On her winter planet, Tora, Human warrior, learned to fight with tigers. When her father is murdered, she vows to avenge his death, but the barbarians of the fringe invade the plains and Tora leads the fight, hoping to hold her father's murderer at the point of her sword. Instead, she finds Dragomir, handsome Mutant and spy for his alien Fathers who rule as gods in the temple. Could Dragomir be right about Human soldiers being pawns to an alien enemy? How dare he question Tora's loyalty? He offers to help and much more... But is he the enemy? Should Tora trust her mind or her heart? After all, mating between Mutants and Humans is punishable by death... In the vortex of war, treason and intrigue, among blizzards, avalanches and ambushes, will Tora solve the mystery of her father's death and unveil the secret of her birth? Can she and Dragomir save their planet from the invaders and fulfill their destiny?
When archeologist Celene Dupres is called to an alien ship crash site and witnesses her father's massacre, little does she know that inside her DNA sleeps a trigger implanted by aliens when she was abducted as a child. Determined to avenge her father's murder and retrieve his alien relics, Celene meets the dangerously handsome Kin Raidon who offers to help, and leads her into a world of international intrigue. But Kin is much more than he appears...
Government agencies like ORION are hunting Celene for the threat she represents to humanity. Not all the factions agree, and Kin seems like the perfect protector for Celene. But this man she chooses to trust, the man with whom she is falling in love, is the secret agent assigned to kill her...
The year is 3033, the place Zurin Five, a moon-size mining planet in the Andromeda Galaxy, with an underground high security prison run by a human-owned corporation. An artist at heart, Rhonda Alendresis never wanted this prison job. When the civilian personnel vanishes and an earthquake damages the nuclear reactor, she must go down to effect the repairs with Captain Perfect himself, Cole Riggeur, who always plays by the rules and never trusted a woman in his life. But deep in the underground penitentiary, something has gone terribly wrong. The most wicked convicts in the Galaxy are loose, and a treacherous shape-shifter plans his revenge. Disconnected from the Garrison, against impossible odds, Cole and Rhonda now face their greatest challenge... trusting each other in order to survive.
VIJAYA SCHARTZ
Since he witnessed the abduction of his baby sister by an alien creature, Zack will stop at nothing to rescue her, even if it means joining the Special Forces. But Tia Vargas, the reckless Amazon training the secret unit for a highly classified mission, has no use for this handsome, rebellious recruit, at least not on the battlefield. When Zack’s farfetched stories prove to be true and tragedy strikes, they must face their differences and fight back. Great sacrifices must be made, as the survival of the human race is at stake. But Tia’s childhood secret might jeopardize humanity’s future. The fight against the alien warrior race called the Anaz-voohri has just begun.
This holiday season discover how love and wishes can melt in the most grim characters into puddles of cheer. Four exceptional authors will bring you stories of fairies, faith and something that grows stronger this time of year, the human spirit, in a heart warming anthology that you will cherish from year to year. Discover what is "This Magic Moment."
