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Assignment Sunrise

Assignment Sunrise — Book 1

The disappearance of three women in the CID witness protection program leads Agent Alex Adison undercover in a small artsy town in Northern California. Two years in, with no leads, Alex finds the line between her undercover persona and who she wants to be blurring — especially when she falls in love for the first time. Will either survive to explore the possibilities?

Sunrise — Settling Down

Assignment Sunrise — Book 2

Detective Alex Adison has found a place she wanted to call home, without secretive assignments from SID, who released her from their service. She was now an official Detective with the local Sunrise Police force, reporting to Chief Harper and her partner Detective Mark Scripts. An unexpected serious relationship with a woman she had been originally assigned to protect, was now her lover. Both had differing schedules and serious issues on commitment to work on — and to add to their life were a rash of vandalism and other crimes Alex was called at all hours to see to. Sunrise citizens were at a crisis and Alex was among those needed to help put a stop to them.

Sunrise — Cabin Fever

Assignment Sunrise — Book 3

Posted: 24. 06. 2003 Part III of the hit series. Between Alex's job and Elizabeth's need for alone time to write, friends suggested their relationship needed some time by themselves. Alex and Elizabeth head to Alex's cabin where they expected only the threat of being snowed in. It turned out to be more than what they could imagine as what a bad vacation would be.

Camping Out

Detective Claire Hanson goes undercover to expose corruption in the Petima Police Department — where dirty cops have already murdered officers who refused to play along. When her RV is raided and she's severely beaten, Claire knows the accidents aren't coincidence. But she can't be sure who to trust, including the enigmatic MaryLyn Smith. Can she stay alive long enough to expose the truth?

Dreaming of a Life

Martha Newcome is running for her life when a violent car crash leaves her with amnesia, erasing the very reason she was forced to flee. Rescued by a resident of a remote desert community hidden from the outside world, she struggles to piece together fragments of her past. As her memories slowly return, so does the terrifying truth that someone may still be hunting her. Torn between the life she's built, the people she's come to love, and the woman who has captured her heart, Martha must uncover her past before it catches up with her—and destroys everything she's found.

A Different Dream

Darcy and Celine affirm to each other that whatever is happening out in the desert, they were only observers and would leave the stepping into the unknown for the more willing. However, they were chosen, along with their four-legged companions, Jade, Mandy and Medicine Man. Posted: 13.04.2003

Galina of Morewea Woods

Galina of Morwea Woods — Book 1

Connie saw the mandatory draft as an opportunity to escape an unwanted life of subjugation in a cult that devalued women. Posted as a tower guard on the border wall along the frontier, she found her life was never dull as she learned what it was like to live with people her age. Posted: 20.08.2011

Galina of Morwea Woods Part II

Galina of Morwea Woods — Book 2

Connie's life changes from training as a tower guard to learning the necessary skills to hear and see energy in forests and its inhabitants that can help or hinder good intentions. All this is just the beginning of her training to rule a nation behind a veil.

Merker's Outpost

Merker's Outpost — Book 1

Lieutenant Harriet Montran is betrayed by her shipmates and stranded on Merker's Outpost — a hostile, barren world hiding a secret that spans galaxies. Rescued by an entity called Guardian, she joins forces with covert operative Major Zohra to evict smugglers, protect the Outpost, and outrun programmed assassins. As the race to uncover the planet's secret intensifies, so does the bond between them. Can their feelings survive it? Can they?

Arnica

Merker's Outpost — Book 2

Two women are sent as emissaries to Arnica — a planet on the verge of spiritual ascension — to form an alliance and remove off-worlders determined to undermine the planet's evolution. An army of Metrasoldiers, empaths, colonists, and misguided do-gooders are destined to collide as Commander Montran and Lt. Vanstar race to unravel the mysteries of an unusual society before it's too late.

Vampire Adjuncts

Helen Vincente — Book 1

Helen Vincente wakens from hibernation to find her life immediately threatened — and her memories fractured by bad blood. Swept into conspiracies decades in the making, she must navigate shifting alliances and hidden enemies while piecing together who she is. Over centuries, friends become foes and foes become allies. Who can she trust?

Foreign Harbors I

Merker's Outpost — Book 3

#3 in the Sci-Fi Fantasy of Major Jina Gari Zohra and Lt. Commander Lady Alexandra Harriet Montran. Written 8/15/2011. Lt. Commander Lady Alexandra Montran and Major J.G. Zohra, now married, are headed back to their neck of the galaxy accompanied by Lt. Megan Vanster. Stopping at various ports on their journey towards the Eckron and Zed sectors, they find themselves ahead of two ships — the new Verbouth Argonaut launched as Catching Butterflies, and the older Emperor's Last Chance — tasked with keeping an eye on SEC ships carrying prisoners awaiting sentencing by the Counsel of Rings. Previous stories: #1 Merker's Outpost and #2 Arnica. Contains adult content: sex between consenting adults and mature themes.

Foreign Harbors II

Merker's Outpost — Book 4

Posted: 05-25-2019. Traveling through space for long distances was what sleep pods were designed for, to eliminate boredom. However, some preferred the challenges each unexplored section of space offered and as the crew in the Rouster proved, there were few dull moments. Now a crew of four, the women were interested in staying far enough ahead of two larger ships that were showing over protectiveness with their captains while some members of their crew saw mixing with two of Rouster's members a relief of their boredom.

Vampire Business

Helen Vincente — Book 2

Helen Vincente awakened from hibernation vulnerable — an assassin had infused her depleted body with tainted blood. After surviving a siege by the psychotic vampire Mueller, the last of the tainted blood was finally expelled from her cells. In exchange for her healing, Helen owes a favor to Tilda's leadership: mentoring their talented but impulsive clan member, Bertie. Now Helen's cross-country journey consists of two vampires on a road trip in a motorhome with two mortals handling the day-to-day — tasked by their respective clan councils to locate a missing VIP and uncover the names he was gathering.

Scandalous Friends

Susan Nicolas was beginning to find her father's restrictions on her life — without the benefit of feeling valued in the family business — tempting her to leave town and explore her erotic dreams. Before she could cut those family ties, she was caught up in a scandal her father forced her to face. Miserable at the ire directed at her rather than her rapist, she decided to leave Colima and hunt down the woman she had met. Originally published as Queen's Lane.

Cot MacDiarmid

Cot MacDiarmid is taller than most of her species — the Mulands of homeplanet Maridoileag. Past marriageable age but not yet old enough to make clan decisions, she defied expectations when a child shepherd with no access to the wider world was granted an education off-planet. Mentored through the diplomatic academy and into the military space academy, she graduated days before war was declared across space sectors. She rose from ensign to Captain during the war, then transferred to special forces as Lieutenant Colonel and Squad Leader to 12 SID pilots. Mulands proved ideal pilots for sentient spaceships — and Cot's mission is to spread across space sectors, mapping the unknown and gathering intelligence for Star Force HQ before reaching her new home port.

Calose

Chronicles of the Hunters — Book 1

Calose awakened but remained still as her senses continued to track the new noise. Something heavy was dropped but not from a great height. Without having to strain her hearing, wheezing and a particular mechanical sound came from nearby. It was a Scathion, probably 260 version — a robot not a threat unless an unauthorized person tried to remove what it was entrusted with. She remained still, knowing it had registered her presence and added her to its possible threat list.

The Wesley

Chronicles of the Hunters — Book 2

After the Space Wars, vast regions opened to both honest and dubious ventures. Into this unsettled era arose Der Jägers — the Hunters — highly specialized treasure seekers who pursued rare artifacts. It was into this strange world that the Wesley, once a military mobile spaceship repair vessel, unexpectedly fell. Entrusted to a former Spaceforce captain known for intelligence and fairness, the Wesley would navigate the politics of planets and spaceports, turn a profit, and eventually earn ownership of the ship.

Galaxy Dancer

Leona Bestolie — Book 1

A young girl from a planet with a class system and family expectations when her years of service are completed is given a chance to grow beyond her planet's world views and explore distant planets and cultures through dance. Written January 2004.

Saying Goodbye to Caline

Leona Bestolie — Book 2

Lonnie Bestolie replayed the message she had recently received: "Heard you were retiring. Stop by and say hello. CCC." It offered no clue about what Caline wanted to discuss. Caline, a Rudian, had recruited Lonnie into an unusual path in life—one Lonnie had never regretted. Amant was Caline's home planet, a closed society apart from a few cities opened for intergalactic trade. The honor of being invited had her curious.

A Side Trip

Leona Bestolie — Book 3

Lonnie smiled. There was so much strangeness and mystery out in space, so why would she want to settle down before seeing more of what was out there? HQ didn't give her a specific time to be debriefed.

On Space Station Pour S'Amuser

Leona Bestolie — Book 4

"The controls are responding slowly. I don't think the environmental system is the real issue. I'm heading for the nearest space station," Muto said. "Which station?" "Pour S'Amuser. I hope we can make it there under our own power, but…" "Isn't that some kind of amusement park?" "Yeah. We shouldn't be able to get into trouble there while the ship's being repaired." The amusements could be almost anything, designed as they were for a galaxy full of species seeking relaxation.

Tanzinia

Leona Bestolie — Book 5

The Ranch Almhomena on Tanzinia had once been one of Lonnie's favorite stops during her travels aboard the spaceship cruise liner Earl Gray. Over the years, Dr. Cora, an admirer of Lonnie's work, became a close friend. Now retired and free of any schedule, Lonnie looked forward to visiting Cora without worrying about returning to the Earl Gray. Instead, her hopes for a relaxing stay quickly gave way to the realities of politics and marital discord.

Home and a New Life

Leona Bestolie — Book 6

Kromeg, Leuwig and Herling's shuttle approached the red cliffs at a slower speed, close to the ground, allowing its passengers a view of the open land they would be calling their home.

A Shake Down Cruise

Leona Bestolie — Book 7

The Belgium Queen, a luxurious spaceship for company owners and clients, was little more than a new toy to Lonnie's security chief, Crackle. It was a welcome thank-you gift from Ridy, a close friend who owned one of many companies producing reliable security electronics across multiple planets. Joining Crackle was Cookie, who was eager to explore the galley aboard such an opulent ship. For the three of them, the trip was meant to be a simple joyride — but fate had other plans. Diverted by a request from Crackle's father to inspect security on Cosmo, the infamous Planet of Fantasy, Lonnie and Cookie waited aboard the Belgium Queen while Crackle completed her inspection. Once again, fate intervened, and all three found themselves facing the planet's darker, harsher, and far less pleasurable side.

A Case for Pan

Victoria Handle PI — Book 1

Pan has many meanings for each person that meets or studies his presence in literature. While PI Victoria Handle goes about her business, she is surprised Pan — of all the nature devas and elementals — should ask a favor from her. Find something that was removed from his garden and return it. Simple?

Weird Partnerships

Victoria Handle PI — Book 2

My name is Victoria Handle. I'm a private investigator. My clients are varied from human to supernatural and not all my adventures are in one time line. Over the years I've been reluctant to take on some clients in the supernatural classification, like vampires — until a case looking for a vampire's special missing cane changes everything.

The Odd and Misplaced

Victoria Handle PI — Book 3

My name is Victoria Handle. I'm a private investigator and on occasion I locate things — or some things. When I first started out on my own in the PI business, I balanced investigative jobs with finding objects because it was fun. That is, until my clientele moved from exclusively human to a mixture of supernaturals.