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For Jeneva, it's just another day trying to survive in the jungles of Ankau. Until the sky ripped open, and the true monsters came through. Now her world is under attack, and the only place of safety may be at the side of a rock-hard scaled alien. But he's filled with secrets—how can she trust him? Vrehx cares for nothing other than the destruction of the Xathi hordes. But when a weapons test goes horribly wrong, the battle spills over to an uncharted world. The planet is filled with lethal native life...but nothing is more dangerous than the human woman who obsesses his thoughts.

"They’ve put Kaz on trial for the murders!” cried Aziz. “They’re going to execute her as the killer!” Tori shook her head in an attempt to wake more fully. “What? No. That’s a mistake. Kaz wouldn’t harm an insect. There’s no way a court could find her guilty.” “The krakun legal system doesn’t give a damn about geroo. They find everyone guilty!”

You can think of this edition as the director’s cut of Long Way Home. Specifically, the director cut all of the images. This bold new direction redefines how the entire work is approached. For instance, the listener will not have any pictures to refer to, forcing them instead to imagine not just 99 percent of the story entirely in their head, but a full 100 percent. Publishers everywhere are taking notice: is a picture-free novel the future of the industry? Some say it's already here. But I say, with no hyperbole whatsoever, it started with Long Way Home.

Kanti had spent many sleepless nights torturing himself with thoughts of the day when he would give up on returning to Tish. Old and grey, back-stooped from decades of labor, he would try to get up out of bed, and change his mind. Why bother? He couldn’t have been more wrong. He was still young, his pelt still tanned, and his back didn’t hurt when he rose. Everything had conspired to keep the two lovers apart: rivals, foes, distance. Now, he needs his friends’ help more than ever if he wants his old life back.

She’s the last person he thought would make his twin hearts beat in unison. I’m the rebel son next in line to rule as king, banished from the palace for fighting against the slave trade. The very trade started by my father, the late king of Zorlox. Life’s path had me riding roughshod, rescuing the slaves behind the scenes, until she showed up. The Terran from Earth who came to Zorlox under mysterious pretenses. Why do I feel so protective of her? I’ll do anything to get close to her, to find out why.

The peace Princess Bryony and her Chosen enjoyed in the north is broken, disturbed by the arrival of her family to the Winter Palace. Camellia is crueler than Bryony had ever imagined, and her grandmother's faith is hard won. Nothing will come easily, not even with her men at her side, with their affections growing deeper.

Centuries ago, we lost our world. Planetary Acquisitions keeps us alive solely to maintain their vast fleet of gate ships in an endless quest to find them new worlds to settle - or to conquer. Years flutter by like a tree shedding its spring petals, and so we desperately cling to this chunk of dirt-and-machine we call home.

Tales of Hayven Celestia tells 13 stories of ordinary people put in extraordinary circumstances. Stuck in situations far beyond their control, they have to make the hardest choices of their lives. The stakes have never been higher, and one wrong move will lead to catastrophe.

The best-laid plans of geroo and ringel often go awry. Nobody knows that as well as the crew of the White Flower II, the geroo ship whose captain still bears the literal scars of his last failure. Despite their best efforts, his ship and its crew still languish in slavery to the cruel krakun. But when a new opportunity for freedom presents itself, will the geroo be able to pull off an even more daring escape plan - right under the nose of a krakun overseer?

A well-placed kick into Kanti’s stomach dropped him back to the deck, grasping his gut and gasping for breath.

Bryony, Princess of Kimmery, has a secret. She lacks the Hunger, the magical and passionate craving that is responsible for Kimmery's prosperity. Without that power, she will lose the crown and the chance to rule the kingdom she sincerely loves. The Queen's Line must select Chosen to satiate their Hunger with and Bryony's Choosing ceremony has arrived. On her first night with her newly assembled men — a prince, an ambassador, a stablehand, a sculptor, and a rogue — her own secret, and the secrets of Kimmery, spill out between them.

Princess Bryony and her Chosen have been challenged, threatened, and attacked, but it’s news from the capital that lands the hardest blow. Bryony’s greatest ally is at risk, and if she loses her grandmother’s support, she may lose the crown, as well. Returning to the capital introduces new enemies and dangers as well as painful memories.

“What’s wrong?” The bigger geroo asked, twisting Kanti’s helmet free. “Can’t breathe?” The commissioner accidentally let his last cleaning crew starve to death. So now, Kanti and 49 of his teammates will have to spend the rest of their lives in a one-room barracks, with only a single airlock protecting them from the planet’s poisonous atmosphere. Surrounded by towering monsters, on a world where the very air is lethal, mysterious burrowing strangers are pushing the crew into a panic. Will Kanti be able to keep them from tearing each other apart?

Injured ex-soldier Kane Taylor has lost everything—the job he loves, the use of his trigger hand, and the love of his life. Moving to remote Donegal in Ireland to repair the lost links with his deceased partner’s ancestors is the only thing keeping his memories alive.

Three wishes. Seb wants to be happy. Matt wants to find "the one." Connor wants them. Two drunken kisses. Seb didn’t plan to kiss Matt and Connor, but he doesn’t regret it, even if it has changed their friendship forever. Matt has never considered dating a man before, let alone two. Despite his confusion, being with Seb and Connor feels right. One uncertain future. Connor’s potential fate has stopped him living and loving. Can he face his fears to be with the men he loves?

Distant royal, Nicholas Osbourne, has one last chance to prove his worth to his wealthy family. A string of bad press over even worse relationships has him agreeing to star in a reality television series getting down and dirty with the ordinary folk. He can live a lie for a week. He’s been doing it for years. Jersey potato farmer, Alex Hamon, has no time nor patience to babysit a pretentious television crew, nor a work-shy, bratty rich-kid.

One moment of madness ended it all. A flare of temper, a thrown punch, and Jay Ruttman’s dream of being a footballer evaporated. Thrown out of the Pro Academy, Jay falls back to Plan B. University. At least he got accepted onto the sports scholarship. It might keep his dreams alive. Now he has a new plan: Head down. Train hard. Get scouted. That plan does not include falling for a rock musician - the last thing he needs is a posh muso stirring up those well-hidden preferences that could end Jay’s career before it can even begin.

A year of messaging on the Cuffd app has led me to understand one thing: Troy is the one meaningful relationship I’ve ever had. Two things are stopping it from being more: I’m an adult film star, and there’s also an ocean between us. To claim my geek boy, I’m going to have to pull out all the stops and lay my heart on the line as I’ve never done before.

Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, vilified celebrity Jackson Young enlists the help of a rookie journalist to clear his name and write his biography. Jackson has a secret, though. One he must keep from becoming public. But Fletcher’s dreamy green eyes, Irish drawl, and effortless charm makes it hard to suppress those long-buried feelings, even if it could compromise his innocence. Falling for the subject of his book could be fatal for Fletcher, and Jackson should know better than to trust a journalist.

For a while, Gunner Ramberg foolishly thought he could be happy, but when his sister was kidnapped, his life was turned upside down. Forced to betray the team he thought of as family to save his own flesh and blood, Gunner finds himself praying for death to end the guilt and shame he now carries. After a chance encounter and a night together, Gunner has hope for a tomorrow he thought he’d never get and Lacey Cannon's new focus is to heal Gunner and give him a reason to live. Their newfound peace is put at risk when an unknown foe comes after Lacey.