out. Not a single escape in five hundred years.Brandon Wilkes, a captain in the Red Barons, realizes the odds of success are against him. His mission? Rescue the Barons’ commanding officer. Kidnapped and dumped inside the prison, Brandon doesn’t know if the Comman...

Novellas four, five, and six of the Junkyard Dog series now available in a new collection.RUBY CITYRuby City hides secrets thousands of years old. None worth dying for. One worth killing for.Major Rita King takes her newest crew member to visit the famed Ruby City, a city constructed entirely of red crystal ruled by a Snakeman. Once inside the city gates, they find far more than Rita bargained for. Fantastic fables based on truth and a pris...

A stalled negotiation leaves a translator clone with only two options: succeed or die.Translator clone Thalia Blueheart can learn and speak any language in the known universe, but her skills aren’t doing her any good. Both the Motomaks and the Crenicians want total control over a new bio-energy source and are willing to annihilate anyone who gets in their way–namely, each other. The lone Zabolov at the negotiation table has yet to speak and offers her no help.Translator clo...

Sun Li’s dream of becoming a marine biologist falls by the wayside when she has to give it up to care for her sister and ailing mother. When their needs grow beyond what she can provide, Sun Li agrees to transfer her intelligence into a cyborg body in return for their lifetime care.Now she works in one of the west coast’s best known aquariums caring for the bad-tempered giant Pacific octopus named Rod. What happens when a powerful earthquake strikes the aquarium and Rod’s life is t...

The fourth and final set in the Junkyard Dog Collection series. This collection contains the last four novellas in the Junkyard Dog series, including the answer to the question that began it all. Who wanted Margarita King dead?Ghost Ship:Bending time and space makes galaxy-wide travel possible. The one rule? Make sure no solid objects occupy the other end of your warp jump.When Margarita King and the crew of the Junkyard Dog exit a jump...

Novellas seven, eight, and nine of the Junkyard Dog series now available in a new collection.Rose SunstoneDoes the end always justify the means?Once a galaxy cop who believed in the black and white of the law, now a private citizen who sees shades of gray, Rita King finds herself on a mission that straddles the line.As the Junkyard Dog carries Rita and her crew to the only known source for a powerful crystal known as the Rose Sunsto...