Trian meets Tom aka Mindbender from "Tom the Berserker" series.If there’s one thing the evil Dr. Emile Schmitt-Rottluff can’t get enough of, it’s samples of your precious bodily fluids. He’s the gaslight era's virtuoso of illicit cloning and mind-bending manipulation of the human genome. He’s got his eye on Jeb Snead, one of the toughest men who ever lived, undefeated in over a hundred bare-knuckle bouts. He's also got the hots for Jeb's girlfriend, Miss Kitty. Hope Ng, her nefarious rescuer Rufe, and the sexy mutant Miss Kitty, are all under his watchful, evil eye. Luckily for them, the ghost of Tecumseh takes an indulgent interest. Rife with the bizarre juxtaposition of psycho-sexual elements, On the Nature of the Gods is simply unforgettable.

Jazz and DJ track a dangerous paleo bear to the eastern wilds, and end up captives of the human-hating wood elves. So why do the dark elves of the forest come to Jazz’s aid? And what on Mirth did they do that was horrible enough to drive our Monster Collector to turn to Boss Geeter for help? Tune in and find out. The eighth episode of a serialized adventure story.Jazz: Monster Collector, the serialized adventures of Mirth’s only deferred species bond collector. Stories just the right size for your commute, lunch break, or anytime you want a fast, exciting read. Want more? Follow episode by episode as Jazz seeks to uncover the secret force behind the inter-dimensional takeover of the planet she loved, a little place called Earth. Episode 8, Ultimatums by the Bagful: Narrowly escaping a close encounter with a two-hundred ton hover train, and the wrath of mobster, Boss Geeter’s thugs, Jazz faces the one things she really can’t face, a paying client from the elitist community of Wellmount. Prodded by her lack of funds and the pestering of her anxious business partner, Jazz stuffs DJ, her trusty companion, into Ship’s tiny cargo hold and together they rocket to the Eastern Wilds, tracking a huge plaeo bear that’s been feasting on the wealthy’s pets. But the eastern forest is home to the human hating wood elves. So why do the dark elves allow Jazz to pursue her hunt? And why, after she’s injured in battle, to they render her aid? And what on Mirth did the darned elves do that was horrible enough to make Jazz go to troll mobster, Boss Geeter, for help. Tune in and find out. Jazz, Monster Collector, Season One: Earth’s Lament:Jazz is a deferred species bond collector, which is a polite way of saying, Monster Hunter. She hunts them and whenever she can she destroys them. Her hatred for the Orcs, goblins, trolls, and fairies that live side by side with humans on the magically conjoined planets called Mirth runs deep. But only Jazz knows why, how deep, and what she’s willing to do to express it. But Jazz’s greatest enemy is the invisible power behind the hostile takeover that destroyed the Earth that she remembers. And that’s one enemy Jazz probably won’t live to face.A fast paced futuristic serial with a hint of noir and a lot of trouble.

Katie is a MMA fighter with ties to Cleveland's BDSM community. When a blackout grips the city, interrupting Katie's training session, what can she do? Go home, have a drink, fight crime--that's what. Short story.Lamont like many eighteen year olds living in 2057 Boston has a convertible podcar, a girlfriend, and three good buddies. Unlike his peers he lives in a Genetic Research center, has a genetic mental disorder, and can shoot lightning out of his blade-staff. Lamont’s secure world is turned upside down when Grid-One, a podcar traffic relay station is hit by terrorists known as the Hakim killing one of his mentors along with thousands in a nationwide tragedy. The team vows revenge and is sent on their first mission to recapture the relay station. In the resulting battle his team is decimated by an unknown sun weapon. He and the only other survivor, his shy friend Mark are thrown into further disarray as they learn of two other Superion teams like theirs were also developed by the secretive Foundation. Fearing that they may be targeted for extermination they escape to the lunar resort of Nuevo Vegas. They both find jobs and are mentored by Jerry Hornish and Edwin Edwards, but both of these men have their own secrets and ties to the Foundation. As other Superion team survivors show up a makeshift team is formed they are mere pawns in a plot by a rival Foundation faction trying to wrest control from the true leader Osiris, an immortal alien who is reincarnated upon death. Are the inexperienced team members ready to take on their battle-hardened renegade predecessors? Will young Osiris arrive in time to help them?

Kalin's cousin, Vorkis, has killed everyone on their planet with a lethal virus. Kalin's hatred finds Vorkis in Earth's core, dredging for Pril, the most powerful source of energy in the galaxy. On the surface, thousands have died...Earth is nearing an implosion. And a corrupt General plans of using Earth's frail condition as a means of mass genocide. Time is running out...A star system is gone - destroyed by a few ounces of an ancient source of energy...A deadly virus virtually wipes out an entire species, only two survive...A madman is dredging Earth's solid inner core for that ancient source of energy and will stop at nothing to have it...The planet Earth is literally crumbling from within - earthquakes, tsunamis, and atmospheric phenomenon the world has never seen is killing hundreds of thousands...And a corrupt General readies his plan of using Earth's crippled condition as a means to initiate mass genocide...Earth is under attack...an implosion is imminent... ...And the clock is ticking...

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life...

Defenders of the colonies, lawmen and arbitrators who settle disputes in distant galaxies. Their sole function is to serve and protect the people. They are the Rocket Patrol!My first original work of Science Fiction, a genre I have been a fan of for quite sometime. I hope you enjoy reading it! PJ

TO THE STARS is the first book in a trilogy concerning an intrepid group of space explorers in 2107. Harry Irons dreams of escaping an over-crowded Earth by working for one of the giant corporations. He gets his wish and soon enough finds himself struggling to survive on an alien world.Looks can be deceiving, the same is true for reputations As the head of his family, Robert Beckford, the Earl of Masten, was accustomed to dealing with various problems his siblings had caused of one sort or another. However he wasn’t prepared when his cad of brother ruined and then abandoned a young lady. To right the wrong, Robert married the girl himself; but his chivalry only went so far. He didn’t want a wife, and most certainly not a scandalous one. So after repeating his vows, he sent her packing, off to a secluded estate and expected her to stay put. After years of mistreatment at the hands of her family, Lydia was prepared to be an accommodating wife; but her rigid and unforgiving husband asked too much of her. After languishing for years in her opulent prison, Lydia leaves her country estate for the glamour and excitement of London—and unfortunately her husband’s path.

The First Indigan, is a science fiction adventure exploring the science of creation. It is based on my own surgical and military experiences as well as my own response to loss. I especially enjoyed writing the sections on the head transplant which is technically feasible but as yet unperformed in humans. As is proper in science fiction, the science is pushed far beyond our present capabilities.Logan Tanner shook the red dust of West Texas off his boots at the age of eighteen and hasn't looked back. When his father has a stroke, Logan is temporarily forced to return home and take over the family ranch. He still feels responsible for his mother's death when he was twelve, and has never gotten over the guilt. Now he's faced with having to protect his twelve year old daughter Katie and his sister and her friend Megan Flynn. It's nearly more than one man can handle. He can't wait to get back to Dallas.Megan Flynn immediately falls in love with Morris Springs, Texas, population 976, when she delivers Logan's runaway daughter to his doorstep. Raised as a city girl, Megan has a dream of a few acres, a few champion Blue Heelers, and a small-town veterinary practice. The only thing standing between her and her dream is one stubborn, reluctant cowboy with an overprotective streak as wide as the West Texas prairie. But her stubborn streak is a match for his any day. And she's determined to prove it.Blame it on Texas is a story of the power of love to overcome any adversity, the strength of family and friendship, and the joy that comes with being part of something bigger than yourself.

Deployment Vietnam is based on the author's two tours in Vietnam in the 1960's with the US Navy's Seabees. It relates his experiences in construction of roads, helicopter pads and maintaining Highway One, "THE STREET OF NO JOY", during the rainy seasons of the late 1960 's. He details how the Seabees dealt with not only rain and mud but also the Viet Cong's mines and sniper fire.DEPLOYMENT VIETNAM Part 1 only tells part of the story in its 86,000 words. It is a historical and multicultural novel about the American Navy Seabees and what they did and accomplished in Vietnam.A Navy Seabee veteran of over 4 years when he volunteers for a tour of duty in Vietnam in late1966, Dan Lee Davis was 26 years old and a second class heavy equipment operator. He had been operating construction equipment as a civilian and a Seabee for over fourteen years having grown up around farming and road construction. He did one tour on NAS Adak Alaska with a mobile construction battalion (MCB) for 8 months where he ran a bulldozer stripping the treacherous tundra overburden to open an area where they could mine laterite to be used as fill and from another hill to expose hard rock where the blasting crew could blast to be sent to the rock crusher. He then transferred to overseas shore duty at MCAF, Futemma, Okinawa for over three years. While at Futemma, Dan met a Eurasian bar girl whom he lived with for almost three years In October of 1966 Davis went through military training, a basic jungle warfare course in Port Hueneme, CA before joining an MCB that was on its way to Vietnam for deployment.Dan survives a VC mortar attack in April of 1967 just before going on R & R to Okinawa.Dan and Suzie, his Eurasian lover had decided to go their separate ways when he left Okinawa for Port Hueneme and sea duty. They did not communicate from October of 1966 until he went to Okinawa on R & R in April of 1967 and Dan accidentally found she had changed bars and towns on Okinawa. They both discovered that separating, no contact, was not what either wanted and reconnected. Just before Dan goes back to Vietnam they decided to marry after Dan’s Vietnam tour is up.Dan’s best friend, Brad Burgess is killed by a VC placed mine on Highway 1. Dan arranges to take Brad’s R & R to Okinawa so he can visit Brad’s Okinawan fiance who is carrying Brad’s baby. Dan and Suzie spend time together and reinforce their commitment to each other.Suzie and Dan are befriended by a Marine sergeant, Steve Lars and his Okinawan wife Reiko who are stationed on Okinawa.Dan extends his tour in Vietnam and is transferred north to the Hue/Phu Bai area. When he’s transferred he gets a 30 day delay enroute so he can return to Okinawa to spend that time with Suzie He catches hops back and forth to Okinawa but cannot get direct routing from Vietnam to Okinawa nor from Okinawa to Vietnam. A five or so hour trip ended up taking two days going north and becomes an overnight trip going back to Vietnam.

Life’s hard when you have a reputation for destroying cities following you around like gum stuck to the bottom of your shoe. But for Essa, A.K.A. Oblivion Girl, it’s just any other day. With the help of her sidekick Atticus, the two run around cities collecting bounties, even if it means stealing them from fellow bounty hunters. Because in this messed up world, it’s every woman for herself.This action adventure/ speculative fiction story revolves around a time in the future where cars are long since gone and the society, in a way, has devolved. This is a time when bounty hunters, pirates, gypsies, corrupt priests, computer hackers, mafia crime lords and top military special ops inhabit the essentially lawless world.Essa, a ruthless bounty hunter uses her wits and reputation to ensure her rank as #1. Atticus, her loyal and silent side kick follows her around ensuring she stays alive during her self-inflicted chaos. After having claimed her metaphorical throne for so long, Essa seems content with her life until a unsuspected person decides to drop by.

This book explores the question, "Do times make the man or Does the man make the times?"A wanted jewel thief takes refuge as an itinerate preacher. He finds himself at a mining facility on a backwater planet. Can he save his home planet and the Prince's life and end a war. Wild characters and plot twists make this a wild ride.This book explores the question, "Do times make the man or Does the man make the times?"A wanted jewel thief takes refuge as an itinerate preacher. He finds himself at a mining facility on a backwater planet. Within weeks, he is a hero of a cave in at the mine and befriended by the man who grandfather made him a criminal, He must thwart his brother's plans for revenge and end a 50 year civil war.Can he save his home planet and the Prince's life and end a war. Wild characters and plot twists make this a wild ride.

Sigurd Martinez has one goal: taking care of his family. Easier said than done living near the heart of gangland Mexico.Back in the comfort of the suburbs, Charisma Roberts is readjusting to her life after a rough summer full of mayhem and madness. Though these two idealistic youths have never met, they’re about to find they have much more in common than just a bad poet.Sigurd Martinez is a simple boy with a single goal: taking care of his family. But in the heat of the desert sun, the violence and corruption of gangland Mexico make it harder and harder to tell what’s worth fighting for, and how much is worth sacrificing to get it.Back in the comfort of the suburbs, Charisma Roberts is readjusting to her life after a rough summer full of mayhem and madness. With the help of a spoony bard and an old friend, she’s determined to fix the mess she’s created.Though these two idealistic youths have never met, they’re about to find they have much more in common than just a bad poet.

The first case of New York Times bestseller Steve Berry's iconic hero, Cotton Malone.History notes that the ugly feud between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King, Jr., marked by years of illegal surveillance and the accumulation of secret files, ended on April 4, 1968 when King was assassinated by James Earl Ray. But that may not have been the case. Now, fifty years later, former Justice Department agent, Cotton Malone, must reckon with the truth of what really happened that fateful day in Memphis.It all turns on an incident from eighteen years ago, when Malone, as a young Navy lawyer, is trying hard not to live up to his burgeoning reputation as a maverick. When Stephanie Nelle, a high-level Justice Department lawyer, enlists him to help with an investigation, he jumps at the opportunity. But he soon discovers that two opposing forces—the Justice Department and the FBI—are at war over a rare coin and a cadre of secret files...

An sci-fi / fantasy adventure novel tailored to those with knowledge of the table-top roleplaying game industry.When the elderly creator of tabletop roleplaying games breaks down and states that the original fantasy RPG, Blade & Bolt, is not a game but a carefully crafted survey of a world he traveled to in 1969, he is promptly admitted to a mental health facility. College student Stephen Cairnhist is the only B&B gamemaster to believe the statement. He rallies his player and orchestrates first contact with the new world, Thrycion. The tabletop roleplaying game community become invaluable experts overnight as governments and corporations seek guides to understand the people, creatures, locations and magic on Thrycion.

Fast-paced, epic space fantasy adventure: The interstellar Empire of Man had been destroyed by Umpala invaders, and now the first starship in 500 years arrives in orbit. A young warrior mystic is thrust into the center of the storm as both new and old enemies converge and plot to conquer what remains of humanity.Fast-paced, epic space fantasy adventure:The interstellar Empire of Man had been destroyed by Umpala invaders, forcing the survivors of the Great Houses to establish new lives on low-tech Refuge Worlds, but now, centuries later, a starship has come. A society of elite warrior mystics, able to tap and utilize the energy of the Void, has awaited this day for centuries, and now a trainee is thrust into the middle of the storm as old and new enemies converge, threatening not only the planet but all of humanity.A warrior, perhaps one of the Nine Champions prophesized, will rise to stand against the Darkness and the Destroyers and to rally the free peoples against the invaders from another galaxy.