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Closet Case by Amberly Smith

March 7, 2012

Closet Case by Amberly Smith

In an effort to come out to his mother, Repeater Peat Harris makes the mistake of leaving a message on her voice mail. When she calls him back, he’s in the middle of a Repeat involving a multiple car collision that causes several deaths. As the day replays, things go from bad to worse. Peat is going to need help to stop both disasters because getting it wrong is not an option.

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Short story

Isali Dreams by Zahra Owens and Stuart Wakefield

February 23, 2012

Can Everett and Isali find a way to communicate before Isali’s nemesis destroys them both? Isali Dreams by Zahra Owens and Stuart Wakefield, available from Dreamspinner Press.

Diplomat and linguist Everett leads a quiet life on an Earth colony outpost until he’s called on to translate for a strange creature discovered on a crashed ship. Despite the magnetic attraction he feels to it, Everett can’t communicate well enough to resolve the apparent murder of the ship’s pilot. At least not until Isali, the survivor, shows up in Everett’s dreams.

Isali is on the run from a supreme being hellbent on destroying him, and Everett soon finds himself caught up in a fight for their lives. The increased intimacy between them triggers memories for Everett, but can he put the pieces together before Isali’s nemesis destroys them both?

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Novella

Burn by TJ Klune

February 6, 2012

Can Seven give Felix the courage to face his destiny as Findo Unum? Burn by TJ Klune, now available from Dreamspinner Press.

Set in a world that closely resembles our own, Burn is a story of redemption and betrayal, of family and sacrifice, which leads to the greatest question of all: how far would you go to save the ones you love?

Fifteen years ago, Felix Paracel killed his mother with fire that shot from his hands. Since then, he has hidden from forces bent on exploiting him and his fire and wind Elemental abilities. But Felix’s world is about to change, because he is Findo Unum—the Split One—and his coming has been foretold for generations.

Though Felix’s arrival brings great joy to the Elemental world, it also heralds a coming darkness. No one knows this better than Seven, the mysterious man who rescued Felix from that horrible fire years ago and then disappeared… who now has returned to claim what’s rightfully his: Felix’s heart. But even as Felix begins to trust Seven and his feelings about his place in the world, the darkness reveals itself, bringing consequences no one could have predicted.

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Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: Novel

Desert World Rebirth by Lyn Gala

January 30, 2012

Can Temar and Shan’s love survive the political battles to come? Desert World Rebirth by Lyn Gala, available from Dreamspinner Press.

New ambassadors Temar Gazer and Shan Polli stopped one disaster on Livre, but the battle isn’t over. Temar is still struggling to work through the abuse he suffered. Livre, too, is stuck: it could ally with the breakaway planets—risking strange and dangerous beliefs—or the older alliance, which offers human rights protections but seeks to control the planet. It’s a delicate balance, but they manage… until crisis takes Shan away from Temar.

It’s up to Temar to get them and their planet through the crisis safely. But just because he and Shan have chosen each other doesn’t mean their love is strong enough to survive when the stirring sands around them change.

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Novel

Dogs of Cyberwar by Jamie Fessenden

November 30, 2011

Can Connor and Luis survive the consequences of their covert actions against FreeCorp? Dogs of Cyberwar by Jamie Fessenden, available from Dreamspinner Press.

Connor is a netrunner: a hacker who ventures into cyberspace to steal data from corporate computers. As he hides out in the slums of Seattle, he’s attacked by a street gang and, incredibly, rescued by one of the members. His rescuer is a man named Luis, who has decided Connor needs his protection. 



But instead of providing safety, Luis’s presence wreaks havoc with Connor’s online identity, and they find themselves hunted by a lethal security force. While they attempt to escape the city, Connor finds himself struggling to survive with the most lethal killer ever pitted against the corporations that control the FreeCorp—and he risks losing his heart to the same man.

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Novella

Divine Devine’s Love Song by S.A. Garcia

November 9, 2011

Will Sam and Pokatawer succeed in building a life outside the company’s grasp? Divine Devine’s Love Song by S.A. Garcia, available from Dreamspinner Press.

In a world destroyed by nuclear mismanagement, a deformed young man named Trill finds an intact Netpad. Once he secures a working battery, he discovers a story penned by Sam Devine, a hacker who led a rebellion against the insane corporation BCM thirty years before.

Sam works for BCM out of necessity rather than choice. He despises the company for its lack of ethics and knows the best way to destroy it is from within. When a staff meeting opens with the torture of BCM’s captive enemies, Sam sees his chance: he lies to convince his bosses he wants to further degrade one of the warriors, a man named Pokatawer, and once Pokatawer is released to him, Sam finds they share common goals and lusts.

But Sam and Pokatawer are up against a hugely powerful corporation, and they’ll have to bring BCM to its knees to escape nuclear wrath and make a life for themselves somewhere outside the company’s grasp.

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Novella

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Madison

November 7, 2011

Will Rhys and Jim risk their hearts along with their lives as they search for allies in the war against the Swarm? Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Madison, available from Dreamspinner Press.

The now-extinct Brill gifted humankind with the technology of space travel, but the implacable Swarm is determined to wipe all humans from the face of the universe. But the human race won’t give in so easily. On board the spaceship Fearless, a team led by Dr. Rhys Aubrey and Major Jim Tanner is tasked with developing technology for the fight and making new allies to trade for whatever edge they can get.

Every day the Fearless ventures forth to new worlds and faces challenges that forge strong bonds of friendship among the crew—and perhaps something more between Rhys and Jim. In a life filled with danger and trouble around every corner, are Rhys and Jim ready to risk their hearts too?

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Novella

A Blinded Mind by Cari Z.

November 2, 2011

Will Sam and Jonathan fight for a life together or choose life on the run? A Blinded Mind by Cari Z., available from Dreamspinner Press.

Jonathan Hatcher has led an interesting life. Once the psychic protégé of Dr. Nelson Cagney of the Bureau of Psychological Corrections, he escaped and went on the run through post-World War Three Europe, scraping a living out of the ruins of civilization and avoiding the mindless vics: humans turned berserker by exposure to biological and chemical weapons.

Once again at Cagney’s mercy, Jonathan is stuck in PsyCo’s high-security wing with no idea whether Sam, the man he thinks he may love, is alive or dead by his hand. Though at first he only plays along for news of Sam, soon Jonathan sees the conditions in the warring European Coalition are desperate. Sam and Jonathan must make a choice: make for France and a life together… or team up with their captors against a devastating new threat.

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Genre: Mystery/Suspense, Science Fiction
Length: Novella

Teacher Plus Two by Valentina Heart

October 24, 2011

Will Mattian, Orrin, and Hara survive slavery and separation to find love together? Teacher Plus Two by Valentina Heart, available from Dreamspinner Press.

In a technologically advanced universe where humans are classed according to their sexual expertise, Orrin, a man approaching revered Teacher status, is kidnapped and forced to educate slaves in the pleasures of the flesh. Before he can attempt to teach his first student, he has to save the life of Fai, a purring Mattian. Orrin just manages to nurse his little lion back to health when their cell gains another occupant: Hara, an exotic and experienced slave who was sold by his old master. Despite their difficult circumstances and knowing they will eventually be separated, the three men form an steadfast bond.

Soon Hara finds himself with a colorful new Master across the universe while Orrin and Fai remain behind at the slave traders’ base. With their problems only building daily, can they find a way back to each other or will they succumb to the trials they face?

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Novel

Easy Sinking by Cecilia Ryan

October 19, 2011

Easy Sinking by Cecilia Ryan

Asata is a backwater planet, favored by the less-than-honest sorts that hang around the outer rim of the galaxy. Melech, captain of the Thalassa, is no exception, though he’s scaled back his activities recently. He’s on Asata for a quiet few days of rest and relaxation and to get rid of some cargo he doesn’t want to be caught with. When Aiolos, a scruffy but attractive Human, literally falls at his feet, Melech takes it as a sign that his luck is about to turn. Instead, he finds himself naked and penniless, watching Aiolos run off into the night. Melech is sure he‘s seen the last of the engaging thief, until he runs into him again—literally—a few days later, with a proposition Melech is just intrigued enough to consider accepting.

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Genre: Science Fiction
Length: Short Story