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Change happens. It’s a fact of life. But what if the change is so drastic it changes the world and everything in it? The world has changed but so has Juri Turner, and the change is bitter. She’s a teenaged runaway who since the age of three has been transforming into something that’s not quite human. She struggles to learn what she is and to understand what she is becoming. Does she hold the key to throwing off the yoke of alien invaders? This is a story of change, and of hate, love, and betrayal; of a coming of age, and of spaceships and magic…

Juri Turner the human-born dragon and the peoples of Earth and Mur have, along with their allies, won a decisive battle against their alien enemy, the scorbs. They have broken the hold those miscreants had on all the races in the galaxy, signaling a new era of peace. On Earth, the new era begins with the cleanup and repair of years of occupation and war. On Mur, Juri goes to study magic and have a good time at her birthday party before being thrown back into the particulars of learning how to be a queen. But, there’s a snag. Is the man who once tried to kidnap Juri, kill the dragon king, ...

Juri Turner, the human-born dragon, and the dragons of Mur continue to aid in the fight against aliens that invaded Earth twenty-three years ago. Now, more trouble has arisen. With a fleet of enemy battleships heading for a base in the Alpha Centauri star system, to further muddle matters, a homegrown problem is discovered: a plot to take over Earth’s government by a self-styled sorcerer. Then, an enemy base is discovered in another star system but as preparations are made to go and blow it to kingdom come, captive humans are detected. Will the plan to use Juri and her ability to open ...

All Juri Turner has to do is discover how to save one world from certain annihilation and ensure help for another. After all, it’s the reason she was born and she’s been assured it’s her destiny, so it’s doable, right? She only has to escape death and an unwanted marriage while doing it… Pray for Mur, pray for Earth, but especially pray for Juri, for without her, both worlds are doomed.

Having recuperated from the critical wound she sustained during a battle on Earth with the scorbs, Juri Turner returns with Tet Sonicdragon to Mur, ready to finish her secondary education and continue her training in learning how to rule. But she is beset with three problems: one, those big, venomous dinosaurs with huge claws known as Revishers, are causing trouble on Mur; two, Tet Sonicdragon gets abducted by a demon and taken to a place of no return; three, her recently discovered inner twin is trying to surface and inhabit their one body. Will being the human-born dragon or a worker of ...

Juri Turner has to help defeat a demon who intends to rule Mur, and aid Earth in fighting alien invaders hell-bent on destruction. Again, the fate of two worlds rests on the small golden shoulders of the human-born dragon who never asked for anything more than to be left alone to live out her less than fortunate life in peace. How will she handle the unexpected changes these events bring about?

Jack Warslow is a small-time thief. What happens the night he breaks into a big house in an affluent neighborhood has him desperately wishing he’d never seen the house or picked up the small cat that belongs to the homeowner. He thought he was ready for anything but he learns just how wrong he is and that there is no such thing as something for nothing. There is always a price to pay. A short story from the Dark Realm.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth...A short story of time travel, and faith.

The human species is evolving. The first of the successors to the old species have had to make some hard choices, and trouble between the old and the new is coming. What will the successors choose to do when threats arise from more than one direction? There’s the issue of the old alien enemy that wants to destroy them and Earth. The only hope of eliminating that menace lies with Bob, who lives on Pond, a world in a different dimension. Some are trying to eliminate them, not understanding that this won’t stop the genetic changes in humans that began thousands of years ago. Others want to...

Red has planted her very first vegetable garden. She is tending it when she makes a surprising discovery: fish are growing on her tomatoes. With the help of friends that are… let’s just say they are as unusual as Red, she sets out to learn why this has happened - and why flocks of birds are trying to steal the fish. (Set in the universe of Cady and Sam, a short story series about werewolves and other paranormals.)

Appearances can be deceiving. He’s not what he seems to be. Neither is she. They represent opposing factions in an engagement on which a lot is riding. He has always been a wily fighter for his team and has many victories under his belt. She has certain attributes that led her Captain to specifically choose her for the contest. But there is a loophole and winning is not a given - for either participant.

One bright fall morning, Lyssa Brunner’s life takes a turn for the weird. Up until then, she is an ordinary, sixteen-year-old, slightly nerdy girl with a secret crush on the captain of the football team. After that day, she finds that, not only are things not always as they seem but that they are sometimes something that could never even have been imagined. She’d looked forward to a lot of “firsts”: first date, first kiss, etc. - the usual things a teenaged girl imagines. What she gets is a revelation about her family and herself that take her on a rollercoaster ride into ...

Because of biological warfare thousands of years ago, Earth was nearly destroyed and its current inhabitants are struggling to survive. Unbeknown to them, they are being aided by outside forces whose aim is to repair the damage done to the planet and restore it to a viable state. One such restorer, bearing the title of Sower, is among those tasked with performing a necessary function that will rebuild the diminished population. This is done by - well, let’s just say that he gets the job done. He is young, smart, resilient, and finds the existing main food staples of rats and cockroaches ...

The dead body and illicit drugs in Paul Hampton’s bedroom have him running from his rented duplex. There’s also something else in there, and it has his brain wobbling. It’s the middle of the night, and when you’re in a crunch and need a place to stay but have worn out your welcome everywhere else, family is supposed to help you out, right? That might depend on what happened the last time they saw you, and whether or not you tell them the truth about it now.

Jade is fourteen years old and excited about finally being old enough to move out on her own. She’s got her help lined up, a moving van rented which her friend and room-mate, Tally, a big silver Cat, will be driving since Jade’s driving skills leave a lot to be desired. She’s all packed and ready to go. Apparently, though, you just can’t have a moving day without something going wrong. Go figure.

Raven is not human. It is, in fact, a member of a species of gentle giants with aspects of both male and female. When it finds a hurt and bedraggled human female lying in the woods, it didn’t know if it could help her but felt it had to try. It did not bargain on falling in love. A Boucher's World novelette.

Having always been overindulged by its four parents, Dove was a unique Elwist: spoiled. It was used to getting what it wanted, and when it decided to befriend Swallow, it had an ulterior motive, and it did not involve love or taking vows...

Abandoned on an alien planet, Second must learn to co-exist with a group of primitives in order to survive. A tale of the acceptance of differences, and of unconditional love.

There are many tales from the period known as the Change in Boucher's World history when Humans began being born with psychic abilities a thousand years ago. This is the story of one family’s survival from near the beginning of that time. Randa takes her family and leaves her home in the foothills of the mountains, fleeing marauders who would kill her children for being different. They are rescued by the Elwists and taken to a village set up for the safety of the new Humans. Born too early to be one of the changed people, will Randa be able to bridge the gap between the old ways and the ...

What will Randa do when her vow-mate goes fishing and doesn't return? She lives in an isolated area with her two small children and with their provider missing, she is the only one who can keep them safe. Will she be able to handle the task? Will her mate return? What will happen when they meet the beings they have been told are demons? Change can be hard and it takes flexibility to be able to meet all the challenges that are involved. A story of birth, death, and other changes.