Publisher: Wildside Press
Climate change may be a hot topic today, but when this story was first published in 1948, such tales were the stuff of crackpots...and visionary science fiction writers. In "Climate--Disordered," a hot publicity man gets a $25,000 chill!
Hell Tanner isn't the sort of guy you'd mistake for a hero: he's a fast-driving car thief, a smuggler, and a stone-cold killer. Facing life in prison for his various crimes, he's given a choice: Rot away his remaining years in a tiny jail cell or drive cross-country and deliver a case of antiserum to the plague-ridden people of Boston, Massachusetts. The chance of a full pardon does wonders for getting his attention. And don't mistake this mission of mercy for any kind of normal road trip-not when there are radioactive storms, hordes of carnivorous beasts, and giant, mutated scorpions to be found along every deadly mile between Los Angeles and the East Coast. But then, this is no normal part of America, you see. This is Damnation Alley . . .Show book
Accepting This Vision As Fate Would Be My Ruin. I may be an immortal psychic, but having a vision that the Horseman of Death will rise and claim my soulmate’s life really puts a crimp in my style. I mean, I just got him back. Apollo has to know I’ll do everything in my power to stop it. But no matter what I do, I can’t seem to push my abilities to give me specifics. Each time I try, it’s like my energy is siphoned and it takes me days to get back on my feet. Neat-o. Add on top, we’re trying to keep the Gemini Twins, Colton and Cat, from self-destructing–or worse, getting taken by Sentinel. Unfortunately, my rag-tag team is having problems of their own, so they’re zero help. Everything around me is falling apart and I can’t let it happen. Come hell or high water, I will find a way to hold this group of misfits together–and good luck to anyone who tries to stand in my way.Show book
Librarian Kathleen Paulson is always willing to help a friend, but to save one from a wrongful arrest, she'll need magical backup from her affectionate cats in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series. Baker Georgia Tepper has been hired to provide delicious and spooky cupcakes for the Reading Buddies Halloween Party at the library, and she and Kathleen are meeting to finalize the menu of festive confections. Unfortunately, once Georgia's former mother-in-law ambushes her at the library and threatens Georgia with legal action, the afternoon of fun is soured. When Georgia's litigious in-law is later found dead and the friendly baker is implicated, Kathleen is eager to help prove her innocence. Luckily, Kathleen and her intrepid magical cats, Hercules and Owen, have solved their fair share of mysteries. As a result, she knows that in life as well as crime solving, it is all relative, but with hard work, she can make sure the right criminal is booked.Show book
This Cinderella doesn't need a prince charming, but she would like a happily-ever-after. Silly me, I thought I'd beaten the Grimm Effect when I ditched the old man who wouldn't stop chasing me at the ball. However, here I am, decades later, with my fairy godmother popping back in for round two. No thanks. I intend to marry for love and not because of a curse. Avoiding the marriage trap might be easier if I wasn't roped into acting as a liaison for a certain European prince. A good thing he's at least charming compared to his assigned protective Grimm Knight. The upcoming ball for the prince's birthday is turning into a chaotic mess, with hundreds of Cinderellas showing up determined to lose their shoe. While I'm busy trying to screen them before they come near His Royal Highness, I'm being plagued by oddities, some of which are threatening my life. As the curse does its best to force me into playing my role, I am equally determined to fight it. The question is, will my refusal to conform ruin my chance at happiness? Contains mature themes.Show book
A dwarf's duty, a city in turmoil. Can Val forge peace? Valerie Stonehold's life is about to get complicated. She thought she had enough on her plate: running a bar, forging magical jewelry, and training for the UFC. Tensions in the city are rising. Pro-death penalty factions clash with those supporting imprisonment for paranormal criminals, threatening to tear the community apart. Val finds herself struggling to maintain neutrality while protecting those she loves. A shadowy group plans to unleash chaos by freeing dangerous villains. Val must join forces with the Paranormal Militia Alliance to stop them. As the stakes rise, she must balance her personal life, her business ambitions, and her duty to protect both humans and paranormals. Can Val unite a divided city and keep her found family safe? Or will the echoes of conflict shatter everything she's worked so hard to build?Show book
The only place of safety for the desperate has been destroyed.Yvonne has finally found a place to settle, where her children can grow, and where she can continue her work as Hunar, oath-bound to serve those in need.Even as she starts thinking about the future, and what that might mean, a shock rings across the world. Someone has attacked the Sisters in the Stone Walls.The attack is devastating, tearing apart everything the Sisters have built, leaving too many dead including one of Yvonne's dearest friends.Hurt by another loss, Yvonne is determined to find out what happened, and why, and stop whoever is responsible from causing more devastation.The Rending continues Yvonne's story which started in The Gathering. If you like your fantasy with plenty of mystery and magic, and a strong heroine, you'll want to continue this fantasy series by Vanessa Nelson.Show book
