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Ross Galloway is more than ready for a new life away from Yachats, Oregon. All he needs for his plans to fall into place is a little money and a lot of luck. He gets his break when he discovers something out of this world - a real-life mermaid. His plans to cash in on his discovery don't work out quite the way he'd planned when the mermaid gives him an unexpected gift - a magic shell. Swept overboard by the spell contained within the shell, Ross surfaces in a strange, bizarre world.

L’amour qu’Ariel ressent pour sa sœur Carmen et pour sa meilleure amie Trisha a été toujours été une priorité dans sa vie, mais à 28 ans, elle est prête à commencer à se concentrer sur ce qu’elle veut: s’occuper d’animaux négligés. Mais le groupe de femmes se fait alors enlever par des extraterrestres, et à présent, le plan consiste à s’échapper et à trouver un moyen de rentrer chez elles.

Mattie Abrams has always had a knack for training animals. Touring with the Cirque de Magik, she knows that she has finally found the home she so desperately craves. She would do anything to keep her small family of circus friends and her pets, including going where they go. When the owner of the circus announces he is taking the circus to the stars, she never expects it to be quite so far - or so dangerous. Jai t'Dubar never expected to find his mate among the menagerie of humans coming to his world, but when a delicate beauty jogs by him, his world changes.

Amelia “Runt” Thomas’ life revolves around a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the most ruthless criminals in the world. She follows two codes: the code of hackers and her personal code of honor to bring down anyone who thinks they’re untouchable. She was on target until one fateful night when the touch of a strange man sends an unexpected shock wave through her. Now, the faint whispers in her head are growing louder and more annoying, distracting her from her mission.

When her brother goes missing, Ruth Hallbrook follows the only lead that she has - a "magical" shell that will supposedly guide her, all she has to do is repeat the words she hears when she puts it to her ear. That would have been fine if she could have understood what it was saying! One wrong word lands her in a kingdom filled with giants, including one very large, irritating one who thinks she belongs in his gilded cage!

Als die Erde ihre ersten Besucher aus dem All bekam versank sie im Chaos. Die Trivatoren waren auf die Erde gekommen, um sie in die Allianz der Sternensysteme aufzunehmen, aber dann müssen sie die Kontrolle über den Planeten übernehmen, um zu verhindern, dass die Menschen ihn in ihrer Panik zerstören. Die Trivatoren waren kein bisschen darauf vorbereitet, welchen.

Wir haben Nachrichten ins All geschickt, um herauszufinden, ob dort jemand ist, ob jemand zuhört, und vor sechs Jahren kamen die Trivatoren auf die Erde. Sie wollten die Erde in die Allianz der Sternensysteme aufnehmen, aber weltweit kam es zu gewalttätigen Panikreaktionen auf den unerwarteten Besuch, so dass die Trivatoren schließlich gezwungen waren, die Kontrolle zu übernehmen. Es läuft nicht so gut.

Cara Truman ist ein kleiner Wirbelwind und ihre Neugier bringt sie immer wieder in Schwierigkeiten. Ihr nächstes Abenteuer führt sie jedoch weiter, als sie jemals gedacht hätte - auf eine Reise in eine andere Welt. Trelon Reykill dachte, er hätte alle Hände voll zu tun. Eine militante Gruppe der Kurizaner hat seinen Bruder Zoran gefangen genommen. Trelon hatte versucht, die Abwehr der Valdiere gegen die Sarafin zu stärken und sein Drache verlangte immer wieder brüllend von ihm, sich eine Gefährtin zu suchen.

Saber craint de ne jamais se remettre entièrement de ses graves blessures, et s’il est incapable de protéger son Amate, il sait qu’il n’est pas digne d’elle. Elle devrait choisir un guerrier, pas un estropié qui aura constamment besoin de son aide ; Saber fait donc tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour repousser la délicate Humaine dont il est tombé amoureux.

Dagger est un guerrier trivator qui n’avait peur de rien jusqu’à ce qu’il rencontre une jeune et délicate humaine qui éveille son cœur. Son toucher délicat, sa voix douce, et son sens de l’humour timide le touchent d’une façon qu’il n’aurait jamais crue possible. La perspective qu’il puisse arriver le moindre mal à quelqu’un d’aussi beau le remplit de terreur.

Cara Truman est un petit bout de femme plein d’énergie, dont la nature curieuse lui a causé des ennuis à plus d’une occasion, mais cette aventure l’emmène plus loin que tout ce qu’elle n’avait jamais imaginé, dans un voyage hors de son monde! Trelon Reykill pensait être bien occupé. Un groupe militant de Curizans avait capturé son frère Zoran, et il essayait de fortifier les défenses de Valdier contre les guerriers sarafins, alors même que son dragon ne cessait de lui rugir de trouver une compagne.

Alone in a world gone mad with just her younger sisters, Jesse Sampson has learned to use the darkness and the remains of Seattle to keep what is left of her family alive. She has seen the savage side of human nature and found they are not much different from the aliens who conquered Earth, but when Jesse sees an alien who will suffer a horrible death if she does not free him from his human captors, her own nature won't allow her leave him to his fate. That decision will change everything.

Sergi Lazaroff is a weapons expert and a member of the Russian FSB. Assigned to the Project Gliese 581g exploration team, his job was supposed to be simple - find out what was in space, retrieve the technology, and return home with it. When he wakes up on an alien planet, Sergi knows the last part of his mission will be impossible. Instead, he must use his military skills to survive in a world where he doesn't know the rules.

With every day that passes, Dust is more afraid of what he will become. His powers are growing far beyond what he can predict, and he is reluctant to tell his make-shift family that he isn't sure when - or if - it will ever stop. His goal is to get to Portland, Oregon, and find his aunt and uncle. Ideally he would get there alone, because he's far too much of a danger to the people around him, but they aren't willing to give up on him, and an old enemy isn't far behind.

Asim Kemark has lived a long, lonely life. It is his pledge to his former king and to Mandra Reykill that keeps him, his dragon, and his symbiot from going mad. He has given up on finding his true mate and devotes himself to caring for the wide assortment of creatures on Mandra and Ariel's mountain retreat. The last thing he expects to happen when he visits the palace is to lose control of his dragon and his symbiot after they sense their true mate.

Magna's existence was once filled with laughter, love, and joy. Her life changes in a single night when a mysterious object falls from the sky into the ocean, and she wakes to find herself held captive in her own body. As the centuries pass, she becomes known as the Sea Witch - a creature who is feared and reviled. Her efforts to save the Seven Kingdoms and destroy the alien creature living inside her should have ended both their lives - instead, Magna wakes to find herself in a strange, new realm.

When Ariel mentions another human holiday, the women get excited. They aren't the only ones, though. The Dragon Lords and their friends, Vox and Ha'ven, decide they want to be part of the planning this time. Things get a little out of hand when the men begin competing with each other to create the best Christmas ever for the Dragonlings, Roam and Alice. Filled with tales of St. Nick, Rudolph, and Frosty and the newest tale of the Old Dragon of the Mountain, they are determined to light up the palace like never before and turn it into the new North Pole.

Lt. Commander Joshua Manson's focus on his career has taken him to many places, just not the one he has always dreamed of going: space. His sometimes controversial methods during missions have given him the reputation of being a soldier who doesn't always play by the rules. A challenging mission leaves Josh questioning if he'll have a career at all, so he is surprised when he is offered the chance to command a mission in space to investigate an unknown object. The more he learns, the more determined he is to lead it.

Prince Viper d'Rojah, a warrior from the Sarafin cat shifter species, is not happy when he is sent on a special mission by his older brother, Vox, King of the Sarafin. The mission is to deliver important documents to the human authorities before kidnapping the sister and grandmother of Vox's mate, Riley. He has handled tougher assignments in his sleep and just wants to get back to finding the traitors trying to kill him and his family!

Rune August has lived through many time periods but has never found tranquility until she walked into St. Agnes Home for Orphans, a place she can call home. She will do everything she can to give the children in the orphanage a better life. When a developer sets his sights on the property, she doesn't hesitate to fight back - and win. But that win comes at a terrible price: her life. Refusing to leave the children unprotected, she watches over and protects them as the beloved statue in their center garden.