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Colonel Braedon Carey thought his space-time test flight would be a cake walk. When he wakes up dazed and confused in an unfamiliar desert, he realizes he crash landed in the wrong decade. And judging by the steam-powered machine he stumbles upon, Braedon discovers that a spunky scientist already broke his space-time record…by more than a century.

She’s an interstellar spy. He’s an alien warlord. Can their love heal a rift in time and space? Delilah Oliver "Doc" Clementyne specializes in impossible missions. When relations between the Earth Expedition and the Gadi starts to turn ugly, she’s sent on a desperate mission to bring their people home before war breaks out. But Doc nearly blows her cover when she saves the life...and loses her heart...to the most hated leader in the galaxy.

In New Orleans, secrets simmer—and murders don’t stay cold. Madeline Baker, a Baker’s Dozen daughter, juggles the front desk at Baker Boys Investigations and her secret life as mystery author S.C. Fitz-Dankworthington. But when Quinn Ellery hunts her alter ego after his neighbor—another S.C.—is murdered, her orderly world boils over. Then Quinn’s grandmother drags Maddie into a 60-year-old killing—until a bomb nearly buries them all. As old secrets and family lies bubble up, Maddie and Quinn’s sparks heat up faster than gumbo. Can they crack both cases before the past kills ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Murder’s brewing with the coffee. NOPD homicide detective Ben Baker, a Baker’s Dozen son, thinks his “just friends” vibe with data scientist MaiaHenry is safe—until a parade float death spills a deadly mystery into their laps. Maia’s routine visit to her eccentric family collides with Mardi Gras chaos when beads, masks, and mob grudges hide a killer. Teaming up with Ben, she crunches clues while sparks brew hotter than chicory. Can they unmask the murderer before the festival’s final note—or will Ben’s heart be the next casualty? Brimming with ...

A swampy getaway in New Orleans? Murder’s on the passenger list. Coast Guard agent Dan Baker, a son of the Baker’s Dozen, patrols Louisiana’s murky waters—until a charter boat murder pulls him into uncharted chaos and unexpected sparks with passenger Gemma Bailey. Is she the killer? His heart hopes not. Gemma’s dream escape on the Reel Escape sinks fast when a body surfaces, followed by mob threats and Rougarou rumors. Under Dan’s watchful eye, she fights to clear her name as the swamp heats up. Can they unravel the murders before the bayou claims them—or will their forbidden ...

A firefighter’s heart? It’s about to catch fire. Eddie Baker, a valiant firefighter and Baker’s Dozen son, battles blazes but not his own clueless heart—until fortune teller Audrey Goodheart sparks trouble in New Orleans. Audrey, daughter of an arsonist, reads futures but can’t escape her father’s criminal past. When a suspicious fire in her home ignites a deadly threat from mobbed-up foes, she needs Eddie’s courage to stay alive. As flames rise and sparks fly, can they extinguish a killer’s plot before Audrey’s world burns down? Brimming with suspense, sizzling romance, ...

Nell Whitby is starting over in New Orleans, getting a publisher for her children’s book, sketching tourists in the French Quarter, and leaving the tragic death of her parents behind. When a handsome detective asks her for a date, her fresh start seems perfect...until a dangerous family secret bubbles up from the past and puts her life in jeopardy.

When Sara Donovan joins Project Enterprise she finds out that what doesn't kill her makes her stronger. An Air Force pilot - the best of the best to be assigned to this mission - Sara isn't afraid to travel far beyond the Milky Way on an assignment that takes her into a galaxy torn apart by a long and bitter warfare between the Dusan and the Gadi.

A detective in mourning. A mysterious amnesiac. Her past is about to haunt them both… On the anniversary of his wife’s death, all Luke Kirby wanted was to be alone with his memories. The homicide detective treks to his secluded family cabin high in the Rockies. But he never expected to find a beautiful, injured woman searching for memories of her own… She can’t remember her name or how she made it to the kind stranger’s cabin. The few memories she has don’t seem to add up, but something tells her the reason she sought out Luke’s help is a matter of life and death… When a ...

Nivi awakes from cryosleep plagued by guilt. The scientific genius had hoped her people would avoid war if she went into cold sleep, but she learns her sacrifice was in vain. And now a vicious enemy approaches a stranded Earth spaceship. Desperate to reactivate the technology she needs for the rescue, Nivi enlists the help of an attractive robot with a human consciousness and wisdom beyond his years...

Robert Clementyne is the only man standing between an evil doctor and a accidental time machine gone missing. When his trail of clues goes cold, he takes a long-shot gamble and visits the steampunk-themed bowling alley museum belonging to the inventor’s descendant. Emily Babcock has dedicated her life to keeping the memory of her trailblazing ancestor alive. But even she’s skeptical when a hunky stranger comes searching for an invention long lost in time…until the contraption materializes before her eyes. Hoping for a romantic detour, Emily climbs aboard.

Arian Teraz refuses to waste her life on a loveless arranged marriage and a rocky plot of farmland. So when a mysterious ship lands in front of her and invites her to take a chance on something else, she doesn’t hesitate. Fleeing her planet, hostile forces open fire on her ship, and she has no choice but to send the ship through a wormhole. Clinging to life, she rockets out the other side…and plummets into the strong arms of a handsome soldier.

Time Agent Ashe fixes temporal emergencies for a living. But when she gets kicked through a time vortex onto an alien planet, she finds herself on the other side of a search and rescue. At her crash site, she finds a wary ally in a warrior with a magnetic energy that tugs on her heartstrings…and the very fabric of history.

A forensic surgeon in the New Orleans Coroner’s Office - and part of her dad’s baker’s dozen - Hannah Baker thought she knew where to dig, how and what to slice, and when to walk away. But when her big brother gets her involved in the exhumation of a couple of old coffins, she realizes the past can’t be ignored. Not when it’s been simmering up a big pile of trouble for longer than Hannah’s born days.

>An all-new short story and three previously released short romance stories. This collection includes "Let's Fall in Love", "Falling for her Alien", "Almost Over You", and "Wanting Willa".

She trusted the cyborg. Can she trust the man? Tim was once an unstoppable cyborg. Now he’s human again—too human, with a body that feels clumsy, emotions he doesn’t know how to control, and one scientist he can’t get out of his system. Riina Katala never expected her friendship with Tim to turn into something that keeps her awake at night. But seeing him in his new, flesh-and-blood form stirs feelings she’s not ready to face—especially when duty demands she lead a dangerous mission with him at her side. Their task? Rescue a stranded geologist before his accidental first contact...

Time-twisting paranormal romantic science fiction from USA Today Bestselling Author Pauline Baird Jones Step into a time-twisting, paranormal whirlwind with Specters in the Storm, the mesmerizing standalone novel by Pauline Baird Jones, known for her smart, quirky, and humorous fiction. This gripping tale of love, science, and otherworldly adventures will leave you breathless. Dr. Ernest Warren, haunted by the loss of his beloved in the Great Storm of 1901, has renounced love and devoted himself to unraveling the mysteries of science and interstellar travel. When similar, ominous storms ...

Dr. Rachel Grant knows her way around tech, Earth or Alien — but the strange device she encounters in an alien medical lab stumps even her brilliant mind. With a little help from her parrot sidekick, she manages to push the right buttons and transport them to an uncharted planet…one with a recently defrosted alien hottie.

Isabel “Stan” Stanley is stuck in a rut in the DC suburbs. As a wannabe romance writer, she hopes a sexy muse falls into her lap. But she never expected a handsome spy to dive through her sunroof. Pursued by a hail of bullets, international CIA Agent Kelvin Kapone didn’t have plans to make a friend. But when his latest mission puts him in the bewildering burbs, the charming Stan is a surprisingly strong guide.

When an intergalactic cop exchange program serves up an alien partner for NONPD Detective Violet Baker, she can't help wishing the handsome alien would be a little less Joe Friday about keeping the pleasure out of their business. Yeah, he's kind of purple and she can't pronounce his name to save her life, but he's almost the only guy in the New Orleans New police department that she's not related to.