For Devin Brandon it's just another assignment--find who's behind the murder of three top scientists from Dallas firm CAC...or determine that the deaths really are a huge coincidence as the FBI contends. Devin goes undercover as a corporate planner, but it doesn't take him long to realize that he's facing a thief every bit as dedicated, and capable, as Devin himself. Going undercover has its own drawbacks: he's sure one of the administrative assistants was involved in a case he worked while in N... more info>>

Doctor Mathew (Matt) Hightower has it all. A beautiful wife, wonderful daughters, income, a growing medical practice, and the respect of his community. He's completely shocked when an ambitious Assistant DA leads the police into his clinic, announcing his arrest for drug dealing in front of his patients and the national media. Matt had made a mistake...he'd perscribed too much medication to one patient, but he's sure he doesn't deserve this nightmare. Unfortunately for Matt, the nightmare only g... more info>>

Lawyer Paul Newton makes a good living doing personal injury lawsuits. For him, broken bones, split skulls, or severed limbs are sure money-grabbers. The last thing he wants to get involved in is a case where the injuries are psychological. For sure, he wants nothing to do with Multiple Personality Disorder--something he considers hocus-pocus. When his office manager persuades him to listen to Judith Hoople, he gives the woman fifteen minutes, but her story captivates him and the man who treated... more info>>

Being the renegade high priest of the Goddess Fortune, Trick thinks he knows something about luck. He realizes how limited his view was when a DarkElf decides he's the one who needs to be her guide. Because when a DarkElf doesn't get what she wants, someone dies.

With her baby dying, an Irish immigrant prays for a miracle--and is brought forward a hundred years into the present. But when the doctors accuse her of abuse and the handsome millionaire who helps her refuses to believe her story, she wonders whether the miracle could have been a mixed blessing.

Lawyer Erin Tsong knows how to put on her game face, intimidate an opposing witness, play tough, but there's such a thing as carrying intimidation too far. At least that's what the judge says when she grows snakes out of her head. And Erin finds herself without a job, without a boyfriend, and with the threat of her mother coming to take care of her. Unfortunately, what happens to Erin is not unique--all over America, people are being transformed--and Erin is caught up in the backlash. A human re... more info>>

It's just another job to police detective Karen Seagate and her partner Ryan Miner. Because Karen is the chief's least favorite cop, she gets lots of lousy assignments and providing security to a couple of guys debating stem cell research is one of those. Listening to the two debaters go on about football for hours afterwards while she's stuck drinking club sodas (and dying for a real drink) is the icing on the cake. But when one of the debaters, Arlen Hagerty is murdered that night, what had be... more info>>

James Clayton is given a simple choice: either he reverses his buy decision on a proposed acquisition, or he dies. Clayton picks none of the above, defending his recommendation and fighting back against the killers sent to punish him. Unfortunately, he hasn't just taken on a few angry executives--the head of a powerful Russian organized crime organization has it in for Clayton. And when organized crime gets involved, one man becomes a pretty small cog. They're not only coming for Clayton, they'r... more info>>

Private Detective Deacon Bishop doesn't especially like the missing person case he's assigned. For one thing, he's afraid his client will kill the man if he finds him. For another, something just doesn't feel right. But Bishop's qualms about this case are nothing compared to the troubles that fall on him when a rival detective arrives in his office with his gun out. Bishop finds himself embroiled in murder, blackmail, and what looks like it might be the beginning of a shakeout in the local organ... more info>>

If he hadn't turned into the rest stop for a nature call, Deacon Bishop never would have heard about the hundred million dollars--or gotten involved with his favorite Mafia family, the Portellos. But he did make the stop--and gave a lift to the woman who claimed to be a Fed, claimed to simply need a ride into town, claimed she was in no danger. When a sideswipe drove Bishop's car off the road a few miles later, leaving him injured, his car exploded, and the woman, Helen Martinis dead, with gunsh... more info>>

Ewan drops into Tia Burns's life like Lucifer falling from the skys. His eyes hold ancient secrets, and from the moment he arrives, she's constantly under threat. Her girlfriend guesses he's a vampire, a creature of the night. Ewan isn't a vampire--exactly. But he hungers for Tia in a way she can't understand, won't accept, yet finds herself unable to resist. Ancient beyond human imagining, Ewan has never needed anyone before, especially not one small woman. For the first time in his existence, ... more info>>

When his beautiful assistant is found murdered, a lawyer becomes a suspect. He claims he loved her, but he's vindictive against her ex-boyfriend and, every time he learns of a witness, there's another murder. Could he really be behind the deaths, or is there something deeper going on. A darkly funny mystery.

The body in her ex-lover's coffin doesn't belong to him. When accountant Marty Brighton investigates, she starts getting threats. A darkly funny mystery set in a fascinating mill-town background.

In a land where beautiful princesses confidently anticipate adventure and rescue, where step-mothers must almost certainly be evil, where first and second princes are losers, and where the fairy tales have power to create reality, the arrival of a wizard seeking to strike down a beautiful (if not too bright) princess is no surprise. The surprise is that no prince is forthcoming. So Rana, the princess's cousin, decides to take matters into her own hands. Of course, this only makes things worse. W... more info>>

Since mankind crept out of the caves, violence and injustice has been a common thread. And since those early times, the most harmed have called out for justice. For those most harmed, most in need, a strange object offers hope. Made from the skin of its first owner, the Skullmask provides its wearer with the knowledge, skill, speed, and intelligence of the countless others who have called on its power. But the Skullmask demands its price, and the Skullmask only appears when all else fails, and i... more info>>

Demonic elementals, vampires, krakens, werewolves, and other monsters aren't as mythical as many of us believe. They roam the English countryside, playing their games, fighting their wars, and claiming the souls of many humans. Although many deny their existance, the Church of England is not among the doubters. A special branch of the Church, headquartered at the College of St. Van Helsing, battles demons and attempts to save fallen humans before their souls are devoured. Author Vanessa Knipe sp... more info>>

A baby's cry seems to be coming from a museum dollhouse. Randi Galloway responds--and finds herself swept back to the antebellum south. But all is not well--slavery is a horrible institution and the Missouri River threatens to flood. Can she find a family--and love, or only destruction

Imagine meeting a zombie on a mountain trail, being forced to choose between jail and marrying a zombie, falling in love with a singing and dancing zombie, or having your doctor assure you of the benefits of turning into a bug. In a series of entertaining, often amusing, and always thought-provoking speculative fiction stories, author Michael A. Kechula teases the reader's imagination, twists logic in unexpected directions, and really does offer up a full deck of zombies, aliens, dystopic future... more info>>

Jonah Staples wants to become a bounty-hunter for the most basic possible reason--bounty hunters make money and he needs money to buy the alchemy texts that will allow him to advance in his field. Being a good researcher, Jonah tracks down Tamalaria's best bounty hunter and applies to become an apprentice. Simpa (were-lion) bounty-hunter Portenda isn't looking for an apprentice. If he were, he certainly wouldn't be looking for a human with slow reflexes and poor powers of observation. Still, whe... more info>>

The dimensional barriers have weakened and the crew of the airship Judy is lost in both time and space. Before they can come home, though, they must discover a way to head off an invasion about to come through the dimensionals--an invasion certain to destroy their home world

When he hears that his uncle is offering a million dollar reward for the return of a lost wallaby (even though the wallaby, Wilma, was a favorite), political pro Noah Francis thinks it's time to go home to Bennett, Texas--a small town he's avoided since college, and straighten things out. It's also a chance to spend some quality time with his teenage daughter, Krissy--which is important since Krissy has been angry with him since her mother and he divorced. Noah suspects he'll run into his teenag... more info>>

When his daughter begs him to fly across a rainbow, pilot David Terrell finally agrees--and is thrown back in time to pioneer Wyoming. There he finds Analisa Ludke. Magic? Perhaps. But Analisa values her independence too much to give up everything to cross time for David.

In a fascinating re-imagination of the Trojan War, the end of ancient Goddess worship, and the battles between Olympian gods, author Kristina O'Donnelly tells the story of Andromakhe, wife of Hector, hero of Troy, and a woman blessed or cursed with the ability to sense the gods. From her youth, when she accepts a gift from the ancient mother Goddess, to the fall and rape of Troy, Andromakhe stands firm in an attempt to confound the fates and save her loved ones as well as her adopted city. O'Don... more info>>

Completing the Andromakhe Cycle, Volume II tells of Andromakhe in captivity, held as concubine by the son of Achilles, hated by Hermione, daughter of Hellen, and constantly in danger of being murdered. Still, Andromakhe fights not only for her own survival, but to find her lost son, Skamandrios, and in hopes of creating a new home for the Trojans dispersed and enslaved by the conquest of their city by the Greeks. History, magic, gods, and heroes collide as Andromakhe is propelled toward her fina... more info>>

Deep in the heart of the Carpathian Mountains, in Transylvania, lies an castle. This castle was once home to a nobleman who, it is claimed, warred with the church, bound his servants with a curse of silence, and ruled his lands with a grip of iron. Fortunately for modern-day visitors, Lord John Erdely has been dead for centuries and his castle now a haven for tourists. Or so, at least, is the claim. Each visitor to a local hotel receives a fancy invitation--they're invited on a free tour and par... more info>>