AMY I've been abducted by aliens, shoved in a cell and experimented on by my captors. Surrounded on all sides by cold, darkness and fellow prisoners who consider me prey, I don't see myself surviving long. When a huge, horned alien male snatches me up and drags me into the darkness with him, I'm certain my time is up. KES I've been trapped in here too long to have any hope left. There's no escaping from the syto lab. I accepted long ago that I'd spend the rest of my days suffering their experiments. But then they threw a human female into our cell, and even though I knew it was pointless, I couldn't stop myself from saving her. I'll protect her as long as I can. But it won't matter in the long run. Amy and the Alien Raider is the prequel to the Turochs of Earth series. It is a complete alien romance and can be read on its own.
Aliens came, the world ended, and I ended up mated to an alien. My friends think Adak and I have the perfect relationship. After all, I haven't told them any different, and despite my mate's scarred face and hulking form, he's the sweetest male I've ever met. From the outside things look great. But inside our tent, when we're alone...the distance between us is growing. I screwed up his gentling. More than once. And now my mate seems scared to touch me. More than anything, I want to be this male's mate. But secrets from both our pasts are getting in the way, and I wish I could say that was our biggest problem... Mated to the Alien Raider is a steamy alien romance starring a scarred cinnamon roll hero and a shy human heroine.
I thought I survived the worst of the invasion…and then he showed up. Aeko, a hulking alien male, with horns, bright red skin, and a stubborn insistence on calling me his mate. I’m not his mate. No way. You can’t tackle a girl in an abandoned parking lot and expect her to marry you. Except Aeko doesn’t seem to understand that. And instead of talking about it, he throws me over his shoulder and hauls me out into the wilderness, away from the tenuous safety of my destroyed town, away from my friends, and away from everything I thought I knew about love. Claimed by the Alien Raider is a fast-paced alien romance, starring a feisty heroine, a stubborn, unlucky male, and a mating ceremony you wish you could experience! Book 1 in a science fiction alien romance series Scifi alien invasion romance, alien mate romance, alien abduction romance
This second volume of the Canadian State Trials series focuses on the largest state security crisis in 19th century Canada: the rebellions of 1837-1838 and associated patriot invasions in Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Québec). Historians have long debated the causes and implications of the rebellions, but until now have done remarkably little work on the legal aspects of the insurrections and their aftermath. Given that over 350 men were tried for treason or equivalent offences in connection with the rebellions, this volume is long overdue. The essays collected here, written by prominent Canadian historians, legal scholars, and archivists, break new ground in the existing historiography of the rebellions by presenting the first comprehensive examination of the legal dimensions of the crises. In addition to examining trials and court martial proceedings, the essays examine their political, social, and comparative contexts, including the passage of emergency legislation and executive supervision of legal responses, the treatment of women, and the plight of political convicts transported to the Australian penal colonies. Canadian State Trials, Volume Two contributes significantly to the ongoing reassessment of the rebellion period.
The Doctor treats Rory to a trip to the Wild West, where they find a ghost town full of sleeping people and the Black Hand Gang; outlaws intent on robbing the local bank. But it's not quite the same as the films Rory's seen on TV. They soon discover they're not the only visitors to Mason City, Nevada and find themselves in a showdown against a deadly foe . . .
Naomi When I got scooped up in a giant net and shoved in a locked room with a bunch of other people, I knew it couldn't be good. Then a bunch of blue aliens started waving guns around and ripping our clothes off and I knew it really couldn't be good. I've never been the sort of person to give up, so I crawled into a ventilation shaft and got out of there as fast as possible. I didn't know how I was going to survive this, no one trained me how to escape from aliens, or how to deal with the end of the world, I was just winging it. Days of hiding with no food or water left me desperate though, so when I found a cell with a tray of food left out, I took a chance. Unfortunately, this cell comes with a big, red alien with scary horns and rage problems. Carn Years of fighting, blood rages and loneliness had left my mind a clouded wasteland. I existed only to battle in the syto arena, shed more turoch blood for their entertainment, with no thought to the future. What future was there to think about? I was trapped, with no hope of escape, and no hope for something better. Then a small female crawled out of a vent in my ceiling. Naomi doesn't treat me like a monster, she doesn't smell of fear or disgust when I loom over her. Trading my rations for her company seems like a small price to pay for the gift of having someone speak to me, sleep near me. It doesn't take long for me to realize I'll do anything for the female who's fallen into my lap. I'll fight for her safety, kill to keep that smile on her face. Noami is everything I've ever wanted, and everything I don't deserve.
The Big Sky Black Hole Brides, all in one place! Adventure and romance together in high-speed pursuit of Happily Ever Afters throughout the universe. If you’ve been looking for love in all the wrong galaxies, find your alien mate with the Intergalactic Dating Agency! THE INTERGALACTIC DUKE’S INCONVENIENT ENGAGEMENT Alien abduction is a thing? Rayna Quaye, hard-headed, hard-working Earth girl, wouldn't have believed it. But when she wakes up on an abandoned space station orbiting a black hole many, lightyears from home, she gets a crash course in such extraterrestrial inconveniences. Speaking of inconveniences… His Grace, Aelazar Amrazal Thorkonos, Duke of Azthronos, has enough problems on his interplanetary plate. His inherited solar system is in debt, his mother wants to marry him off, and now Raz has to rescue some baffled back-world female. But then the Black Holes Brides are bequeathed the salvaged space station. Faster than light, Rayna has fortune hunters after her. Conveniently, the Duke of Azthronos has an engaging idea… THE INTERSTELLAR RAKE’S IRRESISTIBLE KISS Imprisoned on an abandoned space station, Trixie Boudreaux prayed for just one chance to escape…and she failed. When she and the other Black Hole Brides are rescued, she’s left adrift between the coward she was and the new universe ahead of her. If only she had a guide she could trust… Nor irThorkonos paid good galactic credits for his captain’s commission on the flagship dreadnaught, and how many erstwhile interplanetary pirates have come as far? If he has a secret that the Azthrnos nobles mustn’t discover, well, certainly one skittish Earther girl won’t be the one to find him out. But when interstellar imprisonment can’t hold an old evil, Trixie and Nor must save not only the worlds of Azthronos but each other. THE INTERDIMENSIONAL LORD’S EARTHLY DELIGHT After a bad divorce, Lishelle Lewis was finally ready to put herself out there. She just had no idea how far out there. Abducted by a cruel, heartless alien and then rescued along with the rest of the Black Hole Brides, she’s trying to find herself again in a big universe. At least she has a big wedding where she’s a bridesmaid to distract her. Now she just needs a date for the wedding… But there are more powerful forces at play in the universe than quantum entanglement and buttercream frosting. And Lishelle, who has always kept a piece of her heart locked away, will have to open herself—mind, body, and soul—to the chance of a love bigger than galaxies, deeper than space, and more consuming than any black hole. BONUS BOOK! The Great Space Race: Team Prism FREE FALL Scarred by life, Amy Long finally found peace in quiet Sunset Falls, Montana…until a malfunctioning popcorn popper transports her across the universe to the Great Space Race. Now if she ever wants to return to Earth, she has to pretend to be the famous intergalactic explorer who was supposed to be half of Team Prism, searching for the legendary Firestorm Queen’s Prism. Can this unsuspecting Earther wrap her head around a universe of aliens and adventure? Maybe by wrapping her arms around the uptight but sexy drakling male who is her teammate? Luc Amaveo of the Flamewalker Clan just needs a treasure. Any treasure, even the imaginary one teased by the Great Space Race. Every drakling needs a treasure to prove himself, and being a respectable transgalactic accountant doesn’t count with his raucous clan. If he can take the Great Space Race prize to his twelve older brothers’ mating ceremonies, maybe they’ll finally stop trying to make him into something he’s not: a ferocious, fiery, bold beast. But he might need to do some pretending of his own if he’s going to keep his innocent Earther girl alive, even if the real danger is facing their own fears…and the risk that they might be falling in love.
When Arthur returns to Earth, alone, in a rusty escape pod after prolonged stasis, he cannot remember where he is, what caused his runaway, and who his rescuers are! In fact, he cannot remember anything, not even his name... At the strong request of his audience, he follows the emerging threads of his memory to unveil the most complex and the most extraordinary story ever told. The Storyteller is an original book series of adventure and space exploration, which seems to answer the persistent, intriguing question present in us all: are we alone in the Universe? Are there other intelligent beings, other powerful civilizations out there? And if they are, then who or what are they? How do they look like? How are the worlds they create and inhabit, and how different are they from us? This first book of The Storyteller series introduces a mysterious character that people call simply Arthur, Author, or the Holly One. Here is the first part of his story, including the story of his friends and loved ones. All characters are warm and interesting, young and old, lively and full of joy. They find themselves in interesting circumstances, and they fight, struggle, succeed or fail to get out unharmed. The protagonists are either very powerful, or they are always in contact with powerful beings. At a deeper level, embedded in the web of adventure, this book explores Life, Existence and the Universe, along with the way people, societies, and civilizations behave everywhere, forming this comprehensive, everlasting world that we experience today. Enjoy!
Featuring excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as an auteur. Considering in particular his treatment of gender and preoccupation with capital, both in his films and his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history. Sections in the book include: Chronology Key Debates Key Scenes Sources Resources. This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of Hollywood's top directors, and will prove invalubale to students of film studies and media studies all over the English-speaking world.
