Once enemies, now friends. Their fondness for each other has blossomed, but her arranged marriage keeps them apart.During her stay at Charibert, Joslyn came to understand Elric's true character as a kind lord. Admiring the honorable man that he is, her heart teeters on the edge of falling in love with him, yet she knows a relationship with Elric is impossible. When her father arrives to escort her, Joslyn will leave Charibert to wed a man she does not know....

A whispered terror from Neptune becomes real when Commander Janus and the crew of the Patrol ship Wasp are drawn off course toward a black, derelict vessel drifting between Neptune and Pluto. Boarding cautiously, they step into a silent trap and meet the Proktols: tall, shell-like aliens whose icy restraint hides a capacity for shocking cruelty. Their leader, V'Naric, reveals that the Earthmen were lured aboard deliberately, and the Wasp crew is soon overpowered, imprisoned, and carried to...

Her parents endured a loveless, arranged marriage. Must Joslyn do the same?After traveling by ship to an unfamiliar land, eighteen-year-old Joslyn knows little about the man her father has chosen as her husband. With her brother Stanley as her escort, he has remained mysteriously silent about the details of her betrothed.By his father's order, Stanley was sworn to secrecy. He knows the man his sister is to marry possesses a wicked reputation. Stanley has do...

"We're Friends, Now" is a gripping science fiction short story written by Henry Hasse. This intriguing story digs into the world of artificial intelligence, delving into the difficulties of human-machine interactions and the ethical quandaries that arise. The plot takes place in a future in which advanced robots known as "mechs" have become an integral component of human society. These mechs are intended to serve and aid people in a variety of ways, ranging from housework to companionship....

The Beginning by Henry Hasse.

Go Big AND Stay Home gives you the blueprint to live your dreams, fulfill your destiny, and have all the abundance you desire. Go Big AND Stay Home will introduce you to the 21st Century model for doing business, by leveraging the power of technology while incorporating the art of building and nurturing relationships. Tracie shows you how to use the synergy of social networking, both in person and online, to grow your network exponentially. Using her fun and collaborative model, youll be s...

It seems we have never been more ‘free’. Yet anxiety and depression are rife and more people feel overwhelmed by daily living. Is all our so-called freedom nothing more than a trap of our own making? In this inspiring look at what freedom really is, Assoc. Professor Craig Hassed explores how we can find a life of peace and happiness — true freedom.

This science fiction novel explores themes of extraterrestrial life and cosmic adventure. The story is set on Neptune and revolves around the protagonist’s encounters with the mysterious and advanced inhabitants of the planet. As the plot unfolds, the protagonist uncovers secrets about Neptune and its inhabitants, leading to dramatic and often perilous situations.Hasse’s narrative combines elements of space exploration with speculative fiction, providing a rich and imaginative depiction of...

In a dying star system, two exhausted survivors of a doomed interstellar exodus search the dead worlds of a fading Sun for a home that may no longer exist. N'Zik and Shi-Zik, the last heirs of a generation ship built to preserve their race, have watched disease and cosmic radiation erase their people one by one, until only despair and duty remain. As they pass frozen planets and ruined cities, their search becomes a solemn reckoning with extinction, fate, and faith. Far away on Mercury, Cu...

Ron Jordan enters Halo City on Ceres disguised as a broken, drugged-out drifter, swallowing insult and abuse while secretly hunting the black freighter Lucifer—the ship tied to the false charges that ruined his brother Carl's life. In the lawless pirate world of Martians, smugglers, and hidden weapons, he tracks the vessel through the shadowy spaceport, uncovers its true identity, and boards it with a concealed pistol, only to be captured before he can confront Captain Tarnuff. Regaining c...

The history of Jackson County brims with colorful characters and noteworthy episodes nearly lost to time. Jackson abolitionists used their barns, houses and hidden compartments to harbor freedom seekers traveling on the Underground Railroad. One even repelled an armed posse from Kentucky. A prominent druggist murdered his mother in 1889 and a jail guard in 1893. Evidence suggests he murdered his father too. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt traveled to Brown's Lake for relaxation in 1935, but a...

In 1993, Amira Aass, a young Israeli reporter, drove to Gaza to cover a story - and stayed, the first journalist to live in the grim Palestinian enclave so feared and despised by most Israelis that, in the local idiom, "Go to Gaza" is another way to say "Go to hell." Now, in a work of calm power and painful clarity, Hass reflects on what she has seen in Gaza's gutted streets and destitute refugee camps.Drinking the Sea at Gaza maps the zones of ordinary Palestinian life. Fr...