Showing results for "The Getaway" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

This is the story of how the City was saved, by Notker the professional liar, written down because eventually the truth always seeps through. The City may be under siege, but everyone still has to make a living. Take Notker, the acclaimed playwright, actor and impresario. Nobody works harder...

FROM ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL VOICES IN FANTASY COMES A HEART-WARMING TALE OF PEACE, LOVE, AND BATTLEFIELD SALVAGE. If you're going to get ahead in the battlefield salvage business, you have to regard death as a means to an end. In other words, when the blood flows, so will the cash...

Being a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude - not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer - James Stark aka Sandman Slim has made a few enemies. None, though, are as fearsome as the vindictive Angra Om Ya - the old gods. But their imminent invasion is only one of Stark's problems right now. LA is descending into chaos, and a new evil - the Wildfire Ripper - is stalking the city. No ordinary killer, The Ripper takes Stark deep into a conspiracy that stretches from Earth to Heaven and Hell.

Vampire Cat Crawfield is experiencing a new role as a mother. Turns out, trying to manage a perfect domestic life for her daughter is more...challenging than Cat ever imagined. Since things have finally quieted down in the undead world, her husband, Bones, suggests that Cat recharge by spending a girls-only getaway with her best friend, Denise. Cat and Denise intend to spend the week doing nothing more than dancing, drinking, and sightseeing. Unfortunately, they stumble across a deadly summer solstice ritual.

Vampire Cat Crawfield Russell is looking forward to a little down time with her best friend, Denise. But when witches crash the party, a fun getaway turns into a paranormal showdown.

Not only is Cath heartbroken by Blake, she’s depleted and depressed from saving his life from demonic forces. Bea and Aunt Astrid “kidnap” her to go on a spa weekend outside of Wonder Falls, leaving the cats at home with Jake. But the Muskox Spa is not the relaxing retreat they envisioned. Ghosts are the least of their worries, however. When two sisters are found dead at the spa, the police arrive, and another strange investigation begins for the Greenstone women.

It was time. Facing an unreasonable increase in rent, it was time for Ray to leap into the great American dream and buy a place of his own. He sought a space much like the loft he was leaving behind to support his painting, but his agent directed him to a far more conventional home. It was a house that a couple had enjoyed for several decades and, now alone, the matron sought to pass it on to just the right person. Ray had no idea that his purchase would include a tradition that would enrich him in ways that he wouldn’t believe possible.

Aliens came to Earth to abduct our women, but it backfired. Now they're returning them, and I'm in charge of shuttling women back from orbit. Ever since I first laid my eyes on the alien ship's commander, I've had a crush on him. Who can blame me? He's tall and gorgeous, with skin the color of midnight. He has a voice that can purr or roar and seven long tails that he really knows how to use. I know I can't have him. I've never even spoken to him. But when an incident renders the commander unconscious, I have no choice but to take him to my remote hunting cabin.

Captain Osyen and his merry band of cutthroats and conmen were scratching out a living on the edge of Imperial controlled space. They were a ship full of degenerates, petty criminals, if not outright scum—so a full-blown Imperial Dreadnaught arriving to detain their ship seems like an overreaction.

We live in a world where identity often feels like a performance, where the pressure to conform and meet expectations can strip us of our true selves. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been caught in that web, feeling the weight of what society wanted me to be. I had the career, the success, the outward image of someone who had it all together. But deep down, I knew something was missing. I was living a life built on what others thought I should be, instead of who I really was.

Dr. Eliza Raines has just made the discovery of a lifetime: Actual alien ruins on the surface of Mars. But during a massive dust storm, her expedition and mankind’s first colony on the Martian surface falls radio silent. It’s assumed to be a downed transmitter in the storm. The resupply vessel Murcielago, and its crew, are directed to assist with repairs. But neurotic ship’s engineer Leo Taggart can’t shake the idea something is terribly wrong. Gruff military policeman Kyle Locklear is confident in his team’s ability to handle whatever’s going on.