Cassandra Kelly is without a year of her life—a year that has gone missing. People from that year are back to wreak havoc in her life. Her resolve is strong, but fragments of missing time rain down on her with fury, placing her at the threshold of the truth to an uncertain past.A mysterious visitor approaches Heather, a timid, bullied high school student, with the solution to her problems—or so she thinks. Now she finds herself in the thick of a subversive alien invasion.Fr...

Sometimes they come back. At least the Kryszka aliens do. Their leader captures humans and injects a chemical to turn them into zombies. Yeron escapes their underground colony to practice human medicine, but most people fear him. Alexis, his patient, suffers from disabling arthritis in her hands. Yeron's alien features frighten her, too…until his seductive attentions profoundly arouse her. But the zombies and Kryszka soldiers are hungry. So very hungry. How will she fight them?Steel...

Marked for death, Alexis accompanies her lover, Yeron, and four survivors of a zombie invasion on a search for the renegades who created a chemical that induces a zombie-like state. On the way, ravenous flesh-eaters attack Alexis's team; one survivor turns on her. She realizes too late that the renegades have been tracking her every move. When officials capture her, she becomes deathly ill. Can DNA splicing save her? Will Yeron's attempts at rescue jeopardize all their lives?When Bl...

A crash landing leaves an alien woman at the mercy of a sadistic scientist whose "cure" could kill her.A painting opens a doorway to an alternate dimension, and a brand new life, for one woman, while a nurse's life is turned upside down in a rescue destined to bridge two worlds.Two aliens turn a corrupt human medical system inside out to save lives, and a prisoner aboard a research ship proves she has the courage to face down both a power-crazed captain and a deadly alien wor...

Infinite Sight is a science fiction tale featuring a caregiver devastated by an error which caused an infant's death. Because of a visual impairment, she struggles to read fine print. After emergency surgery, she discovers she has mental telepathic powers. When an extraterrestrial ship crash-lands near her home, she investigates and happens upon a survivor who needs her help. Motivated by guilt-ridden feelings over the baby, she rescues him, catapulting herself into a war between two alien...

Trittonite Chibale warns Natalie Springer that an exploding star heading toward Earth will incinerate the planet. After lengthy negotiations with politicians, he and his pilots organize a fleet of ships to pull the Earth away from the exploding star's path. The Trittonites tow the earth toward the galaxy 13 Cygni despite objections from their greedy leader, Keket. Riots break out among the humans coping with harsh weather changes and other ill effects from the trip. Keket mounts an attack ...

Tragedies beset Leslie, a timid, bullied respiratory therapist — her mother's suicide, a ruined career, her mistake which costs a patient's life, and numerous bloody killings near the hospital where she works. Alex, her only friend, conceals a secret — he's a 100-year-old vampire.Seeking escape, Leslie stumbles into Adria, an alternate universe ruled by fire, vampires, and the underworld god Hades. Alex finds her near death after a brutal beating; he offers her immortality. Immorta...

William Penn never suspected that his beloved Philadelphia would turn into the city of brotherly death. But that's what's happening in Philadelphia and other major cities. And it's only going to get worse. The dead are coming—revenants, vampires, and zombies—people who have scores to settle with the living. So padlock your doors and pack up your guns and survival gear. If the dead passed because their funds, administrators, or heartless caregivers prohibited lifesaving treatment, they will...

Three short stories involving a vampire, zombies, and a revenant with unfinished business. The opening story, "Rebirth," tells a poignant tale of a bullied teenage girl grieving for her mother. The residents in "Homes for the Dead" overwhelm an ill-tempered homeowner's association manager. A sickly, elderly woman in "Roses for Elaine" seeks to escape sordid conditions at a nursing home. Who will help her? All three stories to fill spare moments. Collectively, about 8,500 words.

Medicine has no cure for evil..."The Bone Curse is a strong medical thriller**-inclusive, skillfully written, and inviting."-**Foreword ReviewsBen Oris, a pragmatic med student from Philadelphia, gets cut by an old bone while touring the Paris catacombs. His companion Laurette, a public health student from Haiti, senses danger and worries an evil curse now runs through him....

Pleiades witch Jennifer Marcos is certain that the host of Extreme Survivor is her soulmate. All she has to do is find a fake boyfriend, get on the show, and voila! She'll have her destiny.Unfortunately, she has to rely on ex-Russian spy Nikolai Jovec's six-foot-something of gorgeous, infuriating hotness. To make matters worse, the electric attraction between Jen and Nikolai is hotter than ever. But the only way Nikolai can protect Jen is by hiding the identity of her true...

Based on a real-life event, Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Keller’s latest Bell Elkins novel Fast Falls the Night takes place in a single 24-hour period, unfurling against the backdrop of a shattering personal revelation that will change Bell’s life forever.The first drug overdose comes just after midnight, when a young woman dies on the dirty floor of a gas station bathroom. To the people of the small town of Acker’s Gap, West Virginia, it is just another tragedy. It is sad—...