To Discover and Preserve - format ePub

A NOBLE HEART IN A TRAITOR'S SKINFor nearly ten years, Surela "Rel" Silin Eddings has been plying the galactic waters on the merchant vessel Earthrise, picking up sundries for the home system from which...

In my first year on Kickstarter, I ran four campaigns. All four succeeded; in fact, all four overfunded, some by over 400%. I am not a media superstar. I am, at best, a very energetic indie author and...

n Kherishdar, when a person commits a crime, they become their sin....Suicide. Rape. Child Abuse. Addiction. Twenty-five crimes. Twenty-five stories. Twenty-five narrators... and one minister over them...

For the Ai-Naidar, caste and tradition are not the shackles that imprison the spirit but the silences that make sense of the music of their lives. The Aphorisms of Kherishdar collects 25 short tales about...

The Alliance has sent twelve ambassadors to the Chatcaavan Empire; all twelve returned early, defeated. None of their number have been successful at taking that brutal empire to task for their violations...

At the advice of Vasiht'h, his first and truest friend, Jahir Seni Galare has accepted one of the most coveted residencies in xenotherapy, even though doing so has severed him from all the relationships...

Language and locations, culture and customs, biology, psychology, and history... worldbuilding an alien world for a fiction series can be a monumental effort involving notes, maps, drawings, and resources......or...

When emissaries of the Stone Moon arrive in het Narel, Keshul, the charlatan seer of House Akkadin, is suspicious. Who are these prosperous, well-fed people, and why do they care whether the Houses of...

Greed. Power. Cruelty. These have been the watchwords by which Chatcaava of lesser means have been ruled for generations, and even the most valuable among them, the Slave Queen, has lived the whole of...

When a routine mapping expedition uncovers what looks like ruins on the planet Theth-129, the crew of the Stardancer is thrilled to have something more exciting to do than catalogue worlds only a terraformer...

Jahir and Vasiht’h have earned their licenses as xenotherapists at last, and they have their hearts set on starting their practice in one of the Alliance’s most exciting and cosmopolitan destinations:...

Ensign Taylitha Basil didn't know what to expect at her first officer training retreat. Hiking up a mountain? She's never hiked. Canoeing back down it at the end? She's not a great swimmer. Dealing with...

Morgan Locke, university student, has been hiding his debilitating illness with fair enough success when two unlikely emissaries arrive bearing the news that he is prince to a nation of creatures out...

Mistress Commander Angharad Godkin hates politics... so of course, her ruler the Godson sent her to replace the Governor of barely tamed Shraeven province. She hates religion, so naturally, the native...

War is a serious violation of the Alliance's colony charters, so when the Stardancer is sent to investigate rumors of a conflict on the distant colony of Gledig, everyone is hoping to come up empty. They're...

An Eldritch Ambassador began the regeneration of a dragon, a regeneration that nearly ended in the harem of a Chatcaavan worldlord. Rescued before he could die, the Emperor now faces the nearly impossible...

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins five spell-binding tales of mystery and suspense, including the novelette "Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks." Filled with heart, conflict, and empathy,...

How can she give her heart to the man she loves when she belongs to someone else?Set in Ancient Egypt, The Priestess is a work of history and fiction woven into a spicy romance. It has elements of fantasy,...

THE MODERN MOGUL follows Thulokuhle Ka Wella, a gifted teen agent from Hammarsdale, as he uncovers dark truths behind his father's death and infiltrates a global crime syndicate. Torn between duty and...

Life on the road with her new pack is proving a challenge for Akira because tensions run high when everyone is cold, tired, and sleeping rough. A steamy dream sparks unfamiliar feelings and she discovers...

Nashville Homicide Detective Abbey Rhodes is caught between a high-profile murder and multiple disappearances in a homeless camp. When the Mayor discovers the victim is the stepson of Jonathan Lee Thomas,...

In the chilly Arctic, Pablo the Penguin discovers a storybook about pumpkins and dreams of growing a pumpkin patch in his icy home, despite the cold and challenges. With enthusiasm and hope, he rallies...

Step into the hush between heartbeats and envision a different future. "Chasing Echoes: Velvet Shadows" is a hauntingly intimate collection of short stories that dwell in the soft spaces between love...

Minnie springs into action when she sees her ex's engagement announcement. Regret has filled Minnie for years, but she was the one to break up with her ex-boyfriend Lawrence, so she never went after him....

1943: A nation at war, and a city brimming with dreams.Restless and yearning, Tilda breaks free from New York, trading skyscrapers for sun-drenched highways. A chance encounter in a dusty Texas diner...

Alice didn't mean to land in a pool of blood, but when a murderous talking Rabbit frames her for a crime she didn't commit, she has no choice but to fight her way out—if the wolves don't tear her apart...

In the shadowed alleys of Cairo, a disgraced alchemist holds the city's fate in his hands.Once a celebrated master of alchemic arts, Youssef El-Rawi returns to a steam-powered Cairo now dominated by the...

A Hunger Without Teethby Sathyam Daniel"You left the door open."Mira is an artist on the edge of unraveling. Shadows cling to her reflection, her canvases whisper secrets she doesn't remember painting,...

Gunner didn't do relationships. As the enforcer of the Iron Sentinels, his world was brutal, dangerous, and full of enemies. But when Dawn stumbled into his life, all fire and attitude, she flipped his...

Sixteen-year-old Annie Peace is the ideal eldest daughter. She takes on the most responsibility on her family's farm, cares for her siblings, and keeps her emotions in check. At least she did, until a...

In Finn the Fox Finds Friendship, a shy and gentle fox named Finn wanders the forest, longing for connection despite the quiet beauty and wonder that surrounds him. Though clever, kind, and deeply attuned...

Tears of the Aeon: The Gothic WarA Historical Fantasy Epic of War, Faith, and Forgotten GodsAs the Roman Empire crumbles at the edge of its dominion, a darker tide rises beyond the Danube. War drums echo...

ANGUISHEDA Supernatural Horror Novel by Rosalie JohnstonJess and her friends set out to film a documentary about the Ghostfacers— an infamous paranormal YouTube group that vanished without a trace. Their...

Far from home, a stranded time traveler struggles to raise a young girl with mysterious powers. Together, they find unexpected help from a group of misfit heroes, and along the way, they discover what...

In a city where memory is currency and emotion is hazardous material, Nova stands on the edge of their final fracture. The virus has taken root. Sel is gone—but not gone. Echoes crawl through the grid,...

We finally slipped out of Helios' grasp. We've survived brain-bending space battles, bloodthirsty pirates, delusional scientists, and dreamlike encounters with advanced alien species. We need a place...

Anya's life in a remote Himalayan village is a tapestry woven with the threads of an unusual and often challenging tradition: polyandry. Bound to five husbands, the stoic elder brother Tenzin, the controlling...

In "The Invisible Currency," a thrilling Jason Noble adventure by Paul Van den Brande, readers are plunged into a high-stakes cyber mystery. Jason Noble, a financial investigator still grappling with...

"A complex, timely, and engaging dystopian tale... Lopez is a skilled, confident storyteller." - Kirkus Reviews"Satisfyingly unpredictable... much more than the usual dystopian sci‑fi—an absolute 'must‑have'."...

Varah Rao has always had a troubled past. The unwilling son of a feared gang leader, he threw his old life away for a new beginning in the big city, but little did he know the new dangers that would come...

This book does not begin with a war,                                                                   or a murder,or a kiss stolen in a rainstorm.It begins in a kitchen.With a woman scraping burnt rice...

A beautifully written, heart-tugging emotional fiction novel about grief, healing, and finding unexpected love after loss.If you're looking for a slow-burn, character-driven love story, filled with letters,...

A reluctant guide. A sarcastic relic. A world that runs on nonsense and low expectations.Welcome to Thessa—a realm cobbled together by bored gods, powered by duct-taped magic, and barely held together...

 At Marlington Academy, the ivy-covered walls don't just hide tradition — they bury secrets.Ten years after her mother's mysterious death was ruled a tragic accident, Ava Leclair returns to the elite...

When a spate of bad luck upends her meticulously planned life, Eliza moves to a charming—and mysterious—Midwestern lake town, where she just might find herself while trying to find the truth. Perfect...

“A wonderfully crafted space thriller. It has everything we loved about The Martian or Gravity, but more psychological depth. It’s also a chilling picture of the Russian mentality and its workings, written...