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Champions of the Fox (Thieves of Shadow #3)
by Kevin SandsIn this conclusion to the thrilling Thieves of Shadow series, bestselling author Kevin Sands delivers a jaw-dropping heist that sees five young thieves masterminding a prison break from the empire&’s most impenetrable island fortress. Fans of The False Prince and Ocean&’s Eleven will be mesmerized by this page-turning series filled with twists and turns.&“Follow my instructions, and when our task is done, I will release you.&” Commanded by the magical artifact known as the Dragon&’s Eye, junior con artist Callan and his friends are eagerly reaching the end of the epic quest that will finally free him from the Eye&’s sinister hold. But their final task is their most ambitious: sneaking into the emperor&’s private island prison and rescuing a man from a jail cell that has been locked tight for a hundred years. This impossible heist will strain the gang&’s unique abilities to thieve and deceive everyone from the guards, the city elite, the warden, and even the nefarious local crime boss who warns them to stay away.As the friends plan out their last and most difficult con job, Callan begins to question what they&’re helping the Eye to achieve. Aided by magical hints and fitful dreams, Callan slowly uncovers the Eye&’s true desires. To his horror, he realizes that he may be the one being conned all this time . . . and his mistake could cost the world&’s entire existence.
Champions of the Fox (Thieves of Shadow #3)
by Kevin SandsIn this conclusion to the thrilling Thieves of Shadow series, bestselling author Kevin Sands delivers a jaw-dropping heist that sees five young thieves masterminding a prison break from the empire's most impenetrable island fortress. Fans of The False Prince and Ocean's Eleven will be mesmerized by this page-turning series filled with twists and turns."Follow my instructions, and when our task is done, I will release you."Commanded by the magical artifact known as the Dragon's Eye, junior con artist Callan and his friends are eagerly reaching the end of the epic quest that will finally free him from the Eye's sinister hold. But their final task is their most ambitious: sneaking into the emperor's private island prison and rescuing a man from a jail cell that has been locked tight for nearly a century. This impossible heist will strain the gang's unique abilities to thieve and deceive everyone from the guards, the city elite, the warden, and even the nefarious local crime boss who warns them to stay away. As the friends plan out their last and most difficult con job, Callan begins to question what they're helping the Eye to achieve. Aided by magical hints and fitful dreams, Callan slowly uncovers the Eye's true desires. To his horror, he realizes that he may be the one being conned all this time . . . and his mistake could cost the world's entire existence.
Champions of the Sidhe (Sidhe Legends)
by Kenneth C. FlintThe evil lord Balor and his dark Druid Mathgen send the traitorous Bres with an inhuman army to recapture the isle of Eire. But the young hero Lugh and his band of champions join together to defend their homeland. As the de Danann warriors seek Queen Danu’s cauldron on the mystic isle of Manannan Mac Lir, Lugh and his beloved Aine host the Silver Riders to rouse the people for a final battle for the throne of the High Kings of Tara.
Champs de ruines (Thirds Ser. #3)
by Charlie Cochet Ingrid LecouvezSuite de À feu & à sangTHIRDS, tome 3Les rues de New York sont plus dangereuses que jamais maintenant que l'Ordre d'Adrasteia se retrouve sans leader, et la Coalition Ikelos, un groupe Therian nouvellement apparu, en guerre. Des civils innocents sont pris entre deux feux et bien que le THIRDS rassemble de plus en plus de membres de l'Ordre dans l'espoir d'empêcher le groupe volatil de se réorganiser, les membres de la Coalition continuent de s'échapper et de causer des ravages au nom d'une justice de défense auto proclamée. Pire encore, quelqu'un à l'intérieur du THIRDS fournit des informations à la Coalition. C'est à Destructive Delta que revient la tâche de débusquer la taupe et de mettre fin à la guerre avant que quelqu'un d'autre soit blessé. Mais pour remplir cette mission, l'équipe devra accepter les séquelles causées par l'explosion du Centre de Jeunesse Therian. Un accrochage avec des membres de la Coalition conduit l'Agent Dexter J. Daley à une découverte choquante et soudain, il devient clair que la violence aléatoire n'est pas si aléatoire qu'elle en a l'air. Ce qui se trame est plus important que Dex et Sloane le croyaient à l'origine, et leur fougueux partenariat est mis à l'épreuve. Alors que l'affaire prend une tournure explosive, Dex et Sloane courent le danger de perdre plus que leur relation.
Chance and Other Gestures of the Hand of Fate: And Other Gestures of the Hand of Fate
by Nancy SpringerWinner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence: The stories and poems in this fantasy collection explore the enchanted realms of the imagination--and our universal need for love and acceptance The title character of "The Boy Who Plaited Manes" is a nameless mute at a royal stable who teaches his abusive noble master an unforgettable lesson. Gage undergoes a transformation in the "Bard" as he strums a silver harp and dreams of horses and a lost love. In "Bright-Eyed Black Pony," the reclusive sorcerer Wystan devises a plan to help a despairing young prince. Pregnant wife Lin Burke has just moved to a backwater coal town in Pennsylvania and is about to meet her very unusual neighbor in "Primal Cry." The title story is told in two parts: "Chance" and "The Golden Face of Fate." As Lord's Warden, it is the orphaned bastard Chance's job to keep the vast forest of Wirral safe from poachers, spies, and the occasional murderer. But other creatures dwell here. They are the Denizens, whose tiny faces disappear in the blink of an eye, and who are never spoken of by name. They see and know all, including the truth about Chance's love for the beautiful, unattainable Lady Halimeda--and the final, terrible secret of Wirral. Other pieces feature female wolves, dog-kings, and sun kings. In poems and prose of grief and atonement, hope, healing, and lost faith, Springer mines the magic that makes us human.
The Chance Factor (Star Trek: Voyager, Starfleet Academy, No. 2)
by Diana G. Gallagher"No one could find this probe unless they knew where to look.--" Kathryn frowned. The probe was wedged into a cleft where the rock ledge curved under. "But how do we get it out?" She did not add what else she was thinking. Without falling.
Chance Fortune and the Outlaws (Adventures of Chance Fortune #1)
by Shane BerryhillFor as long as he can remember, fourteen-year-old Joshua Blevins has wanted to be a superhero. He has the brains, the passion, and the heart. There's only one problem: he doesn't have any superpowers. But Josh isn't about to let that stop him. Determined not to give up on his dream, Josh enlists the aid of his mentor, Captain Fearless, a retired costumed adventurer, to gain entrance to the Burlington Academy for the Superhuman under the false identity of Chance Fortune—a superhuman with the power of having unnaturally good luck. Masquerading as Chance, Josh rises among the ranks of his fellow students at the Academy, eventually becoming the leader of his own combat team, the Outlaws. Together, Chance and his teammates Psy-Chick, Shocker, Gothika, Space Cadet, Iron Maiden, and Private Justice make new friends, battle new enemies, and ultimately find themselves caught up in a struggle for the fate of the universe. Can Chance and the Outlaws save the universe—AND survive their freshman year?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Chance of a Lifetime (Providence Falls #1)
by Jude Deveraux Tara SheetsIn one century she loved him madly, and in another she wants nothing to do with himIn 1844 Ireland, Liam O’Connor, a rogue and a thief, fell madly in love with a squire’s daughter and unwittingly altered the future. Shy and naive Cora McLeod thought Liam was the answer to her prayers. But the angels disagreed and they’ve been waiting for the right moment in time to step in.Now Liam finds himself reunited with his beloved Cora in Providence Falls, North Carolina. The angels have given Liam a task. He must make sure Cora falls in love with another man—the one she was supposed to marry before Liam interfered. But this Cora is very different from the innocent girl who fell for Liam in the past. She’s a cop and has a confidence and independence he wasn’t expecting. She doesn’t remember Liam or their past lives, nor is she impressed with his attempts to guide her in any way.Liam wants Cora for himself, but with his soul hanging in the balance, he must choose between a stolen moment in time or an eternity of damnation.Providence FallsBook 1: Chance of a Lifetime
Chandlefort
by David RandallIt has been just months since Clovermead Wickward discovered that she is really Demoiselle Cerelune Cindertallow -- daughter of Lady Melisande Cindertallow, the sovereign of Chandlefort -- and that the man she had called Father all her life was actually an embittered servant who stole her away when she was a baby. Since then, she has learned that she doesn't wholly care for life inside the walls of Chandlefort, and that she doesn't much like her mother's expectations for how a Demoiselle should behave -- especially the bit about not changing shape anymore. When you can turn into a bear, being forced to stay human can be deadly dull.Now Clovermead must confront dangerous secrets from her family's troubled past when a mysterious stranger appears in Chandlefort. Perhaps he is the old friend of Clovermead's real father, as he claims to be -- or perhaps an old enemy of the Cindertallows who seeks a final revenge. When Clovermead unintentionally puts her mother's life in mortal peril, her only chance to make amends and save the mother she has just begun to know is to set off on a dangerous journey to a distant abbey. The life of her mother, the salvation of Chandlefort, and the freedom of the bears enslaved by the overwhelming power of Lord Ursus all depend on Clovermead.
Chandler (El salto nevado del obispo #2)
by Kathi S. BartonSasha Harvard había regresado a la pequeña ciudad de Ohio porque Hailey Riddle, un fantasma, la había llevado allí. Sasha había estado hablando con los muertos desde que tenía memoria. Al trabajar con la policía, Sasha había estado en el campo, ayudando a buscar el espíritu de Melinda cuando Melinda Havard la encontró. Melinda le dijo que eran hermanas y el hombre que la había matado pensó que ella era Sasha. Melinda hizo lo mejor que pudo para dar a luz al niño que llevaba antes de sucumbir a sus heridas. La niña estaba marcada como Sasha, y los muertos la encontrarían cuando fuera mayor. Melinda quería que Sasha criara a su hijo, y le advirtió a Sasha que el hombre que la había matado vendría tras ella y el niño por lo que podían hacer. Sasha sacó la tarjeta de presentación de Sawyer Bishop, el oficial a cargo en el campo, y le dijo que le gustaría encontrarse con él en su casa y enviar a alguien a buscarla. Chandler Bishop llamó a la puerta de Sasha para recogerla. Escuchó una pelea dentro y derribó la puerta. Un hombre estaba de pie junto a Sasha con un bate de béisbol y la habían golpeado. Cuando Chandler le gritó al hombre, simplemente desapareció. Sasha se sorprendió de haber visto al hombre. Chandler pensó que el hombre era un vampiro. Sasha le dijo que el hombre estaba muerto. Chandler había encontrado a su compañera y, al parecer, ahora también podía ver a los muertos. Y la niña, Pip, su sobrina, también sería de ellos. Una familia ya hecha, y no podría estar más feliz. Pero, ¿podrían él y su tigre mantenerlos a salvo tanto de los vivos como de los muertos?
Chandler: I fratelli Bishop vol. 2 (I fratelli Bishop #2)
by Kathi S. BartonSasha Harvard riesce a parlare con i morti. Da sempre. Quando il fantasma di Hailey Riddle la conduce in una cittadina dell’Ohio, la sua strada incontra quella della famiglia Bishop. Lavorando con Sawyer, Sasha si trova faccia a faccia con Melinda, una donna brutalmente uccisa che le rivela di essere sua sorella. Melinda ha fatto del suo meglio per far nascere la bambina che portava in grembo prima di soccombere alle ferite e desidera che sia Sasha a prendersi cura di lei. L’assassino, tuttavia, è sulle loro tracce. Quando Chandler Bishop bussa alla porta della donna per darle un passaggio, una colluttazione all’interno lo spinge a sfondare. Ciò che trova è un uomo in piedi sopra Sasha con una mazza da baseball. Un fantasma. Un fantasma che è in grado di vedere. Chandler ha trovato la sua compagna e sembra aver anche acquisito da lei la capacità di vedere i morti. E la bambina, Pip, crescerà insieme a loro. Finalmente, ha una famiglia tutta sua, e non potrebbe essere più felice. Ma lui e la sua tigre saranno in grado di tenerle al sicuro sia dai vivi che dai morti?
The Change (Animorphs #13)
by K. A. ApplegateEver since he morphed into a red-tailed hawk, Tobias has not been about to return to human form.
The Change: The Change; The Unknown; The Escape; The Warning (Animorphs #13)
by K. A. ApplegateTobias has gotten used to his new life. He's a red-tailed hawk with the mind of a kid. It was difficult when he first became trapped in his morph, but he's started to come to terms with things. After all, how many kids actually get the chance to fly? But now Tobias is about to make a very difficult choice: a choice that the other Animorphs know nothing about. And it could mean the difference between living the rest of his life as a hawk...and being human.
The Change
by Whoopi Goldberg Jaime PagliaWhoopi Goldberg brings new meaning to what it means to be a superhero in a new graphic novel!Isabel Frost is a woman who has spent her life as wife, mother, grandmother—a life she feels isn&’t all she had hoped for, with a husband who has grown in another direction. A college graduate with a degree in science, Isabel is an amazing gamer, who plays with people all over the country. She is also smack in the middle of menopause which, along with chills and hot flashes, also gave her some unexpected superpowers. With the help of her comic-loving grandson and irreverent best friend, she must learn to control her abilities and embrace her new identity as The Change—both the change of life AND her surprising and extraordinary superpowers.
The Change: A Good Morning America Book Club PIck
by Kirsten MillerGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "The Change is like a guttural rage scream (and somehow a soft, tearful hug) of a book, and I couldn't have loved it any more." --Emily HenryBig Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick—a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers—putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town. "A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You’ll love it."--New York Times bestselling author Marian Keyes"Miller triumphs...THE CHANGE is that rare treat: a suspenseful story with great pacing, memorable characters, and an engaging voice. Fantastic in every way, this fierce anthem against misogyny is a smash."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A pointed, punchy, and potent thriller...wry and clever, serious and exacting, and masterfully suspenseful."--Booklist (starred review)In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment…After Nessa James’s husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, she’s left all alone in a trim white house not far from the ocean. In the quiet of her late forties, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn’t take long for Nessa to realize that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead—a gift she’s inherited from her grandmother, which comes with special responsibilities.On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn’t left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriett’s life is far from over—in fact, she’s undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis.Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent thirty long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw—until she realizes she has the ability to channel them, and finally comes into her power.Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio of women discover a teenage girl whose body was abandoned beside a remote beach. The police have written the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker, but the women refuse to buy into the official narrative. Their investigation into the girl’s murder leads to more bodies, and to the town’s most exclusive and isolated enclave, a world of stupendous wealth where the rules don’t apply. With their newfound powers, Jo, Nessa, and Harriett will take matters into their own hands…
The Change (The Outer Limits, #12)
by John PeelThese growing pains are...monstrous. Thirteen-year-old Lucas Wright is hiding out for his life. The space research station he and his family live on has been invaded by a dangerous alien. One by one each member of the station team has disappeared. Captured. But why? Part of the answer is revealed when Lucas stumbles upon a series of strange cocoons on board. Inside he finds the imprisoned crew members, including his family. Even more horrible, each is undergoing a slow metamorphosis. But into what? Lucas has only a very short time to discover the answer before he, too, undergoes...the change.
The Change
by S. M. StirlingALL-NEW STORIES OF THE EMBERVERSEby S.M. Stirling, Harry Turtledove, Walter Jon Williams, John Birmingham, John Barnes, Jane Lindskold, and more..."[A] vivid portrait of a world gone insane,"* S. M. Stirling's New York Times bestselling Novels of the Change have depicted a vivid, utterly persuasive, and absorbingly unpredictable postapocalyptic wasteland in which all modern technology has been left in ashes, forcing humankind to rebuild an unknowable new world in the wake of unimaginable--and deliberate--chaos. Now, in this startling new anthology, S. M. Stirling invites the most fertile minds in science fiction to join him in expanding his rich Emberverse canvas. Here are inventive new perspectives on the cultures, the survivors, and the battles arising across the years and across the globe following the Change.In his all-new story "Hot Night at the Hopping Toad," Stirling returns to his own continuing saga of the High Kingdom of Montival. In the accompanying stories are fortune seekers, voyagers, and dangers--from the ruins of Sydney to the Republic of Fargo and Northern Alberta to Venetian and Greek galleys clashing in the Mediterranean.These new adventures revisit beloved people and places from Stirling's fantastic universe, introduce us to new ones, and deliver endlessly fascinating challenges to conquer, all while unfolding in a "postapocalyptic landscape that illuminates both the best and the worst of which our species is capable,"** "a world you can see, feel, and touch." ***Contributors to The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth IncludeIntroduction: The Change as Setting and Secondary World by S. M. StirlingHot Night at the Hopping Toad by S. M. StirlingRate of Exchange by A. M. DellamonicaTight Spot by Kier SalmonAgainst the Wind by Lauren C. TeffeauThe Demons of Witmer Hall by M. T. ReitenBernie, Lord of the Apes by John Jos. MillerThe Seeker: A Poison in the Blood by Victor MilánGrandpa's Gift by Terry D. EnglandFortune and Glory by John BirminghamThe Venetian Dialectic by Walter Jon WilliamsThe Soul Remembers Uncouth Noises by John BarnesTopanga and the Chatsworth Lancers by Harry TurtledoveThe Hermit and the Jackalopes by Jane LindskoldThe New Normal by Jody Lynn NyeA Missed Connection by Emily Mah TippettsDeor by Diana Paxson*Statesman Journal (Salem, OR)**Science Fiction Weekly***Otherwhere Gazette
Change Agent: A Novel
by Daniel SuarezNew York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez delivers an exhilarating sci-fi thriller exploring a potential future where CRISPR genetic editing allows the human species to control evolution itself.On a crowded train platform, Interpol agent Kenneth Durand feels the sting of a needle—and his transformation begins... In 2045 Kenneth Durand leads Interpol’s most effective team against genetic crime, hunting down black market labs that perform "vanity edits" on human embryos for a price. These illegal procedures augment embryos in ways that are rapidly accelerating human evolution—preying on human-trafficking victims to experiment and advance their technology. With the worlds of genetic crime and human trafficking converging, Durand and his fellow Interpol agents discover that one figure looms behind it all: Marcus Demang Wyckes, leader of a powerful and sophisticated cartel known as the Huli jing. But the Huli jing have identified Durand, too. After being forcibly dosed with a radical new change agent, Durand wakes from a coma weeks later to find he’s been genetically transformed into someone else—his most wanted suspect: Wyckes. Now a fugitive, pursued through the genetic underworld by his former colleagues and the police, Durand is determined to restore his original DNA by locating the source of the mysterious—and highly valuable—change agent. But Durand hasn’t anticipated just how difficult locating his enemy will be. With the technology to genetically edit the living, Wyckes and his Huli jing could be anyone and everyone—and they have plans to undermine identity itself.From the Hardcover edition.
Change In the Light
by Tami LundShifter pack master Josh doesn't know his human lover is using him. Rachel doesn't know he isn't human. Change In the Light by Tami Lund is a wonderful addition to her paranormal romance series Lightbearer. Book 4 will have you on the edge of your seat as hearts become entangled and two worlds collide. It's anybody's guess where the pieces will fall and who will survive.As the pack master to the Detroit shifter pack, Josh Tigre is obligated to take a mate and produce offspring to carry on his family line. Problem is, the woman he falls for is human. According to the rules of the pack, he can never tell her about his true nature, which means at some point, he has to give her up.Rachel Whitaker is a human woman trying to survive in a world in which it seems the cards are always stacked against her. When she's forced to seduce Josh in exchange for her own life, the task is no hardship--until she falls for the one she is supposed to help destroy.Rachel decides to fight back against the man manipulating her life, starting in motion a chain of events that adversely affect two worlds--and she doesn't even know it.Content Notes: Spicy, Paranormal, Medical, Fairies, Magic, Shifters, Other Weres
Change of Command (Serrano Legacy #6)
by Elizabeth MoonNew York Times bestselling author of Rules of Engagement Elizabeth Moon continues her grand epic as enemies from both without and within strike at the heart of the Familias Regnant.After the suppression of the New Texas barbarians, Esmay Suiza and Barin Serrano hoped for a respite to develop their relationship. But there is time for neither rest nor pleasure as events around the galaxy push all the great powers towards war.When Speaker Lord Thornbuckle is assassinated, his daughter Brun finds herself trapped in the machinations of politics and power--with the true villain behind her father's death keeping an ever-watchful eye on her every move...Meanwhile, the shadowy criminal empire of the Benignity, having already sabotaged the controversial "rejuvenation drugs" that fuel the Familias' longevity, is now poised to spread its influence and corruption directly into Familias government.On the planet Copper Mountain, the once-hunted Pilar Bacarion has quietly assumed command of a military prison. But she has far greater ambitions in play: she will carry out Lepescu's plan to gain control of the Fleet and crack the very foundations of the government.But for Esmay and Barin, a long-forgotten betrayal is about to be revealed, a secret that in one moment entangled the fates of both the Suiza and Serrano clans--and made them mortal enemies."A thoroughly excellent adventure."--Booklist"Political intrigue, mutiny in space, and ideological battles of war and weapons lend variety to this fast-moving space opera set in the distant future."--Library Journal
Change of Command (Familias Regnant #6)
by Elizabeth MoonTHEIR UNIVERSE IS FALLING APART! Rejuvenants fear the backlash caused by bad drugs; they want to ensure that nothing interferes with their pursuit of long life--or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been given bad drugs on purpose. Esmay Suiza's family fears that her marriage to an offworlder will damage their position. Barin Serrano's family fears that his marriage to a Landbride of Altiplano will damage his career and their reputation. Fear begets violent reactions--from foreign governments, from great Families determined to maintain or increase their power, from internal rivalries in the Fleet--and nothing escapes the resultant bloodbath unscathed. As Esmay and Barin struggle to reconcile their families, others have more cosmic struggles to win.
Change of Heart (Change of Heart #1)
by Mary CalmesChange of Heart: Book OneAs a young gay man—and a werepanther—all Jin Rayne yearns for is a normal life. Having fled his past, he wants nothing more than to start over, but Jin&’s old life doesn&’t want to let him go. When his travels bring him to a new city, he crosses paths with the leader of the local were-tribe. Logan Church is a shock and an enigma, and Jin fears that Logan is both the mate he fears and the love of his life. Jin doesn't want to go back to the old ways, and mating would irrevocably tie him to them.But Jin is the mate Logan needs at his side to help him lead his tribe, and he won't give Jin up so easily. It will take time and trust for Jin to discover the joy in belonging to Logan and how to love without restraint.
A Change of Place (Night's Edge #3)
by Julie E. CzernedaReturn to the Aurora Award-winning, cozy romantic fantasy Night's Edge series and the rich and atmospheric world of MarrowdellSpring in Marrowdell is a time to celebrate. Life stirs, the air warms, and Jenn Nalynn and Bannan Larmensu couldn't be happier. But spring is also fraught with change, and nowhere is this truer than the edge, where the Verge, the magical realm of dragons and sei, touches that of snow and roads. The spring equinox marks the final turn before Marrowdell&’s sun starts to dominate the sky and Jenn, turn-born and sei, feels the pull to cross to the Verge.Marrowdell&’s river floods, and Jenn knows she is needed at home, but deep within the Verge a perilous force is calling her away from all she loves. For the house toad&’s mighty queen has waited for the first equinox with the powers of a turn-born in the edge, and now she is ready to make her move against it.Caught up in plots they cannot understand, Jenn and Bannan find themselves separated, and to reunite they will have to outsmart the queen herself. But even if they can foil her plan, will Marrowdell still be there when they return?
Change of Plans
by Addison AlbrightSequel to The Best-Laid PlansOnce upon a time, two handsome young princes fell in love, faced down adversity, and lived happily-ever-after ... until one romantic evening, they unwittingly ate a confection laced with a mind-wiping toxin.Crown Prince Efren of Zioneven blindsided Prince Marcelo of Sheburat when he used The Contingency Plan embedded in a peace treaty to marry the naïve young prince. Now, Marcelo is shocked again when he awakens in an unfamiliar bed, in an unfamiliar land, in the arms of a stranger who’s taking such liberties!Will that ignominious new beginning to their relationship doom their chances at rekindling their love? Or will Efren’s giddiness and the less formal surroundings of Zioneven propel them toward a more teasingly fun rapport?Marcelo and Efren have forgotten more than their love. On their journey home to Zioneven, their Best-Laid Plans went awry when Marcelo was abducted. Now, neither remembers the unexpected strength of character and ingenuity Marcelo manifested to survive his harrowing ordeal, or Efren’s frantic search for his new husband.Were Marcelo and Efren specifically targeted for the Forget-Me-Not poisoning, or were they the victims of a random assault? Is this new attack related to Marcelo’s abduction and his sister’s death? Will Marcelo revert to his old mild-mannered, unassuming self, or will he step up to prove he’s the same brave man his new family claims he is amid the fresh danger swirling around them?
Change the Sky
by Margaret St. ClairThis is a collection of 18 short science fiction and fantasy stories by from the 1950s by a great writer of her era including: Change the Sky; Beaulieu; Marriage Manual; Age of Prophecy: Then Fly Our Greetings; An Old-fashioned Bird Christmas; Stawdust; Thirsty God; The Altruists; Shore Leave; The Wines of Earth; Asking; Graveyard Shift; Fort Iron; The Goddess on the Street Corner; An Egg a Month from all Over; The Death of Each Day; Lazarus