Sam Oliver never expected the British science consortium he worked for would ever need his skills as a former Air Force Pararescue specialist, but early one rainy December morning they call him.A science expedition to Antarctica needs someone who can climb, knows how to live and work in polar climates, and is a qualified loadmaster; he has the skills, can he take the job?He joins the Hobblestone-Thorpe 2012 Antarctic Expedition on the ice sheet at the base of the mountain, ne...

Silk In A Firesuit is an uncoventional romance set in modern times between two intelligent, action oriented young women. Opposites may not only attract, but also complement each half, and having their own dreams and pursuits keeps both halves interesting as a whole.Add in car racing (in Europe, and in American stock cars), and the action and situations cannot stay in one place for too long!

Conflict (2176) Book 02: Lieutenant ChenXiu-Li is nearly killed in a science experiment, but Wolf Lobo is along and he resets the fuse delay: she survives the test blast. It was sabotage, so staying on IWG-SS JOHN A. WHEELER is now dangerous for Xiu-Li. On a sector inspection tour, Admiral Custer Beria himself promotes her.May 2175: Conflict duty on blockade ship IWG-SS/B ISAAC NEWTON; "Jool's" 25th birthday. Friend Priti Fareyes almost dies in an intercept attempt, (as told ...

Three novellas in one glorious volume!They're Raping Our Moon: Two weeks before America's 2017 presidential inauguration, a flash of light in the distant Kuiper Belt heralds an Object now approaching Earth, setting off a global crisis; deciphering its intent is critical, but is a response possible? Or does the world stand by even as the incoming president-elect tweets, "They're raping our Moon." The question on everyone's mind: Where will the Object go next?The Zipper Zapper:...

Somehow FIASCO'S continues serving drinks and "Italian type food" to regulars as well as less discerning customers; so do the adventures of the hapless author of the fabeled screenplay KONG FU, who keeps trying to make sense of it all. Whether it's "Karaoke Pole Dancing" or a ukulele band for St. Patrick's Day, the gaggle of the owner's ex-wives who attend "Harpy Hour" or a lecture by Dr. Cedric Homard on lobster intelligence, the "Eat Your Weight Free" advertisement typo disaster or the d...

Robert Kinross is pulled back into the sort of work he had hoped he was long done with, starting with a brutal ride to the interview and not getting much better once his car is bombed. He is forced to flee Russia via a harrowing border crossing, then make his way with the Russian billionaire's half-sister he is escorting to Spain for her wedding.Dogged at every step by a half-brother who gets all if his sister ceases to exist, and a fiance seeking to ingratiate himself with the half...

Shooting a man with a police woman’s gun to save her daughter’s life reveals Thorn is living in New York City. Locals seek revenge against him as others around the globe who identify Thorn want him killed for past actions against them while he served with the US military. Thorn evades local “wannabes” looking to make names by beating him up, and then learns of more serious firepower seeking him from FBI Special Agent Bernise Cruz, who he is being investigated by. Then a team of merciless c...

Doing a friend a favor isn't supposed to risk life and limb, but that's what happens when millionaire Baxter Benton asks his old pal Leto Macellum for one. Within six hours Leto has nearly been blown up, beaten up, shot (twice), and Baxter has vanished into the Florida sunshine. Will this be a favor that costs Leto his life?Also put at risk is Baxter Benton's driver/bodyguard Cinnabar, an angry, tough, pretty, and scarred veteran who finds herself thrown in with Leto. Both of them a...

Shooting a man with a police woman’s gun to save her daughter’s life reveals Thorn is living in New York City. Locals seek revenge against him as others around the globe who identify Thorn want him killed for past actions against them while he served with the US military. Thorn evades local “wannabes” looking to make names by beating him up, and then learns of more serious firepower seeking him from FBI Special Agent Bernise Cruz, who he is being investigated by. The second team is not so ...

When radiologist Dr. Andy Bosch agrees to help the legal team representing his Tae Kwon Do teacher, who has been accused of murder, he doesn't expect he will soon be beaten up, will fall in love, and will find himself about to be killed by the actual killer, all in the course of one week.Lawyer Jenna Gates can't imagine what help a radiologist could be, but soon enough is impressed by his point of view, and the advantages of unexpected connections that get them access to an autopsy ...

After a helicopter flying the U.S. Secretary of State crashes in early December 2012 during a "beyond secret" mission in eastern Afghanistan, Army Lt. Michelle "Hawkdove" Paris must keep her alive and out of enemy hands until they can be rescued from hostile territory.This is not what happened, according to the brave women and men who survived it and government sources with top secret access who have denied it. None of the places where it happened in eastern Afghanistan on 11 Decemb...

"Welcome to this opening of the Arte Museum of Unusual Crafts," reads the press release. Located somewhere near Syracuse, the museum has been open for eight months but under a hundred people have visited it, so this Opening Night has a lot riding on it for Assistant Director Robert Derain. The non-arrival of the main show is just the first indication things will be difficult; scrambling to replace the show means finding something else, including an art demonstration so dangerous the artist...