Rich has lived in the North Carolinian wilderness for over two years, and while he's heard the stories, he never actually believed they were true. Even after witnessing it for himself, Rich still isn't sure he believes in what's happening around him. He knows one thing for sure -- he's going to have to rescue the man he thinks is being sacrificed, no matter how much he hates violence.The guy on the table is a honey-coated wet dream, and Rich isn't sure what to do after saving him f...

Justin Nesbit, soldier turned prospector, crash lands on a planet in a star system that doesn't exist on any map. He's taken prisoner by the natives, and finds himself thrust into a strange new culture, a strange new language ... and strange new feelings. From the start, Sajah, the alien leading the natives, is intensely interested in him.Sajah is a big and strange alien, unlike anyone Justin has ever encountered in his life. Fumbling through cultural and language barriers, they be...

War awaits on Ilmare, between the humans and the constructs they created. Considered flawed designs by their creators, Selati and his other sentient comrades live the life of refugees on the run, hiding and fighting in Ilmare's vast jungles. They want only the freedom to pursue their newly awakened sentience away from human interference.Aleledai taught Selati all he knows of a life without chains and suffering. Neither can know what tomorrow will bring, rather all too well what it c...

People stumbling into Jack Hawthorne's little town of Reeve's Creek isn't anything new. It happens from time to time. Those who need a safe place to hide from the world. Not the same way he needs a safe place, mind, but he lives with it and keeps to himself on the edge of town.Then two come at once. One is an irritating blip on the radar of his quiet life no matter how much this stranger upset the town, and the other ... well, Sheriff Mason Carrow is there to turn Jack's world upsid...

Sequel to Witch KingWhen an Archmage needs a guard to see him through the enchanted Alahanai Forest, dwarf Einith Redstone jumps on the opportunity. The amount of coin offered for the contract is enormous, and he wants to help a fellow dwarf find his Heartstone. And then Einith is stunned when the enticing elf Tae'liamath joins them as their guide.Their journey through Alahanai is more dangerous than expected, physically and personally. Between the search for a mis...

Sequel to Knight ErrantMaster fire mage Alegan Ilsace heads to the Fire Stars, great volcanic islands in the Vensalin Ocean, to harness the untamed power of Toa. He needs the power to snatch his family from death. But all of his dreams lie in shambles when he fails and pays for his impertinence in blood.Catli, Koan of his village and speaker for Toa, finds a stranger injured on the mountainside and drags him home. As Alegan's past comes to light, Catli is drawn in by...

When Commander John Dennington loses contact with Mission Control, he assumes it's another temporary communications failure. Then he watches the shape of the world change beneath him.Nuclear war has left six astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station with no Mission Control, no resupply, and no way home. Every system aboard the Station was built with Earth behind it. Now every malfunction could be fatal, every resource has an expiration date, and six people must som...

John and Jason have always dreamed of going to space together. And they finally made it.A simple mission to advance human exploration, which is the goal of every expedition. But when the world ends? The lovers find themselves trapped on the Space Station with their tiny crew and have to find a way to survive against the vastness of space for as long they can.As weeks stretch into months, supplies dwindle, tensions rise, and their relationship is tested by the void of space....

Selati, a big construct forced to work in the cobalt mines of Ilmare, is terrified of the overseers. Danger dogs his every breath, somehow the leader of his ragged work crew, and he finally has enough when the mine itself almost kills him. Humans or no humans, he refuses to let his crew die down in the dark. As his crew takes their stand in their bid for freedom, rescue comes. Freedom in the light and a whole new life awaits.It's a duty Aleledai takes great pride in, saving his fel...

Saito Naotatsu had a secret, though he's done his best to keep the deep yearning for his friend and fellow astronaut under wraps for years. And he'd been successful at it.The small confines of the Station don't leave room for anything except constant temptation, living in each other's pockets, and reliance on each other. And that was before their weary crew of six couldn't go home.Turlach, already on edge from the constant stress over the never-ending life or death decision...

Eli Masoe did his best, always, to look for the good things in life. It was hard, after almost three years trapped on the Station, to hold onto that optimism. Having friends helped, and the ones he was riding out the end of the world with were the best. In his opinion. Especially Yakecen.Space, of course, is a very harsh mistress. The peaceful and cramped existence of this merry little crew of six is upended in a pretty spectacular fashion.Yakecen Frias is skittish as a fer...

From the Great Divide to the living Fire Stars, there are tales all over Osaire just waiting to be told. Great loves and great loses in equal measure. Friends made, adventures are had and some find a home they never knew they were looking for.Contains the stories:Witch King: King Solna is tired of war. He longs for the possibility of ending the wars at last and finds it in Vius, a wounded warrior who is not what he seems. Solna schemes to unite their countr...