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401) The Exiled Otherkin
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Staying on the move is all half-Fae Ember can think about when she is stripped of her magic and exiled from Faerie. The human realm is completely foreign to the home she had known centuries before.Her new job on the merchant airship is dangerous, but not nearly as life-threatening as staying within reach of the queen of Faerie. Besides, she's always been able to handle any trouble thrown her way with a snide comment, a swift kick, and an apathy that...
402) A Monstrous Romance
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Even as she opens the letter, Aurelia knows it is already too late. Still, she has no choice but to answer the summons, though she fears she already knows what she will find. High in a cold and crumbling castle, a bitter man discovers the secret substance of life. A hideous creature opens its eyes. A mechanical golem finds his heart. This pair of abominations of science know they were destined for each other, but they continue to live only at their...
403) It Hurts Every Time
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"Death is not the end, sir,
No, sir, not the end of the line,
Just remember what I say to you;
It hurts, baby,
It hurts every time."
Pluto Garcia is a lieutenant in the Community Militia of Morrisette, a post-communist city-state where a miracle drug has advanced enough to allow the dying a second chance at life by launching them into the nearest available universe in which they are still alive.
In his latest incarnation, Pluto is tasked with...
404) Thumar
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Thumarian society overflows with contradictions. It is technologically advanced, yet spiritually enlightened and traditional. Its inhabitants are wildly sensual.These contradictions fascinate Derak Jamar III, who grew up on the crowded, smoky streets of New York City in the twenty fifth century. As the Alliance's newly appointed representative to Thumar, Derak is entranced by the unique belief systems of the inhabitants. This challenges him as a human...
405) Artifact of the Dawn
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Taking shelter from a sudden rainstorm, Ardyn of the Athla'naa finds a strange object, inscribed with the ancient writing of his people. Except, it's all wrong. The artifact is made of a metal he's never seen before, not even among the metal-forging Medellans. What's even stranger? Whenever he touches the object, the inscription glows.In a quest to seek the truth behind this discovery, Ardyn meets Jevan, a Medellan trader. They risk both their lives...
406) Opening Gambit
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For tens of thousands of years, the races of a far-off galaxy have co-existed, mostly civilly. Over the millennia, each has spread beyond the cradle and created vast societies, kingdoms, nations, associations, and other identities across multiple solar systems. While the universe still has much uncharted territory, the greatest enigma is the void. The emptiness between galaxies has always been a source of mystery and disquiet, but none are prepared...
407) To London, With Love
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After her brother is nearly killed while bringing sensitive information to his superiors, Margaret "Maggie" Ingleton takes it upon herself to complete his mission. All she has to do is deliver a letter to London. How hard can it be? Little does she realize that she'll be risking not only her life, but that of the only man she's ever loved.When Colin Stanbury makes a routine delivery to his home city he never expects to pick up a stowaway. Maggie has...
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Leveling up would be fun...If it weren't so deadly.Eve is a survivor. Kidnapped and genetically enhanced, she wakes in an alley with the ability to level up. As a Player, her life now belongs to the Game.Deadly Trials offer fantastic and powerful prizes, but as she fights against both alien monsters and other Players, Eve knows she would do anything to escape the Game.She may have to risk more than just her life to gain the power to control her own...
409) Special Predator
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In a gripping tale of survival, Gideon faces a massive, monstrous wolf in his own home. This special predator, as tall as an elk and as thick as a mountain lion, breaks into Gideon's house, leading to a climactic showdown. Gideon, a seasoned commando, prepares to confront the beast. But as the wolf charges, Gideon opts for a riskier, more personal confrontation, using his extensive martial arts skills and physical strength to overpower the creature....
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In the sequel to Meryl S. Kavanagh's PaxCorpus and Escape Velocity, Morgan Karga awakens on a derelict space vessel known only as the Tredecim, trapped within a super-massive black hole and life support running out. With her entire crew either missing or dead, with only the help of the ship's artificial intelligence, she must simultaneously force her way through her past and find the betrayer before time runs out.But when she does, when she finally...
411) Incendiary
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She's like nothing you've ever seen. She is beautiful – a perfect fusion of physical and mental supremacy. And she hasn't been free for forty years. Who knows what she'll do?'Cambodia, 1970. A US Army platoon creeps through thick jungle searching for hidden North Vietnamese supplies. What they find instead is a terrifying creature from the darkest pages of ancient mythology.Almost 50 years later, Dr Mel Villiers, a researcher at the UK's top secret...
412) Lady of Basilikas
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She's determined to prove this errant king unworthy. He's determined to prove her wrong. Under attack from without and within, Jherako teeters on the brink. Vaanvorn Thundred, suddenly in possession of a throne he never expected to inherit, will do anything to pull his kingdom from the edge, even if it means striking a marriage bargain with the formidable Faa'Cris. But a skycrawler opens Vorn's eyes to realities outside his world, and his limits are...
413) Rand: Son of Tallav
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Two shamed souls, a mutual enemy and an attraction they can't control...
Randolph Meryon is a man no woman can resist despite the whip he brandishes. Compelled to return home after his sister's death, he struggles to fit new responsibilities into the hedonistic lifestyle he prefers to live. It's a task he finds difficult enough without adding in the tangle of unanswered questions his sister has left behind and the sugar-cookie sweet nanny caring for...
414) The Storm
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We all make mistakes.
But what if you'd made a mistake that threatened the earth and everyone on it?
In the compelling finale of redemption and technology-gone-wrong, inventor Storm Freeman has one final chance to take back the device she gave to the world.
The Gatherer delivers free infinite energy along with an illness with no known cure. Afflicted herself, Storm is heading back to the compound where she built the device to put an...
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Gods & Galaxies continues the journey into the unknown dimensions of space and time. The mystics, spiritualists, scientists, and psychics of the ASRP, seek answers to the unknown paradoxes of our existence. Worlds, dimensions, and the astral planes have been jeopardized. What lies beyond our perception of the universe...and God? Will we acknowledge the Universal and Divine wisdom to our continuance? Or will man and everything in creation cease to...
416) Pray for Rain Part 2
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Ben Grant and his motley crew continue on their quest to take down the Desard Crime Family. Now they are gunning for the criminal Gothra for a way in. To do so they find themselves on Earth, in the city of Bangkok in an attempt to kidnap a lieutenant deserting from her organisation. With the information they can get they plan on a full frontal assault on Gothra's skyscraper.
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Ask Not What Your Country Could Do For you. Ask What It Could Do To You.John Cruise - better known as the superpowered delta Patriot - only wanted to serve his country, which has suffered under martial law since the assassination of the First Lady back in 1963. For years, he did so as a member of Delta Prime, the federal paramilitary organization dedicated to keeping deltas and the rest of the population in line. Then, during the Bicentennial Battle,...
418) Asteroid Hag
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Higgins wanted to find the spaceship wreck of a lifetime. As Story Smith, his job was selling information to treasure hunters and scavengers, and this find would set him up for life. The only problem is, he found it. When he ran in terror, he did the most unforgivable act of all, he left the survivor behind. His guilt chases him as he seeks a way for redemption.As his fame grew, so did the stories of the Asteroid Hag. Yet the survivor, Gem, had no...
419) A Touch of Snow
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Twas the night before Christmas in the mountains of MoiRai, A snow leopard lingered on the streets under a snowy sky, For her three kittens were trapped in a ceiling and nobody would've guessed That Dantenn would be run ragged when Michael unwittingly lets in their holiday guest...Fans of Destiny in the Shadows will rejoice with this heartwarming Christmas tale, providing a glimpse into the mysterious village of MoiRai. Told from fan favorite, Dantenn's...
420) Subterraneans
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Alex Graves has become unstuck in reality. Not only has he broken free from prison, he has broken free of a single universe, simultaneously experiencing multiple versions of his life--dangerous fugitive, intrepid explorer, questing superhero, dying man. But which one is real? This is the third novella of the I AM MERCURY series.I AM MERCURY is a nine-part serial suspense thriller about visions of other worlds, the stories we tell ourselves, and the...
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