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, ...

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 ...

Ida fears her parents are separating. She wants to stay with her father.A clean winter story about family and one little girl's place in it and her world in the Alaska Bush.Is her mother tired of living at the end of a dirt road the state closes in winter? If her mother intends to leave, Ida isn't going with her, and the old cabin will be a good place to hide.

Ace knew it was her at first glance. Dressed in jeans and a neon yellow safety vest, the woman holding the traffic control sign was the grown-up version of the girl who ran out on him years ago. The stop sign in her hand said it all; stop thinking about her and forget her name.Adele wanted another chance with the man. Would he even listen to her? Every time he sat in the line of cars she held in place waiting to use the one lane, she wanted to walk up to his truck. But how could she...

She let it go too long with her ex. This time Frances will end it while she still has some pride left.Life and love in Alaska. Francis labels herself as "fat and forty". How in the world she came to be living with the guitar player of a popular Alaska band is a wonder to her. Monte is a groupie magnet and Francis is waiting for him to tell her it's over. The text message she gets from him after getting home from a gig, sets off a major fight when Francis accuses Monte of being a che...

The people who own the house should be grateful to her if she can capture the kitten. If it dies under the old garage, it won't be nice come spring.Angie saw the little kitten on the way to work. The poor little thing is living under the old shed. She wants to rescue it before the temperature drops so low it freezes to death. The big man is intimidating, but the kitten needs help, and she'll take on the irate homeowner if she must.Mike has every reason to be careful. His busi...

She's a misfit, a genetic mistake on Iskonia. Iliria's clan uncle, Servolt, was a criminal. The introduction into society she expected won't happen. His business partner wants compensation and plans to sell her. Iliria escapes into a female only sect and goes into a retreat on a backward planet. The delicate female Iskonian is in disgrace and fears being kidnapped.He's head of security on Nizad and wants to keep his job. Drk feels conflicted. As head of security, his job is to keep...

It's the end of the road, the last town on the road and the very last beach at the end of the road. And it's the end of the season. Fall is on its way, and the party is shaping up to be the biggest one in a long time. Alaskans will party at the drop of a hat, and the termination dust party is about to go into party til you drop mode. Irene's employer knows better than to let the bunch who have been living in the campground on the beach in the bar for this one. The Old Salt Bar closed for t...

Sweet story of a loving couple and his efforts to do something nice for her.Tina has been putting up with no running water on their farm for over twelve years. Jimmy gets her out of the house for a week. His aim is to build a bathroom for his wife. Nothing and no one will sidetrack his surprise for his wife, and that includes teen angst and broken equipment.A self-described 'red-neck, dirt farmer, Jimmy is smarter than he looks. The country boy knows how to keep his wife happ...

He's her muscle, nothing more.Molly only takes chances while driving. Life burned her, and she isn't ready to open herself up to new wounds. Louis, Lou for short, knows more about the woman than she likes. When she discovers Lou crewed with her dead husband, Molly wonders how much Davis Lee told his shipmate about her.He's supposed to be her muscle to facilitate an aircraft engine exchange. It's a business trip into the wilds of Alaska that has them cooped up in a truck for d...

NOTE: All Life and Love in Alaska stories are short, some are very short.His father-in-law is making Turk's life miserable. Turk's uncle has taken an extended leave of absence in Hawaii. With no authority to do so, the young husband and father must hold the business together. The time Turk does get for his family is about to be reduced because of an out of town job.Morag doesn't know how much more Turk can take. With little or no energy left for romance, it's time to pull out...

Jimmy and his friends and family are looking forward to Christmas in the Copper Basin. But things go awry when disaster strikes on the only road in and out of Valdez, Alaska. A pregnant pig, the failure of an electrical breaker and below zero temperatures don't make it easy for Tina Jean to keep the homestead running until Jimmy and their oldest son, Kyle get home somehow.