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En la vastedad del universo, donde la oscuridad cósmica se mezcla con la danza de las estrellas, existe un rincón misterioso que desafía la lógica y estira los límites de nuestra comprensión: el agujero negro. Este fenómeno gravitacional, donde la gravedad se vuelve implacable y la luz se desvanece en la insondable negrura, ha sido el tema de especulación, asombro y fascinación a lo largo de la historia de la astronomía.En este viaje intergaláctico,...
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On a normal day of mace-wielding duels and interplanetary sabotage, young Jei Bereens has things under control. He's plagued by night-terrors and an arch-enemy as slippery as the grime on his gun, but freedom fighters all around the galaxy look to him for help. He's got the favor of a mystical energy being and a best friend who'd die for him. On a normal day, Jei is legend.
Today is not a normal day.
Today, Jei broke an enemy soldier's mask and...
4) Warped State
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Star Trek meets Leverage in Warped State, a space opera that's "refreshingly hopeful and heaps of fun" (Megan E. O'Keefe). Jasper Wilder is an activist, not a spy, but he'll become one if that's what it takes to stop Ravel Corporation from reviving the research project that devastated his home planet. His plan is simple enough: break into the secure facility. Steal the research data. Find a weakness and sabotage the project. But all that goes out...
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A draconian ruling class. A slave rebellion threatening to boil over. A clandestine organization that has limitless power so long as it stays in the shadows. Concord is a hell of a place to die. In M.K. Wren's mesmerizing trilogy (Sword of the Lamb, Shadow of the Swan, House of the Wolf), a hero defies his birthright to achieve a greater purpose-leading the citizens of Concord to freedom. Doing so may cost the one-time Lord Axeland everything he holds...
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A small object far out beyond Jupiter is determined to be a rogue comet headed on a course to hit Earth. The best chance to stop it is to finish a new ship, Jupiter 2, with the new style engines and collector systems. However the engines and supporting collectors are in doubt because they were used on the Lith. And after three months of searching the fate of the Lith is still unknown.JD, supported by Tod, Jorgi, and Fos in the Light Speed must find...
7) Exposed
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Haftan thought he'd escaped the Heart... until it showed up to kill him.As the Shrouded ambassador, Haftan has everything he's ever wanted, except for a clean conscience. No matter how he tries to shake his past, the future whispers that he is tainted, unworthy of the heart bond so sacred to his people.When an alien ship appears with a terrifying claim against Shroud, Haftan sees the chance to redeem himself. But along with the dangerous Irisian message...
8) Fugitive
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After helping clear a colony of vicious parasites, Seb Zodo has come back from his most recent mission with more questions than answers.How did the grubs find their way to Carstic in the first place?Does it have anything to do with Moses?Could the leader of The Shadow Order be that callous in his pursuit of wealth?To find out the truth Seb has to defy his obligation to The Shadow Order and go A.W.O.L.In a galaxy where Moses holds great power, Seb...
9) In the Void
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Book two of Tales from the EdgeCatherine Rodgers doesn't like Mercy ships, or the courtesans who work on them-not after her husband left her for a Mercy woman. But after her yacht gets blown up to prevent her from cracking the lid off a corporate scam that's left hundreds dead and a few people very rich, the only ship around to save her is the Bonnie Belle.Sean Harrison has worked as one of the Belle's courtesans for years, bringing happiness to countless...
10) The Faradis
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IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING SHE'S HAD TO FACE-OF ALL THE OBSTACLES SHE'S OVERCOME AND THE PEOPLE SHE'S SAVED-REYES CAN'T DO THE ONE THING SHE NEEDS TO DO MOST. THE THING THAT WILL MAKE HER COMFORTABLE IN HER OWN SKIN. THE THING THAT WILL FINALLY BRING HER PEACE … SHE CAN'T FIND THE COURAGE TO TALK OPENLY TO HER FATHER.After witnessing half her squad massacred by violent rock-like monsters on a sandy and scorched planet, Reyes is now back on the Crimson...
11) Imperial Bounty
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Sam McCade novels volume 2
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Since her brother's absence, Princess Claudia has seized the throne and brought the Empire to the brink of war with the Il Ronn. Only the missing Prince Alexander can stop Claudia's plans--and Sam McCade has only three months to find him. But Princess Claudia controls the Imperial Fleet and will stop at nothing to keep McCade from bringing in his imperial bounty?
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True friendship has no boundaries.Being a recruiter for the Galactic Legion of Planets is a safe and secure job for Josh Morris as he tries to re-enter a "normal" life following his captivity at the hands of Dax Rodon and the Tyral Pirates. But he is tortured by a vow he made to the smuggling group known as the Barracudas to return their ship. Once he decides to leave Earth, Josh has no idea his past is hunting him, seeking revenge. What follows is...
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All 4 of these sci fi romances together in one volume! The luxury cruise spaceship ORION is off on her maiden voyages … but someone wants to destroy her. Can her intrepid crew commanders keep her safe in deep space amid pirates, asteroid belts and deadly attacks?TYGER, TYGER, BURNING BRYGHT, Orion Series #1He's an alpha Tyger, trapped on the spaceship Orion in mating shift-but he's also the only man who can navigate through the deadly asteroid belts...
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To save her only surviving family, she must seduce a deadly loner.Orphaned in New Seattle, Earth II, with only his older brothers between him and the human and alien predators prowling the rough docks, Creed Stark grew into a man with one burning desire-never to cede control of his body or emotions to anyone. Joining the Zhen Lau fighting monks, he lived a life of physical control and chastity, until the wild planet of Frontiera called to him to come...
15) Eradication
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Now the Crimson War has ended, Seb Zodo has returned to the Shadow Order's base with Sparks, SA, and Bruke.The sadness of losing Gurt still weighs heavy on Seb's heart. So when he finds himself faced with another mission for the Shadow Order, a mission that involves the eradication of a deadly parasite on a hostile planet; a parasite responsible for wiping out an entire mining colony, he has a tough choice to make. Go against Moses and refuse the...
16) Fey Lights
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Running from the slaver Hothi, Jeani crash lands on a backwater planet. A breached hull, fast-rising water… Not good. But a man it hurts to remember, from a past she wants to forget? Breath taking. The island-born want to slit the throat of the stranger washed up on the beach. But Dominique, a Lander and an outsider, argues to investigate first. What he finds changes… everything. A sweet second chance romance about the power of true love to transcend...
17) Deep Indigo
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DEEP INDIGOOrion Series, Book 4He's famed for his icy control…until he meets the one woman who can shatter it.When a talented young intuit interns with a space ship crew commander famed for his mental powers, neither are ready for what happens when they meld their minds…and their bodies.Commander Daron Navos of the Orion is renowned, even in a galaxy full of the extraordinary. As a powerful Indigon, he can control the mind of any being. He lives...
18) Chief Radvar
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Chief Radvar's ship and crew go through a space anomaly and find they've gone back in time and somewhere so far away in space that they don't recognize where they are. A scientist suggests they might be near Earth. But that was a legend that didn't really exist, right?Shay finds that her whole life changes when two alien space ships start orbiting Earth. The aliens on one ship are definitely the enemy but are the others as benevolent as they seem...
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Can she survive the perils of the galaxy on her wits … or will she have to use her body?Kiri te Nawa will do anything to escape the perilous streets of New Seattle, Earth II and find the treasure for which she searches the galaxy, even become the mistress of space magnate Logan Stark. But is he her savior, or simply the man who wants to own her?Just when she is ready to submit more than her body to this powerful, charismatic man, she's kidnapped...
20) Prophecy
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Seb Zodo didn't sign up to be the chosen one. Burdened by a prophecy claiming he'll defeat the darkness spreading though the galaxy, he goes on every mission hoping it will be his last. But every time he returned to the Shadow Order's base, he knew he had more to come. Until now …The fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance and with chaos ruling supreme, Seb and his Shadow Order friends need to act fast. Their final mission ahead of them, they...
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