Firefly meets James Bond in this action-adventure romance set in an alternate future where the Cold War never ended… Living mission to mission on the fringes of civilized space, Captain Lindana Nyota has managed to keep her crew paid and her ship in one piece. Barely. The privateer's life of stealing Soviet supplies for the Alliance is taking its toll on everyone. Down a crew member, she now has to take on a new intel officer and hope it's someone she can trust. Lieutenant Gabriel Steele knew Lindy wasn't expecting him to walk out of the air lock and back into her life, but he didn't think he'd get his nose broken. As an intelligence agent for the Alliance, Gabriel has spent his career in deep cover, his sense of self crushed under layers of deceit—starting with the lies he had to tell Lindy years ago when he left her. A fresh start is all he wants, but the Alliance and his secret orders have already jeopardized that. When an infamous pirate and friend of Lindy and her crew is reported alive and in possession of knowledge of a powerful Soviet weapon, finding her before the enemy does is paramount. But Gabriel can't do it without regaining Lindy's trust—and hopefully rekindling what he once sacrificed in the name of duty. This book is approximately 50,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. It's a promise!
As the Galactic Cold War continues, the threat of a new Soviet weapon unveils an even darker danger No home, no family and only faded memories of the life she lost. After the rebellion destroyed New Hong Kong and left Jiang Chen with a brain injury, she found a new place to belong aboard the Mombasa as its pilot. But after discovering she poses a danger to ship and crew, Jiang leaves, not wanting to risk causing them more harm. Security chief Ryder Kalani blames himself for the mission failures plaguing the Mombasa—his sole duty is to protect his crew. Having lost his right arm in the rebellion and now fit with a prosthetic, he’s unsure whether he’s still the capable fighter he once was. The only thing he knows for certain is that Lieutenant Jiang Chen needs his help. Jiang doesn’t trust herself anymore, but Ryder does. They’re on the hunt for the Soviets’ new weapon, and Jiang’s forgotten past could lead them straight to it. Ryder just needs to get Jiang to trust in herself—and in him—before the weapon deploys. Book two in The Galactic Cold War series This book is approximately 65,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Deborah Nemeth
The reluctant lord. The sole survivor of the Sunsinger massacre, Lord Degalen Fairren spends his days reading tales of the family he never knew. When a rival house threatens to enslave Cyprena, Galen is forced to pull his nose out of his books and enter into an alliance with House Morningstar, and a dangerous mission to save his world. The covert assassin. Lady Andelynn Harrow isn't House Morningstar's eldest or prettiest daughter, but she is the deadliest. After her father's murder, Andee must defend her new house and mate--the shy, reluctant Galen--but every battle risks revealing her terrible secret. The escaped slave. Malcolm gets his first taste of freedom when the Cy'ren recruit him to locate the cure to a deadly virus--and feels the burn of desire for Galen, the lord he can never have, and for Andee, who awakens memories of a long-lost first love. The danger they face fuels the heat between them, but with Cyprena's fate hanging in the balance, the race to find the cure could come with devastating costs.
It's good to be bad... Patience Roberts is the last summoner standing between magiciankind and certain demon invasion. After banishing two or three demons a day for too long, gods know she'd like nothing better than a little down time with her number one distraction--Faust. But with vampires, hunters and assassins lined up to take her out, who has the time? Still, she has to admit her resistance to the amorous faerie is wearing thin. Not that she'll ever let on--after all, faeries are notorious for their short romantic attention spans. Faust, a Shadowspawn faerie, watched as his outcast clan dwindled to nothing. Determined to hold on to the woman he loves, he'll do whatever it takes to protect Patience. And one day build a life with her. When an old demon enemy punches through the barrier between the worlds, Patience must draw on every ounce of her reputation as a cast-iron bitch to temporarily banish him. To get rid of him for good, she'll have to sacrifice one too many pieces of her soul to leave room for love...
The second son. Lieutenant Commander Jace Harrow is the second son of House Morningstar--the spare, not the heir. Armored with an arrogant mask, Jace keeps the world at arm's length to protect those around him from becoming targets for his bloodthirsty brother. The broken sword. Lieutenant Bryn Viera was a shadow sword and a decorated officer, dedicated to protecting her people. But for the past five years she has lived as a slave and has the scars to prove it. Bryn vowed to escape or die trying--until she met Sabine. The slave. Born into slavery, Sabine never expected to fall in love. Her feelings for Bryn sparked her desire for a new life, but now Sabine is in phase, consumed by the need to mate with a male. Her dream of freedom with Bryn is on the brink of destruction, for to deny the phase means death. Thrown together by the unforgiving demands of the phase, they must unite to save Cyprena's people from a deadly new bioweapon--or be destroyed by the scars of their pasts.
It's better to be a bad witch than a dead one. A Bad Witch story. One thing stands between Catherine Duquesne and happily-ever-after with her soul mate Lex-her unwanted bond with billionaire vampire Zachary Harrison. Married life is hard enough without adding an uninvited vampire to the mix, and being tied to Zach endangers more than just her relationship. If Zach dies, she dies, and with his new seat on the necromancer council being challenged by older, more powerful masters, his life expectancy is dwindling fast. Vampire politics is only the beginning of Cat's problems. Hunters are stalking magicians, abducting entire families and killing anyone who resists. As the current Titania and Oberon, Cat and Lex must protect their people, but Cat's dark past keeps the victims from seeking their help. Worse, the former Titania's granddaughter wants to oust Cat from the job, believing her vampire ties make her unfit. To break the bond Cat must broker deals with devils on a journey that will take her to hell and back-literally. Freedom comes at a high price, but Cat will risk anything to save her people and her marriage. Warning: This book contains explicit language, faerie shenanigans, a field trip to hell, even more magician sex, and gratuitous violence against vampires, demons, hunters, helicopters and the kitchen sink. And if you want to know how the very sexy Lex swept Cat off her feet, check out Blood, Smoke and Mirrors.
The lost girl. When a wounded runner stumbles into her workshop, sculptor Talena Spenser's comfortable, quiet life is shattered. Aiding the escaped slave risks losing more than just her freedom. She is in phase, when Cy'ren females are overwhelmed by the drive to mate. The haunted warrior. Mordacki Loren, shadow sword of House Nightfall, knows the pain of losing a mate. He never intended to take another. But Talena, raised by humans with little knowledge of Cy'ren ways, leaves him no choice. As the mating lust consumes them, Dack promises to honor her wishes--even if that means letting her go. The scarred soldier. Carmen Hawke joined the Cy'ren resistance as captain of the flagship Talon after a munitions accident sent her Alliance career up in flames. When her former lover Dack returns from a mission with Carmen's childhood friend and first love, Talena, in tow, the temptation to allow someone--or two someones--close to her again cracks her emotional armor. Pursued by an unknown enemy, the trio must discover the secrets of Talena's past and uncover a threat that could destroy the fragile peace of the Cy'ren homeworld.
Robyn Bachar's Bad Witch series blends romance and urban fantasy in a setting filled with magic, vampires and meddling faeries. How do you convince a skeptic to reverse your curse? Natividad Houlihan travels the world searching for stunning historical sites with juicy secrets...and ghosts. Nati doesn't believe in the supernatural, but as a location scout for the Spirit Seekers paranormal investigation show she works for true believers. The team is thrilled at the opportunity to investigate an infamous Spanish haunted mansion--but the price of admission requires Nati to spend two weeks stumbling around in the dark searching for EVPs and light anomalies. Nati's only company is Cris, the estate's surly, sexy caretaker, who intrigues her during the day and stars in her vivid erotic fantasies at night. Don Cristobal Mendoza loved unwisely and paid the price for his indiscretion, suffering a vicious curse that trapped him within the bounds of his ancestral estate. By day he is the manor's mysterious caretaker, and by night he is the shadow demon who stalks its halls. For centuries he has hidden his condition from the world as he despaired of ever being freed from his curse. Nati is determined to unearth the secrets Cris has kept for centuries and bring his past to light, but Cris can't resist the chance to indulge his dark desires with a bold, beautiful American skeptic. As the balance of magical power shifts, they must work together to break the curse before Cris's time runs out.
Robyn Bachar's Bad Witch series blends romance and urban fantasy in a world filled with magic, vampires, shapeshifters and troublemaking Shakespearean faeries. Liars and tigers and weres, oh my! Riley O'Driscoll's perfect life cracked thanks to her nasty divorce, and then her world shattered when her beloved grandmother's murder left her with a surprise inheritance of magic and mayhem. Riley has less than a year to learn a lifetime's worth of witchcraft, and after a career of academic excellence Riley has only failed in two subjects: love and magic. When witch hunters break down Riley's door, a miscast spell sends her through the looking glass and into the path of sexy shapeshifter Jeremiah Galestrom. Jere was an agent of the Wild Hunt--an elite team of sorcerers sworn to protect magiciankind by hunting dangerous shapeshifters--who was infected and left for dead after his team was massacred. His faerie family saved his life, but his rescue left him trapped in Faerie with no hope of escape--until Riley arrives. They strike a bargain that trades a year of Jeremiah's protection for Riley's help, and Riley finds herself with a new roommate who's a real tiger. With the hunters closing in, can Riley trust her life--and her heart--with a man who is counting the days to his freedom? And while Jeremiah knows he can protect Riley from the hunters, can he protect her from himself, and the wild magic within him?
Firefly meets James Bond in this action-adventure romance set in an alternate future where the Cold War never ended… Living mission to mission on the fringes of civilized space, Captain Lindana Nyota has managed to keep her crew paid and her ship in one piece. Barely. The privateer's life of stealing Soviet supplies for the Alliance is taking its toll on everyone. Down a crew member, she now has to take on a new intel officer and hope it's someone she can trust. Lieutenant Gabriel Steele knew Lindy wasn't expecting him to walk out of the air lock and back into her life, but he didn't think he'd get his nose broken. As an intelligence agent for the Alliance, Gabriel has spent his career in deep cover, his sense of self crushed under layers of deceit—starting with the lies he had to tell Lindy years ago when he left her. A fresh start is all he wants, but the Alliance and his secret orders have already jeopardized that. When an infamous pirate and friend of Lindy and her crew is reported alive and in possession of knowledge of a powerful Soviet weapon, finding her before the enemy does is paramount. But Gabriel can't do it without regaining Lindy's trust—and hopefully rekindling what he once sacrificed in the name of duty. This book is approximately 50,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. It's a promise!
As the Galactic Cold War continues, the threat of a new Soviet weapon unveils an even darker danger No home, no family and only faded memories of the life she lost. After the rebellion destroyed New Hong Kong and left Jiang Chen with a brain injury, she found a new place to belong aboard the Mombasa as its pilot. But after discovering she poses a danger to ship and crew, Jiang leaves, not wanting to risk causing them more harm. Security chief Ryder Kalani blames himself for the mission failures plaguing the Mombasa—his sole duty is to protect his crew. Having lost his right arm in the rebellion and now fit with a prosthetic, he’s unsure whether he’s still the capable fighter he once was. The only thing he knows for certain is that Lieutenant Jiang Chen needs his help. Jiang doesn’t trust herself anymore, but Ryder does. They’re on the hunt for the Soviets’ new weapon, and Jiang’s forgotten past could lead them straight to it. Ryder just needs to get Jiang to trust in herself—and in him—before the weapon deploys. Book two in The Galactic Cold War series This book is approximately 65,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Deborah Nemeth
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