Blue-Blooded WomanAs an ambassador's daughter, Langley Canfield has lived all over the world, but she's never fit in—not abroad and not at home. She thought she found a man who loved her for who she is, but when it becomes obvious that she's the only one with deep feelings, Langley breaks up with him and heads across the country for a friend's wedding.Blue-Collar GuySpecial Forces Sergeant Ryder Pienkowski knew that he'd never be ab...

This is a short story that was originally published in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE.Lia Stanton, a woman who likes things safe, accidentally gets caught in a wormhole when she's just supposed to be getting a nice, easy fluff piece to write. It throws her forward in time and space, landing her on a planet she doesn't recognize. On the heels of her arrival, she's accused of espionage and forms a connection to a man she never should have met.Troll Maglaya is on his ...

"A rich introduction to the snake world" filled with spectacular color photos and fascinating facts about six hundred different species ( The Wall Street Journal).For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of fascination and revulsion. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while others happily keep them as pets. Snakes can convey both beauty and menace in a single tongue flick and have held a ...

Alone on a strange planet. Their teammates murdered by an unknown enemy. Help weeks away. Could there be a worse time to fall in love?Ravyn Verdier is the communications specialist for a Colonization Assessment Team studying Jarved Nine. But when her teammates are murdered, their bodies mutilated, she finds herself alone with an unknown enemy lurking. Somewhere.Damon Brody is a Special Ops captain. He and his team arrive on J9 for a training mission. They've hardly landed w...

A provocative look at the secret society that has controlled St. Louis for over a century, revealing how shadowy elites organize themselves against working-class power.Every December in downtown St. Louis, the city’s upper crust attend a garish costume party that doubles as a debutante’s ball. The daughters of high society are paraded to the throne of a cloaked monarchical figure, and bow to the Veiled Prophet of Khorassan. At first glance, the event seems outdated...

Ancient Greek mythology meets the best of today’s psychological insights for a hero’s journey you won’t soon forget: your own.It’s a tale as old as time: a seeker steps out from the familiar into the unknown, facing great danger on the way to enlightenment. While in ancient myth the hero must slay a monster, in real life you must conquer the challenges within. This emotional quest invokes an inner alchemy, transforming wounds into wisdom, shame into self-forgivenes...

Libby Meeker is seeing things.The young Salt Lake City architect is experiencing visions of her twin sister, despite the fact that Melissa died mysteriously almost one year ago.If that's not bad enough, a serial killer surfaces in northern Utah, and a series of bizarre clues lead Detective Troy Hunter to Libby...and unspeakable possibilities that begin to shatter her fragile world.

This is a short story that was originally published in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF VAMPIRE ROMANCE 2.Demons and vampires have always been enemies, but centuries ago they reached an uneasy peace. A truce now threatened by a demon who's murdering vampires.As an enforcer for her vampire clan, Isobel's job is to protect her people, but she's surprised when she's ordered to work with a demon to find the killer. She never expected her new partner to be Seere, the lover she'd abandoned.

For years, UCE Captain Cai Randolph has had one goal: Find her missing parents and bring them home. She thinks she's finally located them, but if she's right, they're on the Raft Cities, one of the most lawless and dangerous places on Earth. She searches for a reason for the army to send her, her partner, and his team there and discovers the UCE's most wanted fugitive—Banzai Maguire—is hiding on the floating cities.Special Forces Captain Jake Tucker is furious when he learns Cai is...

Inditex – the group behind Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho and Bershka – is the number one clothing retailer in the world, with over 7,300 retail outlets in over 94 countries and counting. They have become a fashion connoisseur and a formidable business empire that have taken the world by storm. They have a strong brand presence in every major metropolis across the world, with Zara being the most conspicuous. Yet, little is known about this amazing success and the mastermind behind the venture....

Updated to reflect the most recent species classifications, a second edition of the beautifully illustrated and beloved guide to 600 members of the suborder Serpentes.For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of fascination and revulsion. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while others happily keep them as pets. Snakes can convey both beauty and menace in a single tongue flick, and so these creatur...

Ravyn's FlightWhen their teammates are murdered on an alien planet, Special Ops Captain Damon Brody and Communications Specialist Ravyn Verdier have to rely on each other to stay alive until help can arrive from Earth. They head for a long-abandoned settlement, but what they find there challenges everything they've ever believed and the city might not be the sanctuary they thought.Eternal NightsCaptain Kendall Thomas has discovered that ancient alien artifacts are b...