Series in First Contact
Books in First Contact
A Rage of Angels
On planet Serabim there are two types of people: humans and Angels. When humans first arrived on Serabim, the natives welcomed them … as long as humans stuck to the low grounds and left the aeries and the Angels alone. But something changed. Angels are murdering humans at an alarming rate, leaving their mutilated bodies on public display. In horror, the humans call upon their local Rider for justice. All is not as it seems on idyllic Serabim, as Captain Zala Lei and her Rider, Xander Lodai, will soon discover. The Rage of the Angels may indeed be something entirely more human.
A Tale of Alien Terror Book 1
Dusk, in the middle of nowhere. Beth pulls into a rest area and shuts off the engine. Helicopters can be heard in the distance; Frodo whimpers and whines. There is a drone of crickets as Beth leans against the wheel. The place is abandoned save for a single pickup and camper. She sits back after a moment, stroking the dog’s neck, and rolls her head to look at the truck. It sits silently in the twilight about a hundred feet away: quiet as a tomb, with no sign of a driver. She experiences a wave of nausea—which sends her hurrying toward the restrooms—as the sound of the choppers rushes closer. She collapses over the toilet, vomiting repeatedly, as the helicopters thunder overhead. The pounding of the rotors diminishes as she spits and wipes her mouth. At last she reaches up with trembling fingers and flushes the bowl, and the water swirls down, gurgling. She slowly catches her breath. The crickets drone and Frodo barks. She sits on the floor with her back against the cold cinderblocks—notices a shoe covered in green plastic just outside the stall. She looks up. An eye is visible between the doorjamb and the wall. It blinks as she shrieks and suddenly disappears.
A Tale of Alien Terror Book 2
Everything becomes like a dream—it is the injection, of course—and she is dimly aware of getting into the pickup behind her and putting it into neutral. Then she is back in her car and reversing, pushing the truck clear, before peeling away from the scene with one of the green men riding the hood—like TJ Hooker. She swerves about the road like a mad woman until he falls off, then slams on the breaks and backs over him, just to be sure. She zooms back the way she came, careening against the guardrail, dialing Dr. Lairman, leaving a message telling him that she is coming back. When she passes the truck stop from earlier she notices that it’s gone completely dark. The motel, she thinks, incoherently. The old woman. Andy. They’ll help. That’s when she sees the Shape again. Sees it through the shattered passenger window—silhouetted against a flash of lightning, approaching over the desert hills, maneuvering impossibly. "No …" she whimpers, as Frodo barks and howls. Then a horn sounds and she faces forward—in time to avoid a head-on collision by mere seconds. By the time she skids to a stop on the shoulder of the road, a man is running up to her, apologetic, out of breath, asking if she is okay. She gets out, shrieking and gesturing with her arms, completely hysterical. "Did you see it? Did you see it?" He catches her wrists in his hands and holds them—an overly intimate gesture she could be offended by, but isn’t. "I saw a jet," he says, staring into her eyes, continuing to hold her hands. "A jet—they’re everywhere out here today. They must be doing maneuvers or something. It’s okay, all right? You’re okay." She begins to calm down at last, however slightly. There’s something about him, something about his mild eyes and soft but firm hands, his shock of dark hair, his soothing voice. She senses something and looks up, sees a fighter jet flying right over the top of them—low enough that she can make out the rivets in its fuselage. It is there and gone before its sharp-edged whine even cuts the air. "See?" he says, releasing her hands. "Just a jet."
A Warrior's Heart
Only the most ruthless Marastin Dow are allowed to live, and Evetta and Hanine have murdered enough of their own to stay alive, but they desperately want a different life... and so they are carefully planning a revolution. When they meet two oddly endearing human brothers fighting to stay alive amidst the Dow, the sisters are in agreement: they'll bring these two with them when the chaos begins in earnest. Who says you can't have a happily ever after in the middle of a war? Internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new action-packed story full of romance and adventure. Brimming with her signature humor, vivid scenes, and beloved characters, this novella is sure to be another fan favorite!
All the Colors of Darkness
On the distant world of Timbra, communication is an art form-literally. The native Timbrian species expresses emotions and thoughts through shifting patterns of color on their skin, creating a language both beautiful and complex. When a human is found murdered in the Timbrian city, understanding the crime means understanding an alien culture where words do not exist. Assigned to the case, Investigator Harold Patton must navigate a world of color-coded secrets, diplomatic tensions, and hidden motives. But in a society where nothing is spoken, can the truth be seen before it's too late?
Allied to the Archer
Through the light, through the chaos, through the raging winds comes a man—tall and bare-chested, bow slung over one muscled shoulder. The way he stands is so striking. Is it confidence ? His shoulders are squared, his back straight. All the while this scene around us thunders: the nearness of the Cosmic Fault, the villains with guns… I think the average person would cower, but not this man. This man looks as if he were born to traverse such madness…and born to conquer it. Pulled through a Cosmic Fault, Robin Beasley finds herself in a new land. Can she conform to the ways of the Sagittarri and commit to a loveless marriage, thus securing her future—or will she prove too stubborn to ignore the insistence of her heart? Warning: a clean , slow-burn romance. ★★★ Your horoscope for today: The planets have aligned in your favor. The constellations hold the key to finding a love that burns brighter than all the stars in the cosmos. Twelve Signs. Twelve Sci-Fi Authors. Get ready for… Astrological Mates The books in this series standalone and can he read in any order.
Apocalypse Austin
BOOK FOUR of the Plague Wars series. When oppression by the Unionist-dominated federal government becomes intolerable, the Republic of Texas secedes from the United States. As the Unionists respond with immediate violence, Daniel Markis and Spooky Nguyen send Reaper and Skull on missions to help the fledgling nation survive in the face of overwhelming odds. Can they win through to establish a haven for Edens on North American soil? Or shall the world edge further into darkness? Battles rage in the air, on the ground and in the shadows in this apocalyptic technothriller, book 4 of the Plague Wars series. The Plague Wars Series: - The Eden Plague (FREE in ebook format - get your copy today!) - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer Ryan King's Land of Tomorrow series: - Glimmer of Hope (FREE in ebook format - get your copy today!) - Children of Wrath - Paths of Righteousness
Atlas
It was supposed to be a simple arrangement… When Valerie’s designated match from the Arkadia Brides Agency offers her a deal that involves a quick marriage and divorce, she can’t believe her good luck. She can realize her dream of opening a tea shop, and without a pesky husband around she can send for her beloved sisters to join her. But as soon as she meets the blue-eyed giant who wants her to pretend to be in love with him, she is instantly, annoyingly attracted to him. Atlas lives a quiet life of leisure. His only problem is a caveat in his grandfather’s will that means he will lose the family estate if he isn’t married by the age of thirty. So, he offers his match an arrangement - he gets his inheritance, and she gets a cut of the money to open her tea shop. Nobody falls in love, and nobody gets hurt. He just doesn’t expect his pretend bride to trigger an inescapable hurricane of lust and longing in him. When a rival family member shows up and starts questioning their relationship, Valerie and Atlas suddenly find themselves a whole lot closer than they planned. They’re convinced they’re putting on a show to fool everyone else, but it seems more and more like the only people they are fooling are themselves. If you like strong women, hunky aliens, wild adventures, steamy sensual scenes, and happily-ever-afters, then you’ll love the world of Arkadia: Arkadian Alien Mail Order Brides: -Orion -Atlas -Titan
Blue Light
The human race has just begun. In the Bay Area in the mid-1960s, several people are struck by a cosmic blue light that "quickens" their DNA, causing them instantaneously to evolve far beyond the present state of the human race. They become the full actualization of humankind, with strengths, understandings & communication abilities that exceed our imagining. Blue Light is the story of this quickening, & the conflict between these precursors of a new race of humans & the old breed they seem destined to supplant. Unfolding from the point of view of Chance, a half-black, half-white lost soul who becomes a follower of the "blues," the novel traces battles among those struck by the light (including one who becomes the living embodiment of Death) & their quest to bring their message of evolution & higher purpose to the rest of the world. Blue Light explores some of the questions about race, identity, & humanity that are the hallmark of the author's other best-selling fiction, but his mind-stretching new approach will take his readers to a fascinating place they've never traveled.
Cadence
Being a single mom is the hardest most heartwarming job in the world… and sometimes out of it! When Cadence learns about a free day care center for single moms in her neighborhood, she thinks it’s too good to be true. But the teachers are amazing, and her son is thriving. There’s only one problem. In order to keep him enrolled, she has to agree to do some missionary work… off planet. It’s a pretty good deal: amazing off-world travel and exceptional daycare for Mason, all in the company of the school family she has already come to love. Cadence and the other moms are all onboard for the adventure, until they arrive to learn the real reason they are on Soltero. The watery frontier of Soltero is drowning in desperate single men. And these lonely dragon shifters definitely expect the women to fulfill positions other than missionary. Cadence is shocked when the hulking beast of a man she was told would be her host informs her that he wants her for his mate. R’hys is powerful, strong, and more than a little scary. But there is something about watching him soften to her son that makes her think he might have a softer side he reserves only for them. And if she’s honest with herself, she can’t deny the way the big gorgeous alien makes her feel when he fixes her in his possessive gaze. Cadence is willing to play along for her son’s sake. But how can she protect her own heart when R’hys Zaar is stealing another piece of it every day with his hard body and hungry eyes?
Chloe
This wild rockstar and introverted kindergarten teacher have only one goal in common. To get her pregnant as soon as possible. When legendary performer Jubal Ash loses the only person in the world who ever cared about his true self, he knows it’s time to start a family of his own. He expects to be matched with a starstruck surrogate who will loan him her womb and a week of good fun. But instead, he’s blindsided by a shy young schoolteacher, who somehow has him desperate with lust, in spite of her prim ways. Chloe McGuinty may be the only being in the system who doesn’t know who superstar Jubal Ash is. Until now, her life has been dedicated to her kindergarten students, and to saving for treatments at the local fertility clinic. But when the man she thought was her future marries someone else, she knows it’s time for a change. Agreeing to be a surrogate for an alien in order to have her fertility restored is one thing. But being matched with a reckless, outrageously handsome, horned Maltaffian has her off balance from the moment his hungry eyes land on her. They say that opposites attract, but even Oberon, the matchmaking AI for the Midsummer Fertility Center, is having a hard time getting the teacher and the rockstar on the same page. His only hope is that Jubal can encourage Chloe to let her hair down, and that Chloe can help him see he is much more than just a celebrity. And there is no better place than the most romantic location in the galaxy to make it happen.
Claim
Experience the much-awaited finale of the Most Wanted Alien Brides series, featuring an unlikely love between a human and an alien! Blast off with Erzo and Polly as they attempt to save a clan and strengthen their own bond of trust, longing, and loyalty. A thrilling story filled with family obligations, alien secrets, and passionate connections. Most Wanted Alien Brides Book 6 None of this was going how Polly expected. She wanted to stop her cousin from being such a cheating, lying jerk, so she did what any woman would do. She brought the women he was hurting together to confront him and end his cheating ways. And it probably would have worked, if they hadn’t fallen through a portal to another galaxy where these big aliens claim them as their mates. Now, Polly’s mated to this green alien with a tail. A big tail. And while he seems charming, there’s something he’s hiding, she’s sure of it. Just like she’s sure they’re being watched. Erzo thinks he’s found a way out of his problems with this mate from another galaxy. She’s appealing and sweet. A bit paranoid, but he assumed that was from being whisked away from her galaxy and all. Then they’re kidnapped. By his family. To force Erzo to fulfill a duty he cannot hide from anymore. It’s going to take both of them, working together, to get out of this. If they’re lucky. If not? Well, the Charro are not very forgiving.