Dace believes Tayvis is dead, so when Lowell sends her to her homeworld to start a civil war, she doesn't care if she survives or not. But as she struggles through the tangle of deceit, betrayal, and lies of the rebellion and the crushing oppression of the government and startling revelations about her own past, Dace finds she does want to live. At least long enough to see Jasyn again. But her chances dwindle as the planet plunges into war and the Patrol abandons the sector. But her biggest enemy proves to be her own heritage.

High-flying English Member of Parliament Stephen Lorrimer and his wife Julia are the parents of a bright five-year-old son, Michael, who has severe hearing and speech impediments. Michael is devoted to his carer Justine, and when she disappears he is inconsolable. Julia is quick to report to DCI Neil Paget the girl's failure to return after leaving the house for Sunday service at the local church where she worshipped regularly. Paget and his team try to piece together her movements; but they encounter little hard evidence, and very little in the way of witnesses, so each day that passes without a sighting of the devout and solitary Justine leads to increased fears for her safety.

Her sworn enemy...or her fearless protector? Ana Dikau is on a mission to gather information about Sentinel technician Ian Scott--the man she's been deeply conditioned to fear. But Ana doesn't know that the amulet she carries will slowly kill not only Ian but also every Sentinel with whom she comes in contact. Or that she shares a common bond with the Sentinel enemy. Ian Scott is a restless, brilliant man who takes the snow leopard when he shifts form. He knows that Ana is a puzzle he can't resist. But he doesn't realize she could cost him his heart--or even his life. For he's soon working on what amounts to an epidemic among Sentinels. The only way to save his people is for the leopard to take control and work with the very woman he should despise...but cannot help desire.

A Novel of the Noble Dead DESCRIPTION: Magiere the Dhampir was created by a shadowy, long-forgotten enemy of many names-an enemy who the elf Leesil was trained from childhood to kill. They were brought together by the Fay to forge an alliance that might have the power to stand against the forces of dark magics. But as Magiere and Leesil uncover the truth, they discover just how close the enemy has always been...

Angelus BORN: Ireland DIED: Ireland CURRENT RESIDENCE: Sunnydale, CA AGE: 242 years and counting "Things used to be pretty simple. Hundred years, just hanging out, feeling guilty. Really honed my brooding skills. Then she comes along." After a century of killing without a care, the vampire Angelus was cursed with a conscience and eventually fled to Sunnydale, where he restricted his feeding to blood banks. Until 16-year-old Buffy Summers, the Vampire Slayer, arrived in town to battle vampires, demons and the Forces of Darkness. First, he has to convince her not to kill him. Then, he has to convince himself not to fall in love with her. Now, collected for the first time, are three stories from the cult-hit TV series chronicling the beginning of this star crossed love story. Can Buffy and Angel survive life, death...and beyond?

This Ray Bradbury collection is comprised of nine early short stories rarely or never reprinted since first publication. Included are three stories originally published in Mr. Bradbury's own science fiction fanzine, Futuria Fantasia. " Don't Get Technatal ": Jumping Jigwheels! If you enjoy exclamation points, this story was written for you! In the distant year of 1975 a dissatisfied writer rants about the state of society! Could robosexuality be the answer he seeks?(!) " The Pendulum ": A delightful little story with delightfully unconventional spelling. " The Flight of the Good Ship Clarissa ": Not entirely lucid but entertaining nevertheless. " I, Rocket ": There may be an unwholesome subtext to this story. "Mass is the sexual drive of space, and gravity the intensified yearning of that mass, the gravitic libido of one tremendous body for the love, the following of any and all smaller bodies who transgress its void boundaries." " Undersea Guardians ": Half-naked sea-dwelling zombies battle the Nazi Kriegsmarine! " Final Victim ": "Hunting a criminal is tough enough, but it's even tougher when it's on a bit of Hell's own rock in the void of space." " Defense Mech ": There are no giant, Japanese-speaking robots in this story. It is, however, a riveting tale of the effects of space on the human psyche. " Lorelei of the Red Mist ": A second chance in someone else's body becomes complicated when its previous owner was universally hated. " Jonah of the Jove-Run ": "They hated this little beat-up old guy. Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track an asteroid clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive meteor detectors?" Punctuation and apparent typographical errors in the Futuria Fantasia stories have been left as originally published. " Don't Get Technatal " (as Ron Reynolds) Futuria Fantasia (1939) " The Pendulum " (uncredited) Futuria Fantasia (1939) " The Flight of the Good Ship Clarissa " (uncredited) Futuria Fantasia (1940) " I, Rocket " Amazing Stories (May 1944) " Undersea Guardians " Amazing Stories (December 1944) " Final Victim " Amazing Stories (February 1946) " Defense Mech " Planet Stories (February 1946) " Lorelei of the Red Mist " Planet Stories (May 1946) " Jonah of the Jove-Run " Planet Stories (Spring, 1948)

Time is running out for the Alpha to seduce his reluctant houseguest... Holly Faulkes's entire life had been spent in hiding, steering clear of the Sentinels. But now she is their prisoner, kept by Lannie Stewart, an undeniably sexy alpha wolf determined to initiate her into their world. Lannie's special gift of influence has never failed him, until Holly. The full-blooded field Sentinel, though, can sense her untapped power. It is a power he is deeply drawn to, a power they all desperately need. For a new enemy has risen, one determined to destroy their kind. Holly can reveal this danger, but only if Lannie can convince her to accept...to embrace...to release, what she really is.

In the year 1005 A.D., a terrible famine strikes Engla-lond. When a poor young woman named Hildred grows desperate enough to break the law for her survival, a rising thegn named Eadric takes her fate in his hands. “The Lost Tales of Mercia” are ten short stories set in Viking Age England. They introduce the characters of the novel, Eadric the Grasper, but each story stands independently.