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by Dee Gentle
August 2006 Issue
Aliens Among Us
Spotlight
on Alien Romance
Special Features
Publisher Spotlight: Mardi Gras Publishing
Chat with Featured Authors ~ August 21st at PNR CHAT, monthly - 3rd Monday, 8PM Eastern|
"Take Me to Your Leader" They came from outer space and captured our hearts and imagination. Whether they are conquering Earth or the heart of a heroine, we cannot get enough of these visitors from other worlds. Check out the latest offerings from our favorite authors.
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TRUE BLOOD
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by Patricia Waddell Someone's out for blood . . . True Blood The unexplained explosion of the space freighter Llyndar brings the League of Planets and the Korcian Empire to the brink of war. The Korcian Guard is on full alert, and the League is depending on Officer Danna MacFadyen of the Diplomat Corps to defuse the situation. At the request of her superiors, Danna puts her psychometric skills to work. Was the explosion tragedy or terrorism? But Danna's soon burdened with another question . . . Can she work side-by- side with Cullon Gavriel, a handsome Korcian Enforcer, without losing her heart? Fighting isn't just in a Korcian's blood, it's in his very soul. An Enforcer by trade and a loner by choice, Cullon Gavriel arrives on Ramora with one purpose in mind: to find out who's killing True Bloods. What he finds is a beautiful Terran female with the ability to step into the past. But can the information Danna gleans from her dreamscapes prevent future murders? As the pieces of an explosive puzzle fall into place, Danna and Cullon step into a conspiracy that stretches across the galaxy to the capital city of the Korcian Empire, where shocking secrets are waiting to be discovered, and where the lines between power and politics, and life and love cross unexpectedly. More
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YOUR PLANET OR MINE?
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by Susan Grant He had her at "Greetings Earthling." Think the grocery store is a great place to meet men? Hunky interstellar fugitive, aisle 5 With outrageously false accusations piling up against her famous political family and an ex-fiancé in hot water determined to take her down with him, the last thing Jana Jasper needs is more trouble—especially man trouble. But when she heads to the grocery store for an ice cream fix, not only does the muscled hunk in the frozen foods section ranting about spaceships and invasions look crazy, he looks...familiar. Cavin of Far Star has never forgotten the girl he met during his weeks spent on that quaint little world, planet Earth, the girl who didn't believe he was real. And now he'll risk his future to save her. All she has to do is take him to her leader. Simple enough plan—although Jana isn't so easily convinced. Hell-bent on charming his way past her defenses, he's determined to stay one step ahead of the galaxy's most feared assassin—and may just capture his favorite Earthling's heart in the process. More
alien romances by Susan Grant: |
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Tor
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(Perceptive Ones #4) June 27, 2006 ISBN #0765354497 352 pages Paperback Read the Reviews! |
THE QUEST
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by Susan Kearney A warrior on a mission Kirek of Rystan's objective is to destroy the Federation's deadliest enemy, but he needs help. When assistance comes in the form of a sexy and irresistible space pilot, he takes on a second goal—to win her heart. A woman with a plan Captain Angel Taylor's going after the biggest salvage haul in her career. Fiercely independent, she can't imagine a life with Kirek, a traditional Rystani warrior with extraordinary psi powers—but he has seductive skills she can't resist. The Quest Teaming up, Angel and Kirek risk their lives to fight the evil Zin empire—but Kirek's biggest battle of all is the win Angel's love. Other
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MASTER OF SWORDS
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by Angela Knight
Coming Soon! Witch Lark McClure has survived a vicious vampire attack that shook her confidence and left her struggling with feelings of helplessness and fear. The last thing she needs is a partnership with Gawain, a handsome vampire knight who means to seduce her every chance he gets. Gawain believes he needs Lark for one thing and one thing only—and it's not her skill with magic. In the process, he plans to help her overcome her fear and show her the pleasure to be found in a vampire's arms. But even as passion sizzles between Lark and Gawain, a revenge-driven killer targets them. If he has his way, Lark, Gawain, and the world itself will pay the price. |
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Berkley
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April 4, 2006 ISBN #0425207439 320 pages Paperback |
MASTER OF WOLVES
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by Angela Knight
When Jim London's best friend is murdered, Jim vows to catch the killer. Leaving it for the local police to solve is out of the question, because he suspects they're are involved. Jim is more than capable of taking action if they are -- he's a werewolf. Realizing the only way to investigate the department is from the inside, he decides to go undercover - - as a police K-9. His "handler" is lovely Faith Weston, the only person on the Clarkston Police Department who isn't up to her neck in murder . But Faith has no idea her "dog" Rambo is a werewolf, or that the department she serves is rotten with corruption. But it doesn't take her long to figure it out. |
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Signet April 4, 2006 ISBN #0451218116 320 pages Paperback Read the Reviews! |
PARALLEL ATTRACTION
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by Deidre Knight
It has been years since exiled alien king Jared Bennett thought of anything other than his people's fight for freedom. Now his rebel force has the one weapon that can turn the tide against their enemy: the key to the secrets of time. Victory has never been closer-but one woman has the power to change everything. Kelsey Wells can't deny that there is something unearthly about her fierce attraction to Jared Bennett. His revelations about alien wars and time travel can't possibly be fact-yet with every seductive touch, every searing kiss, Kelsey circles closer to the truth: that although Jared is exactly what he says, he hasn't told her everything. And when the future crashes into the present, Kelsey must decide if his deception will cost them the love that should have been their destiny. |
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by Gena Showalter An Alien Huntress Novel Eden Black walks among humans, protecting them from the murderous evil of other-worlders who abduct and enslave. And though she appears to be human herself, Eden is an alien, a Raka, distinguished by ! her golden hair and skin, and gifted with the ominous ability to kill without remorse—and with total accuracy. Until the fateful night she has one shot to eliminate her target, a human slaver— and misses. "Failure" is not in Eden's vocabulary. Neither is "partner"—but that's what she is forcibly assigned after recovering from her disastrous mission. A sexy, steely-nerved human agent, Lucius Adaire enjoys nothing more than sparking the fury -- and rousing the desire—of the fiery female assassin too proud to admit defeat. Locked in an assignment they ca! nnot afford to lose, Lucius and Eden find themselves bound in two high-stakes, heart-pounding games: the sensual web of kill or be killed and the erotic dance of seduction. |
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AWAKEN ME DARKLY
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by Gena Showalter An Alien Huntress Novel Ridding the world of evil, one alien at a time. . . In a time and place not too far away, Mia Snow is an alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department, and she's the perfect girl for the job. Tough and sexy, she's earned each of her scars battling the elusive enemy among us. Now, investigating a series of killings, she is shaken to the core when a burst of violence leaves her partner Dallas fighting for his life. A tall, erotic stranger holds the power to heal the injured agent -- and to bind Mia in an electrifying and dangerous seduction. He is Kyrin en Arr of the deadly Arcadian species -- an alien, a murder suspect -- who has Mia walking a knife! 's edge, risking her badge and even her life. . . and edging closer to a shocking revelation that will shatter everything she's ever believed. |
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TAMING HIM
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by Michelle M. Pillow
Aliens do not exist.
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SNARING THE HUNTRESS
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by Sylvia Day Star is an Interstellar Council judge. Her position requires her to pass sentence, hunt down the offenders, and administer punishments. She's considered one of the best, and if she plays her cards right, she just might become the first of the Hunter species to ascend to the Supreme Court-her life's goal. When she's ordered to hunt down a rogue Jacian ambassador in heat, the precedent is death. Sympathetic, but following the law she holds so dear, she pursues him with the intent to kill. Roark has entered his mating cycle. By Council law, he should be locked in a room with his pre-assigned partner for a week of non-stop sex that will get him through his heat. But he doesn't want his pre-assigned. He wants Star, the luscious blonde judge whose compassion and intelligence has won his regard. The penalty for going rogue while in heat is death, but that's a small price to pay for a week of sensual pleasure with the woman he desires more than anything. Now the huntress is the prey, and when she's snared by a man in heat, it's passion that rules, not the law. Or does it? Roark still has his sentence, and his lover Star is judge, jury...and executioner. |
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NO ONE ELSE ON EARTH
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by Jeanne Barrack
Julie Turner returns
to the quiet town of Greenrock, PA to open a male stripping club
with her three best friends and as part of the opening, they’re
running a contest to find the best strippers. |
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REAPER'S REVENGE |
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by Charlotte
Boyett-Compo
There's unfinished business in Haines City... Cynyr Cree and his wife Aingeal have returned to the western town to protect its citizens from two men the Reaper thought he'd killed. With Cree have come the other six Reapers of his team, sent there by the Shadowlords to help stamp out an impending threat to all mankind lurking in the mountains of the high desert. Otaktay, the Jakotai brave who once owned Aingeal, has sworn to take her back from Cree and to slay the Reaper before her eyes. Teaming up with Silas Gibbs, another Rogue, the Jakotai will let nothing stand in his way of retrieving the woman he believes belongs to him even if it means becoming a Rogue, himself. From the blackness of space, the Triune Goddess Morrigunia keeps a close eye on Her beloved Reapers. When She senses death and danger stalking one of Her own in the form of the Ceannus—the immoral network of scientists who had brought the Rogues to Terran shores to destroy humankind— She returns to Terra with vengeance in Her eye and annihilation in Her black heart. Take another exciting journey to the future with Cynyr and Aingeal. |
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Ellora's Cave |
WYNDRIVER SINNER
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by Charlotte Boyett-Compo In the year 3478 Reaper Cynyr Cree has been sent to the western territories by the High Council as their executioner in taking out rogues. He's hot, tired, dusty and not in the best of moods when he happens upon a young woman in the process of being attacked. Dispatching the assailant with a careless flick of his laser whip, Cynyr doesn't give the woman a second thought until she follows him to his camp in search of food and protection. Sold by her ex-husband for a brace of horses, Aingeal has known the hardships of being the property of a Jakotai brave intent on keeping her at all costs and she has run away. Being rescued by an infamous Reaper seems the only way she can escape her captivity and she's willing to do what it takes to stay with Cree. Taking lives comes easy to Cynyr. Living one is another matter. Always keeping his distance from others, he is stunned to realize he doesn't want to let Aingeal leave him. When a man named Cynyr decides to make a woman named Aingeal his own, no man will ever take her from him. Additional "Wind" titles with an Alien theme: |
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GAINING GROUND |
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by Gail R. Delaney The Phoenix Rebellion: Book 3 Next installment of "The Phoenix Rebellion" While one hero continues his long journey to an unknown destination, another hero returns home. Lilly's heart broke when her husband died. But time and the close-knit Phoenix community has helped her heal, and helped her reconcile herself with raising their baby alone. She never dreamed that her desperate prayers would be answered... His mind is shattered, his body broken, but somewhere in the abused shell of a man Jace Quinn still exists. She has to find the strength to heal him; body and soul. She has to find a way to bring him back to her. Don't miss the first two installments of this exciting series: Book 1: Rising Up Book 2: Outcasts |
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New
Concepts Publishing
March 1, 2006 ISBN #1586088556 e-Book Read the Review! |
WARRIORS OF THE DARKNESS |
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by Mandy M. Roth Deryn Murray has her work cut out for her. Not only is she determined to prevent Alejandro Vargas' death--one she's seen over and over in her dreams--but she must keep anyone from learning her true identity--that of a slayer, and sworn enemy of all the supernaturals. Protecting the Colonel of the alternate realm military base threatens not only her life but her very heart. Despite his refusal to cooperate, Alejandro has broken through her emotional barriers and holds the power to hurt her worse than anyone ever before. Colonel Alejandro Vargas is more than frustrated with the arrival of two civilian doctors, one of whom is human. Tall, sexy and blonde, Dr. Deryn Murray gets under his skin in more ways than one. If she's not humming nursery rhymes and talking to animals, she's taking on armed spirit tomb guards while insisting she's saving his life. But in place where time and space have no boundaries, ancient enemies would like nothing more than to eradicate them both, just when they've found each other.... |
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MATING NET
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by Rowena Beaumont Cherry Helispeta wanted to marry well ... but not THIS well. What is an ambitious young princess to do when she finds herself irrevocably married to the wrong god? What is her jilted fiance to do? Prince Devoron-Vitan, supreme commander of the Tigron Empire's star forces, wants to go home and find out what the star-blazes is going on. In one short gestate, his twin brother Djohn-Kronos has killed their father, taken the throne, nullified all existing royal betrothals, and started a war. Then, rumors reach Devoron-Vitan that Djohn-Kronos intends to catch Devoron-Vitan's fiancee, Helispeta, in his MATING NET. Alien Djinn series: |
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DIFFERENT BLOOD
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Different blood flows
in their veins-but our blood quenches their thirst.
From Bram Stoker´s 1897 creation of Count Dracula, portrayed as a foreign invader bent on the conquest of England, the literary vampire has symbolized the Other, whether his or her otherness arises from racial, ethnic, sexual, or species difference. Even before the bloodsucking Martians of H. G. Wells´ War of the Worlds, however, popular fiction contained a few vampires who were members of alien species rather than supernatural undead. Guy de Maupassant´s Horla is only one of the best-known. An extensive bibliography guides the reader to numerous novels and short stories on the "vampire as alien" theme, many of them still in print.
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