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Emperor Hazard is Dead! When the Teddy Bears ambush the ship carrying Emperor Hazard to a peace conference in the Zenkarr system, Britannia once again finds itself at war. The Teddy Bears have a plan, but Gathii Kong, now in command of the Imperial Force, doesn’t take the bait. He follows Hazard’s last order to fight smart and foils the Zenkarr Intelligence Minister’s plan to destroy Britannia’s fleet by not charging deeper into the system. But now Kong has the lion by the tail—he can’t follow the enemy fleet into the gravity well, nor can he let them out to terrorize the nearby systems.

Empress Regent Hiroko gave Admiral Julie Adams a simple order. Go to the Zenkarr system and solve the Teddy Bear problem. But like all things in life, simple orders don’t always mean simple solutions. Even before entering the home system of the devious race, Julie was forced to fight a pitched battle against the Zenkarr fleet.

Eggplant Canyon... Where 3 is never a crowd! All 6 stories from the Eggplant Canyon series are available in this bundle.

The Empire of Britannia is in trouble. Not everyone is happy with Admiral Julie Adams’s solution to the Teddy Bear problem, and there are issues with the imperial senate. With the Black Dragon Virus under control, Empress Regent Hiroko had to end the Imperial emergency and restore them to power. Unfortunately the Senate wants more than their share, and it’s conspiring with elements of the fleet to overthrow the crown.

I might be the most promising quarterback in college football today, but once I was just a boy desperately in love with the wrong girl, one I’d very much like to win back. She blocks me better than any player on the field, but to figure out my best play, first I need to understand how we got here. We have been apart longer than we were together but we can’t seem to stop torturing each other. Every guy she touches or allows to touch her is like a knife right to my heart. Not to be outdone, I play her game. No one will ever accuse me of giving less than everything.

This emotionally charged read tells a once-in-a-lifetime story about love: In small-town Tennessee, eighteen-year-old Charlie Ross wagers a kiss from Anna Cochran, the most beautiful girl in town, and wins. Just as their budding romance begins to blossom, Charlie is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. Anna vows to wait for him, no matter how long it takes. But when Charlie is captured and later presumed dead, Anna is left picking up the pieces to her shattered world.

I thought I wanted the boy next door, until I figured out his dad is one of the real men I crave. Maybe it’s revenge. Maybe desires can only be repressed for so long. Maybe my brain is just a scrambled mess since my boyfriend cheated on me. This is the same boyfriend who’d insisted we wait until marriage, much to my dismay. The only thing that’s clear is that I’ve waited too long to be with a man, and now I want two of them… My ex’s dad and his friend, whose name I don’t even know. Does that mean I’m wired wrong? Maybe.

Zaysh was never meant to rule. Sent to the Princes' School against his will, exiled from his freedom and his desires, he returns home after three years only to discover that his brother has married into a powerful kingdom and gained the upper hand in the race for the throne. The solution standing before him seems to be a marriage with a princess of even greater political weight. Before surrendering to this new duty, Zaysh plans one final week of unrestrained freedom—a sex-filled escape before everything changes.

Joanna "Jonsie" Hunter is a little rough around the edges. Outspoken and strong willed with a streak of defiance, she can give most guys a run for their money. She also happens to be Queen City Royalty. With the territories surrounding the city divided between two rival gangs, she lives a life of wealth and privilege afforded not only by her social standing, but also her brother, Nicky - the leader of the Queen City Dukes.

The world has been plunged into the chaos of war, fear and violence after a brilliant madman destroyed an American city, killed thousands and unleashed four entities into the world possessing supernatural powers. Some believe these abilities were bestowed by science, others believe these four are the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, given their powers by divine prophecy.

2097 A.D. Religion is no longer the world’s dominant belief system. Cyrenism, a global collection of atheists, agnostics and scientists is now the majority, and our society has become dependent upon artificial intelligence, technology and advanced robotics. Global Marshal Austin Corrigan is a man produced by this brave new world. He is a tenacious law enforcement officer and a dedicated Cyrenist. Austin is balanced on the job and in life by his best friend, Dean “Deadman” Clarkson, a devout Catholic and a lethal military sniper.

When Tom, the son of a powerful Senator, becomes stranded in the Plagued States while searching for his lost sister, his only hope of survival rests in the hands of a few grizzled veteran zombie hunters and a mysterious half-breed zombie woman he thinks may know where to find his sister... In the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse, humanity won by creating a moat surrounding the Plagued States of America. Now, zombies roam freely, and only the most fearless of hunters venture in, but they don’t hunt to kill. Zombie labor is too valuable a commodity.

When Dr. Susan Hale, curator of Christian antiquities at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, unearths an ancient scroll in the hills of southern France, she steps into a mystery so dangerous it has been hunted for centuries. The Silentii-an order, founded in the shadows of Constantine's reign, exists to protect Christian orthodoxy at any cost. To them, the scroll is not a relic but a threat, one that must be silenced forever.

When a helicopter carrying presidential hopeful Senator William Jefferson crashes in the Quarantine Zone, zombie half-breed Penelope Hope is enlisted into the most unorthodox rescue team ever assembled for a mission to save the very man leading the effort to wipe out her kind from the Plagued States of America...

Step into an enchanted world where fantasy poetry meets classical romantic storytelling in this captivating epic love story told entirely in verse — an immersive, magical micro-listen designed to be enjoyed in a single sitting—perfect for a 22-minute escape into an enchanted realm where light shines in the deepest darkness.

In West Point to Wall Street, veteran Omar Ritter reveals the lessons he’s learned over two decades of struggle with PTSD. A decorated combat veteran, Omar endured an eighteen-hour surgery for a brain injury and was medically retired from the military. He embarked on a second career as a finance and accounting executive, grappling with mental health challenges and searching for ways to alleviate the debilitating struggle. Now he’s offering powerful insights for confronting these demons and embracing the healing journey.

The week before Christmas kicks off with a family meet-up at The Post & Telegraph pub. Cousins Jake (a cynical university dropout) and Lucy (a high-flying lawyer with OCD tendencies) clash over their differing life choices, while their parents, Gerald and Brenda, get increasingly tipsy. A mysterious stranger at the bar (Sofia, with a Greek background) seems to know more about the family than she should. Amid the laughter and escalating tensions, a family secret is hinted at, with dark implications.

At 17, figure skating prodigy Abigail Lecky vanished from her small-town life, leaving behind a promising career, a loving family, and countless unanswered questions. Now, five years later, she’s back, with secrets she’s not ready to share and a plan to reclaim control of her life. When Aby enlists Ethan Shanahan, her brother’s best friend and a hockey star, to help her navigate the world of flirting and intimacy, he agrees, but only if she gets back on the ice. As Ethan reignites her passion for skating, Aby finds herself drawn to him in ways she never expected.

With a reputation for overworking staff, the demanding, insensitive, genius CEO is devoted to the company he built from scratch. With no time for friends or a love life, he's now on the verge of closing a once-in-a lifetime deal for his tech company. Unfortunately, his assistant abruptly quits, leaving Holden in a terrible position. If he can't find a replacement willing to put up with him, the deal could go up in smoke and destroy the business empire that Holden built.

Human Trafficking: Vengeance by Stu Armstrong is a gritty, high-stakes crime thriller that pulls listeners into the dark heart of organized crime. The story follows Kofi, a man scarred by a brutal past in an African civil war, where he was driven to acts of violence that still haunt him.