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Ren has to be the grumpiest Voxeran in the universe. So why does his touch light me on fire? With the arrival of a ship from Vox, we’ll finally have a chance to escape Nuthora. Unfortunately, the blue-skinned alien rebel who comes to rescue us is the most frustrating man I’ve ever met. From our very first meeting when he pulls a knife on me, to the pointed barbs we trade back and forth, I think it’s safe to say we don’t like each other very much.

An anthology of short stories based upon/inspired by, and in loving homage to all of those great gore-fest movies and books of the 1980s (not necessarily based in that era, although some do ride that wave of nostalgia), the golden age when horror well and truly came kicking, screaming, and spraying blood, gore, and body parts out from the shadows.

I’ve got a list of regrets a mile long, starting with the time I went to jail and ending with the fact that not long after I got out, I was abducted by alien smugglers. As if that isn’t bad enough, a split-second decision when their ship crashes nearly costs me my life. And when I wake up after the crash, everything has changed. I’m no longer being held captive by brutal space pirates. Instead, I’ve been rescued by a group of alien warriors called Zivonians. Their leader, Ryven, claims he wants to help me, offering me safe haven on their massive ship.

Years earlier, Marine veteran and former Dallas Police Sergeant Jake Hathaway allowed federal government scientists to conduct top-secret experiments on his soldiers, and on himself. They were given supplements designed to transform them into "Invincible Warriors". Instead, the formula became tainted by some pesky, infectious prions. The result was a virus that transforms exposed humans, some more gradually than others, into frenzied, flesh-eating, cannibalistic zombies!

The Akaki Empire's reign of terror knows no bounds, and Major Ethan Irons is about to pay the ultimate price for defying it. Trapped in an alien hellscape and haunted by the memory of his son Jamie, Ethan must endure unimaginable pain while clinging to the faint hope of escape. Meanwhile, his allies Jarred and Xornaa race against time to uncover the secrets of the Akaki's sinister plans—plans that threaten not just their galaxy but the fabric of reality itself.

Military veteran Jake Hathaway is facing the beginning of a zombie outbreak, one that forces him to take lives and sees him wrongly convicted of murder. As he fights to prove his innocence, he also learns that he unknowingly played a role in the outbreak's origin. The world outside the prison descends into the chaos of a zombie plague. Jake, along with his friends Mack, Duy, and a Belgian Malinois named Roscoe, determine that they must put an end to this Infection Armageddon. What follows is a journey both exciting and horrific.

Does the darkness in your bedroom at night seem a little too dark? What do you want bad enough to kill for it? Where would you run if the dead began to rise? Have you ever had a good reason to truly be afraid? In these 10 tales of terror, Russell C. Connor will ask the questions you don't want to answer. Question you can't answer. But you must. Your sanity, your life, your very soul might just depend on it.

Traumatized as a teen by a brutal act of violence that would seriously scald his temporal lobe, young Niccolo Abruzzi was institutionalized for a while. After many months away restoring his mental wellness, he eventually learned how to cope with that past. Having inherited the family eatery in a quaint part of the Bronx, New York called ‘Little Italy,’ Nick assumed his new role of restaurateur.

The people-eaters pandemic continues to build momentum and is running rampant. Marine veteran Jake Hathaway realizes now that he had merely been a pawn in the government’s Zeus Project years earlier. The resulting pandemic was no mistake; rather, it was a planned attack by domestic terrorists disguised as governmental figure heads.

Cheating boyfriend. Check. Broken down car. Check. Four hot guys that want me to go on a road trip with them. Quadruple check. Couldn’t be worse than what I’ve already been through...could it? I mean, what could go wrong on a road trip with four hot men? The guys - Maddox, Lenny, Callan, and Alec. They’ve spent countless years searching, falling apart to almost nothing. None of them have much left to give, until they hit one lucky town. Friday is who they've been looking for, but how do they tell her? How do they tell her what they are…what she is?

Pitted against hundreds of competitors whose only mission is to viciously kill their opponents, Maya must strike a deal with the scariest male she could ever imagine. What starts as an unholy bargain results in a deliciously erotic soul connection deeper than either of them dared to dream. How will they survive when everything is rigged against them? Are you brave enough to join Maya and A’Dar on their harrowing journey as they dodge death and discover their profound attraction?

As one of 50 teams, human Sadie and genetically engineered 1213 are thrown together with one mission: outlive the other 49 teams and make it to the finish line. Between brutal competitors, harsh terrain, and deadly predators, the challenge is as relentless as the feral passion and sweet affection that detonates between them after the sun sets each night. Can they put aside their differences, work together, and triumph against the odds?

Hawthorn never saw himself as the mating type. In fact, he's spent a lifetime keeping females away from his clan for their own safety. But now they have an alpha, and others will come. His people need him now more than ever, and that means he must take a mate himself. Ready or not, he accidentally finds her when brawling lands him in a human hospital. Sassy, smart, and so pretty, he can't ignore his bear's claim. He knows they're fated; she needs convincing.

Bound to steal her queen's magical bones, thief Lynne knows only one mistake equals death. And yet, she dreams of living in the forbidden world upon the surface, hating every minute in the Underworld. When she secretly develops a crush on a human, she loses a bone in his realm and has no choice but to strike a deal with the only one who could help—an evil witch. To save her life, she must earn the man’s love and bring back the bone in 99 days.

After seeing one of the women I was captured with carried off by a massive alien barbarian, and another one led up into the mountains to be traded away, I’m done waiting to see what my fate will be. So when I get a chance to escape the Uleki village, I take it, even though it means I’ll have to face the wilds of Xaath alone.

The Crescent Point Amusement Park had it all. Roller coaster enthusiasts went there to fulfill their need for spine tingling speed, heights, death defying drops, and hairpin turns. Additionally, for a few weeks out of each year, a traveling sideshow full of freaks, oddities, and misfits made this place their home.

Eric Richards was living as close to a normal life as one could hope for. With a successful excavation business, Sara, his gorgeous archaeologist wife, and twin five-year-old boys, Michael and David, life was good. That was, until he would be confronted with a decision to join in a fight that was not his own.

After Samantha and Raza took care of the Kruul scout, we thought we’d be safe on this new planet. But we were wrong. And when the Kruul who have been hunting us show up en masse and take the Zivonians and the human women captive—only Tyrek and I manage to escape.

When technical failures force us to abandon The Oasis, I end up alone in an escape pod with a dashing Zivonian warrior named Raza. If our situation was bad to start with, it gets a whole lot worse when the pod malfunctions, separating us from the others and sending us hurtling toward the surface of the planet where we’d hoped to settle.

After being held captive by the Kruul for weeks, it’s a relief to finally be free. Or…mostly free. Instead of being locked up in a holding cell, I’m now stuck on a broken spaceship with a sexy silver fox who seems to hate me. Although it’s clear that Anzir intends to complete his rescue mission and keep me safe, I can tell he’s not happy about it. We get under each other’s skin, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because he’s older than me, or because I’m an optimist and he’s the grouchiest, most stoic man I’ve ever met.