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 ...

Amateur sleuth Spencer Reed lives with her crippled grandfather and a mother who refuses to leave the house. Home schooled and isolated, only the certain knowledge that she’ll inherit the family farm one day and be able to fulfill her life’s dream of raising horses keeps her from spiraling into despair.On the morning Spencer defends herself against the town bully, her life changes in ways she never imagined. A stranger comes to her aid. Another stranger offers her work. A chain of ...

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...

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...

Get the first three novellas of the Junkyard Dog series in one collection.JUNKYARD DOGBounced through an asteroid field like a pinball, galaxy cop Rita King crashes her damaged star cruiser on a lifeless planet known only as B4629. Her troubles are just beginning . . .Holding the spot of top pilot in the elite Red Barons leaves little time for anything else in Rita’s life. Maybe that’s why she missed the signs that all was not well in her w...

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...

When the people you love betray you . . .Faith Donahue finds herself abandoned in the northern Maine mountains. A winter camping trip with her sister gone horribly wrong. No snowmobile. No snowshoes. No supplies. Forty miles through deep snow to the nearest town. An impossible journey.His wife's dying words derail Boston detective Wade Elliot's life. Haunted by her unsolved murder, he quits the force and retreats to the solitude of a cabin in the deep woods.Can two w...

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...