An orphan boy is told that he's meant for greater things ...Gray eyes are the mark of those with the Gift: an inherent ability to connect with otherworldly technology. In a dangerous world filled with thieves and bloodshed, the Gift can change your entire life.Patrin is one such gifted person, and he knows it's the only reason he's alive. As a teenager, rescued from bloodthirsty bandits, Patrin give his loyalty to Galin, a deposed Crown Prince, promising to help him seize p...

Born into the shifter world, Wade Coffey couldn't wait to shift into his animal. When the shift didn't happen, he embraced the specially enhanced features gifted him. Little did he know those abilities would aid him in what the Mother Goddess had in store for him.All her life, Gemma Standish secretly wanted to shift, but when it didn't happen, she honed the special capabilities she received until she could shift.One a ball of flame, and upheaval of ice, Gemma and Wade learn...

IN THE WAKE OF HIS FAILED ATTEMPT TO KILL KING HALIN, PATRIN IS ORDERED NORTH TO SEEK THE HELP OF AN ALLY, BUT THE INCREASINGLY PARANOID AND DISTRAUGHT YOUNG MAN WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS FORMER SAVIOR, THE EXILED PRINCE GALIN ...Suffering from damaged tech, disillusionment and despondency, Patrin and Xadik head west toward Lordingport, where there's a promise of medicine and new orders from Galin. From Lordingport, they begin a two-and-a-half month journey to Valenkept, traveli...

A young girl apprentices herself to an aging soldier to learn the skills she needs to take revenge against those who killed her family …Home is where the heart is, and for Sasha Martin that was a burned farm and dead parents. The Great War was over before she was born— there were treaties and agreements, they were supposed to be safe. But what the Imperium wanted it took, and with it, all that Sasha had known. Now, a decade later, having survived on charity and boi...

An orphan boy is told that he’s meant for greater things ...  Gray eyes are the mark of those with the Gift: an inherent ability to connect with otherworldly technology.  In a dangerous world filled with thieves and bloodshed, the Gift can change your entire life.  Patrin is one such gifted person, and he knows it’s the only reason he’s alive.  As a teenager, rescued from bloodthirsty bandits, Patrin give his loyalty to Galin, a deposed Crown Prince, promising to help him s...

There are inheritances people want. Then there are those legacies no one wishes to bear ...The Modronovich, a cargo ship testing a prototype Newtonian drive, loses contact on its shakedown cruise, overdue and far off course, and then never heard from again.Two-hundred and fifty years later, Penelope Middleton walks into Spaulding Recovery Services with a copy of a garbled transmission recorded by her grandfather, a communications technician serving...

IN THE WAKE OF HIS FAILED ATTEMPT TO KILL KING HALIN, PATRIN IS ORDERED NORTH TO SEEK THE HELP OF AN ALLY, BUT THE INCREASINGLY PARANOID AND DISTRAUGHT YOUNG MAN WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS FORMER SAVIOR, THE EXILED PRINCE GALIN ...Suffering from damaged tech, disillusionment and despondency, Patrin and Xadik head west toward Lordingport, where there’s a promise of medicine and new orders from Galin. From Lordingport, they begin a two-and-a-half month journey to Valenkept, traveli...

The spotlight is on Rio County's first female Sheriff, and everyone wants answers ...Newly elected West Texas Sheriff Mare Carlson prepares for her hometown's 140th anniversary. There are decorations on the light poles, Rosemary is selling her famous burritos at triple-price, and a parade marches from the elementary school to the courthouse ... and there's a murder.It's happened before, but not often, and the man killed was a harmless drunk who was crippled...

Alone on an abandoned space station … or not!It was a typical job– big stellar research company drops everything and abandons their fancy space station when their contract ends, and then the shareholders back home get loud because millions in equipment was left behind to float in the black.And then they hire Spaulding Recovery to go get it …Bea's done this song and dance enough times to know what to expect. It'll be a boring walk through empty passa...

Have Spaceship–Will TravelIn the wake of the Modronovich Incident a new era of industry and interstellar exploration has begun. Everyone wants to find 'them' ... the aliens ... even if the cosmic trail is two-hundred and fifty years old, and finding them might be a bad idea.After the initial whirlwind of movie offers and government interviews, Bea has settled down to the quieter life as Spaulding Recovery Service's simple starship pilot, e...

Vacation Among the Stars!With her boss on an extended vacation to see his nephew on Unitorium, Spaulding Recovery is officially on hiatus, and Bea's indomitable mother decides this is the perfect opportunity for some mother-daughter bonding— and they're going to do it in style!The wealthy and artistic from across the Republic have gathered aboard the five star luxury liner Astral Angel, not just for the art shows and expensive champagne, but for th...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!