This wasn't in the contract. Simon Quigley had no idea what to expect when he agreed to do this for the money, but the eight-foot-tall pink alien isn't what he was expecting. For starters, Simon's straight. And Mohrn isn't a girl. The contract? It's unbreakable. It's going to be a long five years... Book 1 in the Maxim Colonies series. This sci-fi/space opera romance features a male human and a non-binary alien paring, a "mail-order bride" for hire trope, m-preg, aliens who look like aliens, smol and tall pairing, and a guaranteed HEA!
Contains the first three books of the Maxim Colonies Series: Book 1: Jailmates This wasn't in the contract. Simon Quigley had no idea what to expect when he agreed to do this for the money, but the eight-foot-tall pink alien isn't what he was expecting. For starters, Simon's straight. And Mohrn isn't a girl. The contract? It's unbreakable. It's going to be a long five years... Book 1 in the Maxim Colonies series. This sci-fi/space opera romance features a male human and a non-binary alien paring, a "mail-order bride" for hire trope, m-preg, aliens who look like aliens, smol and tall pairing, and a guaranteed HEA! Book 2: Farborn He's not from around here… Davies McKellan is a man without a true home. The cocky mining contractor navigator has spent his entire adult life roaming the stars and refusing to be tied down by anyone. But that doesn't come without cost. Like loneliness. When Davies makes his first run to the planet Pfahrn, he meets Olarte, a Pfahrn who intrigues him in ways he never dreamed possible. Except duplicity and deadly secrets are a killer combo that'll make any man rethink his past. And if the eight-foot-tall green alien is Davies' future, he might be down for that. He's got priorities, though. Like making sure they uncover the truth first, and don't die in the process. Book 2 in the Maxim Colonies series. This sci-fi/space opera romance features a male human and a non-binary alien paring, a life-or-death interstellar showdown, m-preg, aliens who look like aliens, smol and tall pairing, and a guaranteed HEA! Book 3: Saudade The love that remains… Kivia Quigley never expected to be the mother-in-law to an eight-foot-tall pink alien, but she's not complaining. The widow is more than happy to have some joy in her family's life, for a change. And when she meets Dr. Mafer H'looder, a brilliant Veraci scientist, she realizes that, despite their drastic physiological differences, they have a lot more in common than just being able to speak each other's languages. Like grief, longing, and loneliness. And a greedy, megalomaniacal psychopath determined to get what he wants out of both of them. Book 3 in the Maxim Colonies series. This second-chance sci-fi/space opera romance features a female human and a male four-armed alien paring, a somewhat kinky alien scientist, a seriously angry adversary, aliens who look like aliens, and a guaranteed HEA!
A doctor new to space, three crewmen processing an old pain, and five years together to sort things out. What could possibly go wrong? Dr. Emilia Hypatia is recently-graduated, fresh out of a bad relationship with a cheating ex, and looking for adventure. The Alpha-ranked healer’s five-year assignment to the Deep Space Mission Corps vessel, Tamora Bight, is the ideal solution. Especially when the trained empath meets the three hunky crewmen she’ll spend her time caring for—in more ways than one. First Officer Caphis Bates is playful and rowdy. Mate Ford Caliban is Emi’s intellectual and emotional partner. Captain Aaron Lucio remains an enigma, however—passionate, but with a deeply wounded and carefully guarded soul. Emi soon learns the three men suffer a shared grief, their “crew story,” and she patiently works to win their trust and unlock their secret past to help heal their hearts. But as Emi and her men are about to learn, space exploration is cold…and cruel. With their lives on the line can their bond save them, or will the past repeat itself and require a sacrifice that’s too high a price to pay? This MMMF why choose reverse harem science fiction romance features crossed swords, a woman who's determined to help her men, wounded heroes, and a satisfying HEA. It's also the first in the series. It was originally published in 2010, but has been revised and expanded for this edition, including an additional bonus epilogue of over 2k words.
They called her the Ice Queen... Tragedy defined starship captain Aine Lorcan’s early life. Orphaned twice, as a result she buries herself in her work and earns her “Ice Queen” nickname. Fiercely driven and independent, the only thing to outshine that is her brilliant intellect. When she’s seriously injured crash-landing on a deserted planet during a raider attack, it’s annoyingly handsome and self-assured Act’huran commander Sammuel Jorvis who rescues her. Sammuel and his partner, Ker, have searched to find the perfect third to complete them. At first, Aine tries to fight the attraction she feels for the smug commander before giving in to his sinfully hot brand of persuasion. When she meets Ker, it cements her growing love for the men and her feeling of belonging. But it also means leaving behind the Confederation and the only life she’s known. When duty calls and the Confederation attempts to coax Aine back with her dream command, she wages a war of conscience. Stay with the men she’s come to love and forever abandon the commission she’s made her life’s work, or fulfill the legacy her two fathers died to help her achieve? With lives and hearts on the line, will Aine’s love burn out, or can she live up to her reputation of a Fierce Radiance? (Space Confederation book 1. Sci-fi/futuristic romance, space opera, MMF with MM and MF, some M/s dynamic elements, HEA) (This book was previously published writing under my Tymber Dalton pen name. It has been revised and expanded for re-release.)
Three men, a dedicated scientist…and a desperate race against time. Dr. Emilia Hypatia's first mission with her men of the Tamora Bight means saving innocent lives. But can she save her men from a deadly threat from their past? Emi is settling into life in space with her three husbands on board the DSMC exploration vessel Tamora Bight. Spending five years with Aaron, Caph, and Ford will be no sacrifice. Despite a shared tragedy in the men’s past that nearly cost Aaron his life and left emotional scars that still haunt them, Emi’s healing love has transformed them for the better. When a space colony distress signal redirects the Tamora Bight on its first mission, Emi is unexpectedly forced into a desperate race against time. Not only to save the colonists from the mysterious disease ravaging their men, but also to save her men from an old vengeance born of their grief-filled past. As the clock dangerously ticks down, will Emi find a cure? Or will their hopeful dreams of a happy future transform into inescapable nightmares? This sci-fi/space opera romance features a MMMF reverse harem/why choose with crossed swords, found family, angst, wounded heroes, a kick-butt heroine, and an HEA. Note: This book was previously released. It has been revised and expanded for this version.
"Where do you get your ideas?" And what happens when the well runs dry? If you spend any length of time writing fiction, it eventually happens to all authors—you hit a wall in your story and you aren't sure what to do next. More accurately, you don't know what your characters are going to do next. Even if you outlined your story within an inch of your characters' lives, now your book's bottomed out and blown a tire on a plothole in the center of your writing road, and you're stuck at midnight in the middle of nowhere, in the rain, with no cell coverage and no help in sight. So to speak. Or, worse, you're losing sleep over a looming deadline and panic's setting in. Now what? Let's blow some sh*t up! Or…not. But yeah, we will. We're going to blow the sh*t out of your writer's block and get your story back on track. Maybe you're just starting to work on your book and need some ideas of what tortures to inflict on your characters. Hello, friend! You're also in the right place. This book isn't a generic list of possible plot points and story prompts scraped off Reddit's AITA sub. It's a blueprint for you to use regardless of your story's genre—whether you're writing a short story, a novel, a play, or a screenplay. It's a guide to teach you how to change your plot's flat tire, puzzle your way out of your problem, give the finger to writer's block, and keep readers turning pages all the way until THE END. Award-winning author Lesli Richardson—and her USA Today Bestseller pen name Tymber Dalton—has penned over 250 titles and counting in diverse genres from mainstream science fiction, to urban fantasy, to romance. Learn her tips and secrets to plotting your way through your writer's block without ripping out what's left of your hair…or drinking your poor liver into safewording!
Fear shouldn't feel this good. Jordan Walsh never imagined he’d find himself in a strange, secret, sexy tug-of-war between Vice President Elliot Woodley and Leo Cruz, President Samuels’ body man. Every ounce of common sense in Jordan’s head tells him to run—not walk—fast and far from both men. The problem is, they’ve tangled Jordan so deeply in their web he’s not sure he wants to leave. Unfortunately, there are those who’d stoop to anything to twist Elliot to their will. And the last thing standing between Elliot and complete destruction…is Jordan. Inequitable Trilogy book 2. This MMM contemporary political romance features elements of power exchange, secret workplace romances, close proximity, frenemies to lovers, a May/Dec age gap, a stubbornly patient Secret Service agent who'd do anything for the men he loves, a wounded veteran, smol and tall pairing, pining and a guaranteed series HEA. It's a standalone trilogy set in the world of the Governor Trilogy.
She doesn't know how to give up... Off-limits. Boss. Married. But now… There’s a jungle of pain to carve through first, though, and I don’t know if I’m strong enough. All I know is I’m willing to try, if they are. I suspect if we can make it through to the other side that we’ll be unstoppable. It’s the journey that’s a bitch, though. So buckle up, buttercup. It’s going to be a wild ride. Book 3 of the Devastation Trilogy. This MMF contemporary political romance features mature main characters, a secret workplace romance, pining, second-chance love, friends to lovers, a May/December age gap, power exchange, GFY, and a guaranteed series HEA. It is a standalone trilogy set in the world of the Governor Trilogy. George Forrester was first introduced in Lieutenant (Governor Trilogy 2).
The Devastation Trilogy Box Set: Dirge, Solace, Release -- Dirge (Book 1) He doesn’t know how to let go… I was a husband, a father, a politician. Now, I’m just lost. Maybe they can help find me, I don’t know. Maybe I shouldn’t be found. Maybe the devastation that is my life should be allowed to crumble and decay. There is no comfort in a funeral dirge, no solace in empty words spoken to me. There is no release from this hell but death, and I can’t do that yet. I don’t know how to let go. But…maybe they can help me hold on. --- Solace (Book 2) He doesn’t know how to give in… I’m in way over my head. I’m waiting for someone to point a finger at me and call me an imposter. I don’t belong here. Yet I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather be. I don’t know what the hell this is between us, but even while I hate it, I crave it, like a damn drug. I need it. I need them. And I’ll do whatever it takes to stay here, even if it means giving up who I am. --- Release (Book 3) She doesn’t know how to give up… Off-limits. Boss. Married. But now… The excuses are gone, and the gloves are off. Except there’s a jungle of pain to carve through first, and I don’t know if I’m strong enough. All I know is I’m willing to try, if they are. I suspect if we can make it through to the other side that we’ll be unstoppable. It’s the journey that’s a bitch, though. So buckle up, buttercup. It’s going to be a wild ride. The Devastation Trilogy is a no-holds-barred political romance set in the world of the Governor Trilogy series and can be read independently from that series. It contains a MMF pairing, including crossed swords, and features power exchange dynamics, older main characters, an age-gap romance, gay-for-you that surprises both of them, some FemDom action but mostly MaleDom, a secret workplace romance that could shatter all three of their political careers and end a governorship, old secrets, new secrets, survival after unspeakable tragedy, panty-dropping desktop shenanigans, two Dominants using their shared subby as a (willing) chew toy, second chances at happiness, and a satisfying HEA. George Forrester's character was first introduced in Lieutenant (Governor Trilogy 2) but you do not have to read that book to enjoy this trilogy.
I hated the military…and now I'm an alien's pet! I hated the Terran military. I didn't volunteer, either. Like so many others, I was drafted as cannon fodder in the senseless Terran war against the Algonquans. Not like I had much of a future ahead of me, though, without a rich family to pave my way or even pay for me to have a wife. Now, my entire ship's been captured. If what we've been told about the alien race is true, I'll never be seen again. I hope they don't eat me. Turns out the truth is far different than we were led to believe. The Algonquans aren't vicious, insectoid monsters, either. We're now their pampered pets…and they're using us to help replenish their population to win the war. You know, maybe this isn't the worst life after all. This standalone MMMM, sci-fi romance features humans as aliens' pets (and more), m-preg, a touch of power exchange, and…interesting alien tech. This book was previously published under my Tymber Dalton pen name. It has been revised and expanded for re-release.
