JP Wilder is here to tell us about The Amazing Adventures of Hunter Caine, Soldier of Fortune, volumes 1-3, supernatural scifi action thriller.
There's also a great giveaway.
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Join Hunter Caine,
a fearless treasure hunter.
Face zombies,
uncover ancient secrets, and battle sinister forces in thrilling adventures
across the galaxy!
The Amazing
Adventures of Hunter Caine, Soldier of Fortune
Volumes 1-3
by JP Wilder
Genre:
Supernatural Sci-Fi Action Thriller
Treasure Hunter.
Soldier of Fortune. Smuggler.
The Amazing
Adventures of Hunter Caine, Soldier of Fortune: Volumes 1–3 by JP Wilder is a high-octane sci-fi
pulp collection following Hunter Caine—a fearless, sharp-tongued mercenary who
takes on the dirtiest, deadliest jobs across the galaxy. Whether treasure
hunting, bodyguarding, or battling zombies, Hunter operates strictly freelance,
answering to no one but her own code. With fast-paced action, gritty humor, and
a dash of lust and laser fire, this trilogy delivers a wild ride through
corporate space and beyond.
“I’m Hunter Caine.
Treasure Hunter. Soldier of Fortune. Smuggler.
I’m kind of a bad bitch, you might say.
I do what the chicken-shit Corporation, or the Holier-than-thou Collective are
afraid to do.
What they don’t want to do.
And I do it anywhere.
When stuff gets ugly, and things need doin’, I get it done.
I don’t play favorites. Strictly Freelance.
But, I do it all.
And more.
You want something done? Something dirty? Something dangerous? Something
distasteful?
Call Hunter. You got the cash. I got the flash.”
What
readers are saying:
“a
monstrously entertaining short story that can be devoured in one sitting –
which, coincidentally – is what would happen to you if you were to fall prey of
one of the zombified shamblers spawned by the fiendish Dr. Z.
Hot chicks; alpha males; guns and gore aplenty; unstoppable ghouls; and witty –
gritty dialogue that makes you smile all the way through. What can I say, it’s
rip-roaring fun! And Hunter Caine is a whole different ball game to your usual
lead character; someone who doesn’t care how the job gets done as long as
there’s a pay check at the end of it!
If you like your action with graphic novel hotitude, then this adventure is for
you.”
– Goodreads Reviewer
“Wow -
I didn't quite know what to expect and I liked this so much more than I thought
I would. Never have I read zombie-sci-fi-pulp...a fun romp.” – Goodreads
Reviewer
JP Wilder, also
known as JP Vile, is a versatile author whose works span
fantasy, science fiction, and pulp genres. He’s recognized for the “Hunter
Caine Series,” contributions to “Realms of the Dragons II” for Wizards of the
Coast, and “The Crusader” series. His storytelling, marked by action and
adventure, reflects his diverse experiences as a soldier, wrangler, and
professor. Wilder’s narratives often explore chaos, with a writing style that
keeps readers engaged and entertained.
Howard Berk & Peter Berk are here to tell us about their Time Lock series, scifi action adventure.
There's also a great giveaway.
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A sci-fi-tinged
action-adventure with heart and humor, the TimeLock series is
set in the crime-ridden near future where a bold new technology transforms the
justice system and challenges America’s moral compass. Only one problem—what
happens if you’re innocent?
The Millennium
Paradox
Time Lock Book 3
by Howard Berk & Peter Berk
Genre: SciFi Action Adventure
The
Award-Winning series co-written by award-winning writer Howard Berk
(“Columbo,” “Mission: Impossible”) and Peter Berk.
Newly relocated to the charming Alaskan town of Caribou Bay
after bidding farewell to his best friends Morgan and Janine Eberly, Yoshi Ito
inadvertently prompts his boss, geneticist Dr. Emory Layton, to try a new
genetic acceleration protocol in a local prison. Using technology from the
TimeLock process, the experiment goes awry.
Instead of yielding the desired medical benefits, it generates a terrifying
outcome that infuses a convicted killer with superhuman powers.
As the killer begins to exact revenge upon his enemies, local helicopter pilot
Tom Brooks recruits the Eberlys’ help to stop the unstoppable force before the
residents of Caribou Bay—and possibly the whole world—are forever at the
killer’s mercy.
TimeLock stole
twenty years from Morgan Eberly’s life. A terrifying new version of the radical
technology might just end it.
Two years after the events of TimeLock, a new and unhinged
president of the United States approves an immoral and illegal plan to develop
a weaponized form of the TimeLock process for use on the battlefield.
But only one man, geneticist Dr. Lionel Garvey, can execute the program. When
both he and his wife Kiyoko are kidnapped in Kyoto, Japan, Morgan and FBI Agent
Janine Price receive a frantic text from Kiyoko’s brother, Yoshi.
Realizing they can’t trust anyone in their own government, Morgan and Janine
fly to Japan and team up with Yoshi for an unauthorized rescue mission. After a
daring raid of a research facility in Japan, the trio realize they have only
delayed the president's insane plan. They must now execute a dangerous assault
on a frozen corner of Siberia to accomplish their mission. Can Morgan and
Janine stop the president from unleashing a newly weaponized version
of TimeLock before it’s too late?
"A deftly crafted dystopian style science fiction
suspense thriller of a novel, "TimeLock" by the team of Howard and
Peter Berk is a compulsive page turner of a read from cover to cover and
unreservedly recommended . . ." --Midwest
Book Review (TimeLock)
When everyman Morgan Eberly is arrested for a murder he
didn’t commit, he’s subjected to an experimental new technology that instantly
ages prisoners the number of years of their sentence. Now 43 and on the run,
can Morgan and rogue FBI agent Janine Price unlock the truth about TimeLock
before it’s too late to turn back?
An innocent man. A radical punishment.
The clock is ticking . . .
With crime rampant, the President authorizes a hugely controversial
program: TimeLock, a cellular acceleration process whereby select
prisoners are instantly aged the total number of years of their
sentence. In other words - three strikes and you’re old…very old.
A sci-fi-tinged action-adventure with heart and humor, TimeLock is
the first in a new series of novellas set in the crime-ridden near future where
a bold new technology transforms the justice system and challenges America’s
moral compass. Only one problem—what happens if you’re innocent?
What Readers
are saying about the series:
TimeLock is a
high-octane action thriller with a classic feel, reminiscent of Michael
Crichton or Tom Clancy. It’s familiar, but in all the right ways.
The central concept is brilliant . . . The novella is tightly paced,
and there’s not a dull moment. . . .The introduction is particularly engaging,
with an absolutely killer prologue that sucks you in right from the
start. Reading TimeLock, I felt like I was watching a movie . . . It’s a crowd-pleasing blockbuster of a
novella, with all the thrills you’d hope for, and a cracking start to a
series. - Read
the full review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Whoa!! Okay so this was awesome and I have to say first off- I hope like hell
someone picks this up to make a movie or a show out of it!! This was a
super interesting premise so I was hooked. It moved at a great pace and I was
on the edge of my seat the whole time. -Book Blogger @gryffindorbookishnerd
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I vastly enjoyed this quick read . . . The writing was keenly honed and
smartly detailed . . . In sum, was a well-plotted and shrewdly paced
action-packed thriller featuring slightly frayed characters and storylines that
were cleverly laced together with wry humor and witty snark.
--Empress DJ/Honolulubelle, Books
and Binding Book Reviews
An award-winning novelist and screenwriter, Howard Berk’s
credits include memorable episodes of such classic TV series as “Columbo,”
(including “By Dawn’s Early Light,” for which guest star Patrick McGoohan won
an Emmy), “Mission: Impossible,” “The Rockford Files,” “The Fall Guy,” “The New
Mike Hammer” and “The Contender,” starring “V” and “The Beastmaster” lead Marc
Singer. Howard Berk also wrote the feature film, “Target,” starring Gene
Hackman and Matt Dillon.
Peter Berk has
written six novels, three TV pilots and a dozen screenplays, including several
with his father, Howard Berk, which became the basis for the TimeLock series
of novels. IE also published Peter’s political murder mystery, First
Line of Defenseand will publish his forthcoming novel, Fireline. Peter and his
family live in Southern California.
Celia Kyle and her fellow authors are here to tell us about Tales From Planet Sanos, a multi-author scifi romance omnibus.
There's also a great giveaway.
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The future is grim. Seven human women, trained in survival
and negotiation are being permitted to land on Planet Sanos with one goal:
secure a future for the humans of Earth… at any cost.
Tales From Planet
Sanos
A Multi-Author Science Fiction Romance Omnibus
with stories by
Celia Kyle, Chloe Graves, Elin Wyn, Holly Hanzo,
Lara Roth, Mary Ashe, Robin O’Connor
The future is grim.
The Earth’s oceans are poison to humans, and pure water, untainted by the
generations of pollution, is scarce and coveted. Our only hope—Earth’s only
hope—rests in the landing capsule gradually descending from the generational
spaceship, the USS Legacy. Seven human women, trained in survival and
negotiation are being permitted to land on Planet Sanos with one goal: secure a
future for the humans of Earth… at
any cost.
This SPECIAL EDITION print omnibus has a glossy cover, printed edges, digital
signatures, and custom artwork throughout. It contains the following Planet
Sanos shared world novellas:
Taken by the Alien Merking by Celia Kyle
Taken by the Siren King by Chloe Graves
Taken by the Storm King by Elin Wyn
Taken by the Alien Kraken King by Holly Hanzo
Taken by the Leviathan King by Lara Roth
Taken by the Merrow King by Mary Ashe
Taken by the Alien Triton King by Robin O'Connor
Ex-dance teacher, former accountant and erstwhile
collectible doll salesperson, Celia Kyle now writes paranormal and science
fiction romances as well as urban fantasy. It goes without saying that there's
always a happily-ever-after for her characters, even if there are a few road
bumps along the way. Today she lives in central Florida and writes full-time
with the support of her loving husband and two finicky cats.
Stuart Heinrich is here to tell us about The Quantum Revelations, mystery, scifi, thriller.
There's also a great giveaway.
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The Quantum Revelations
Stuart Heinrich
Publication date: July 31st 2025
Genres: Adult, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic climate crisis and quickly spiraling out of control into a dystopian nightmare.
As everything collapses around them, two scientists struggle for relevance in their quest to build the world’s first practical quantum computer. They discover so much more: a mystery of physics that goes deeper than they could have ever imagined.
“Heinrich offers an engrossing metaphysical excursion through the quantum realm to discover the meaning of life in this contemplative debut…[His] rich, multilayered backdrop of existential food for thought propel this story to a truly transcendental experience.”
— Publisher’s Weekly
“Science and faith combine in this nuanced and compelling sci-fi eco thriller… [that] cleverly explores and intertwines the well established science vs religion discourse in a way that, I think, does credit to both sides.”
— LoveReading (featured under “Indie Books We Love”)
“The Quantum Revelations is a wildly unpredictable narrative with a show stopping climax, pondering the interplay of science, religion, and technology in a way that is as captivating as it is disturbing.”
Craig Crawford is here to tell us about Project Threshold Series 1: Wading into Darkness, horror, science fiction.
There's also a great giveaway.
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Our world is a multiverse where monsters and entities cross
over to threaten us.
Project Threshold protects humanity from darkness.
Project Threshold
Series 1:
Wading Into Darkness
by Craig Crawford
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Most people don’t believe in monsters, assuming people are
hallucinating or crazy. A secret organization knows we live in a multiverse.
Sometimes the barriers between worlds opens and things slip into ours. Nasty
things that prey on us.
This group is Project Threshold and it stands between us and the monsters.
Direct Contact Teams wade in to contain or kill any threats to humanity.
There’s a price, however, and unless these agents are smart and savvy enough,
dying comes quick and without warning. And, sometimes dying is in the line of
duty is the better option.
Project Threshold wades in where others can’t or won’t. They have one
objective: Protect humanity from darkness.
Wading into Darkness contains all stories from series one of the Project
Threshold books.
Project Threshold:
Team Berger: Division 1
In a multiverse where the walls are thin between our
world and others, Project Threshold stands between humanity and monsters
crossing over to threaten us. Harris Berger and his team intervenes on our
behalf. Death waits around every corner but dying isn’t the worst thing they
have to endure. Berger wades in with his team: Sam, Billy, Jacks, Jessie, and
their new recruit, Pendelhaven. Team Berger faces an unknown advanced
civilization, mimics loose on the streets of Chicago killing homeless people,
dealing with the aftermath of witnessing awful things, mermaids in the Midwest
and an apartment where people start committing suicide for no apparent reason.
Project Threshold:
Team Talise: Division 2
Talise Randall leads Division-2, dropping in to protect
us while trying to keep her own team safe. With minor psychic powers and
learning from Kali who’s even more powerful, Bodi and Milla complete their
ranks. Team Talise goes head to head with an unstoppable entity, an
otherworldly jealous boyfriend, a haunted museum, a Victorian home with much
more than a ghost, and her team discovers what happens to all those lost socks
from people’s dryers.
Project Threshold:
Team Riker: Division A
In Alaska, all
manner of entities and monsters cross into our world from other dimensions and
Hannah Riker and her team are the gatekeepers. Riker has a personal score to
settle, hunting the monster that slaughtered her parents when she was a girl.
Neville, Toddy and Melissa McCoy have her back as they follow in the wake of
beings dispensing justice and marking their victims. They intervene on a resort
where people disappear even during daylight, fend off a tribe of furry
humanoids claiming ownership of a valley, and they stumble upon an ancient,
unkillable entity bent on the destruction of humanity.
Project Threshold:
Finale
Greed releases something without compassion or care. Its
sole purpose is to cleanse the Earth of humans. Starting in Canada, it destroys
everyone it crosses paths with, making its way to bigger settlements. Weapons
won’t kill it and the only group who might be able to save humanity is Project
Threshold.
Craig Crawford grew up reading all the time but it’s
when he discovered fantasy and science fiction he got to wondering whether he
could create his own stories. He spent the next decades writing and
improving his skills. He published two non-fiction indexes with Palladium Books
in 1994 and 1997. In 2008 he happened into an internship working with an editor
on a novel and a novella. In 2019 he got interested in writing horror and got
his first fiction story published. Since then he’s published thirty short stories
with twenty-two different presses including a humorous novella. In 2023
he published a novel length, dark sci-fi/horror serial in four parts thanks to
RedCape Publishing. The next installment is releasing now.
He writes in fantasy, sci-fi, YA, horror, humor—whatever his
imagination gives him. You can learn more about his writing and what
makes him tick at https://craiglcrawfordbooks.com.
For his novel length serial you can find our more at https://projectthreshold.com. His
twitter account is: @CraigLCrawford
V.G. Harrison is here to tell us about Among Us, science fiction.
There's also a great giveaway.
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This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. V.G. Harrison will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.
She's in the most dangerous place in the world.
Prof. Meridia Vail, a member of the Bridgeway Space Station, has escaped the government stronghold and is on a mission among the human population of this "new" Earth. She needs to find scientists, engineers, researchers, anyone who can help her and her crew get back to their derelict space station that has crossed over into a different dimension. The sooner the better, too. The Bridgeway is in a decaying orbit and has the potential to kill millions, if it crash lands on the planet.
Trusting anyone in this New Earth is going to be hard to come by. The authorities have branded her as a maniac who has escaped from a mental hospital. For the past five years, multiple countries have colluded in declaring no survivors from the Bridgeway Space Station incident. When Meridia's finally able to convince a university professor, Dr. Dana Haden, of who she is, Prof. Vail realizes she's not home-free yet. She has to convince the entire world who she is and expose the lies nations have been telling their citizens. Will governments be forced to free her crew so they can work the problem...or will they take their chances and nuke the station from orbit to bury their secrets?
Read an Excerpt
“Is there supposed to be something good in this fridge?” I asked, staring at the food lining the shelves.
Dana glanced over my shoulder. “Your guess is as good as mine, but I’m betting Decker keeps the good stuff in here.”
“It depends on what your definition of good is.” All I saw were containers of leftovers that were various shapes, sizes, and colors. Everything screamed of unhealthiness to me.
“How about we start simple?” Dana placed her hand on my shoulder and ushered me over to a nearby stool where I sat at the counter. “We have this thing on our Earth called a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.”
“I know what peanut butter and jelly is.” I paused. “It’s not that crunchy kind, is it?”
“Oh my God.” Giggling, she went through the cabinets until she found an unopened jar of strawberry jam. “What’s wrong with crunchy?”
“It’s…crunchy.”
“So it’s the texture.”
“You could say that. Everything is calm and serene when it comes to chewing the soft bread and gooey jelly…but then you hit the crunchy peanut butter that shatters the peace like a baseball going through a glass atrium. It’s barbaric.”
Dana laughed as she opened up the bread sack next. “So I guess there’s no crunchy peanut butter in your world.”
“Oh, there’s crunchy peanut butter for those who want it. I’m just not that savage.”
“Oh, stop.” Beaming, Dana threw a slice of bread that hit me in the face.
I laughed. “You must like crunchy then. I rest my case, savage.”
“You’re a real piece of work, you know that?”
We both laughed.
About the Author: Amazon best-selling author, V.G. Harrison enjoys creating smart heroines who are more comfortable dealing with things like Fine-structure constant and quantum entanglement than the fallout from their conflict. She loves to write stories that leave her audience so engaged they can't sleep at night, thinking about the possibilities.
V.G. holds a Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering and a Masters in Information Technology. When she's not writing, she's an IT manager for software company.
Her ever-growing list of hobbies include astronomy, attending comic cons, keeping an eye on the cryptocurrency and stock markets, hydroponics gardening, hiking, and connecting with her daughter on a cool level. Building Lego sets at night with milk and cookies on the side come in handy for that.
Mikala Ash is here to tell us about Ky's Revenge, her post-apocalyptic scifi action adventure romance, Rebellious Slave book 3.
Read on for details...
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The Rebellious Slave 3
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Action Adventure Romance
To Be Published: May 30, 2025
Rowan teaches the art of love to a lusty novice, while Ky suffers at the
hands of an old enemy.
The lusty adventure continues!
Slave girl Rowan attempts a daring escape from her mysterious kidnapper.
She hopes to be reunited with Ky and find the Key that will release her from
the bonds of slavery and let them love as equals. Rowan is found by Lopi, a
virgin fisherman, and she gratefully teaches him the joy of sex.
Ky has sworn revenge against the bearded man who took Rowan from him.
However, he’s been handed over to his old enemy, the evil Warlord
Thorfin, who seeks Rowan for his own purposes. Will the conjoined twins, Pus
and Tule, be able to help Ky escape with his life? And what of Chin Lau?
Rowan’s fellow slave has accepted the wolf brand and is the personal
bodyguard and lover of the beautiful war chief, Tamin Gutra. He soon
discovers she demands much more than his satisfying skills in bed.
To unlock the secret of this strange medieval world that coexists with
advanced technologies, Rowan must first survive and then be reunited with
the love of her life.
Ky’s head felt as if it was going to burst. It throbbed in time with
the beating of a drum that seemed to be not two inches from his ears. This
wasn’t his only torment. His wrists and ankles were cruelly knotted
with thin twine that cut deep into his inflamed flesh. When he struggled, a
wave of nausea overturned his consciousness. He dry-retched, which sent
fresh stabs of lightning through his tortured brain.
He forced open his blood-encrusted eyes. The bizarre scene caused a moment
of confused alarm. Everything was upside down. The pain emanating from his
ankles was explained; he was hanging by his feet. He reasoned, after a few
moments, that he was inside a vast tent, and against the walls the flaring
torches cast dancing shadows of a parade of exotic animals and bizarre
circus performers. Ky caught sight of Pustule, the ridiculously named
two-headed dwarf. The cunning oddity was the loyal creature of Boss, the
carnival’s owner. Laughter erupted from the audience who sat at long
tables, amply supplied with wine bottles and ale mugs. Ky licked his dry
lips.
What is this place? In brief disordered snatches he recalled his and
Rowan’s attempted escape from the caravan, the fight with the bearded
man, the taking of Rowan, the boss’s betrayal, and the arrival of the
Skolls, the vicious marauders of the wastelands. He recalled that instead of
just taking him, the Skolls had captured the whole caravan. After that the
numerous beatings, too many to count, blended into one continuous thread of
pain.
Nausea again threatened to take him out of his pain when a bucket of foul
wastewater from the cook tent was emptied in his face. He coughed and
spluttered as the stale liquid filled his nostrils.
Before him, only a few yards away, flanked by guards armed with spears, a
naked gargantuan occupied an ivory throne. The big man pushed away the thin
whore who’d been curled in his lap sucking his engorged prick. She
slid to the floor gasping. Ky experienced a pang of recognition, but in his
confused state he couldn’t put a name to her. Released from her
immediate duty, she crawled away into the shadows.
The giant gave a hand signal, and the drumbeats ceased, as did the
chattering of the assembled guests.
“He lives, does he?” he asked a thin, rat-faced man who stood
by Ky.
“As you ordered, Captain,” the man replied.
Ky cursed the fiend who obviously revelled in inflicting pain with skills
designed to take a living body to the brink of death and coax it back
again.
“He hangs by his feet so as not to drown in his own
blood.”
“Call me Lord Thorfin!”
“Lord Thorfin,” the man hastily corrected himself.
That some sort of promotion had occurred mattered little to Ky. It was the
name that stabbed him in the heart.
Thorfin!
He hadn’t recognized the warlord from his dizzying position. He
doubted he would have known him under normal circumstances. Thorfin had
grown prodigiously fat during the dozen years that had passed since Ky had
been on the losing side in the War of the Three Sovereigns. Filled with rage
and grief, he’d stood with his father and brother while Thorfin
personally walked among the ranks of prisoners choosing those who’d be
sacrificed to Po. Ky had stared defiantly into the eyes of Thorfin, who
laughed and chose his older brother, Sandor. Ky had rushed forward only to
be beaten to the ground, his head held up by the hair so he could watch
Sandor dragged to the crude block to have his body ripped asunder.
Ky had screamed every curse known to man till his voice failed. In the
cells he’d watched helplessly as his father died of grief. Then, after
a month-long trek, he’d been returned to Slavin Hold and pressed into
service as a guard. At Slavin he’d started every day by swearing
bloody revenge, an impotent gesture, as it turned out. Now the tyrant had
him trussed up like a beast ready for slaughter.
Ky forced his mind to rise above his pain to concentrate on Thorfin’s
words.
“I am bored with this,” Thorfin said. “Will he talk,
Greeg?”
The torturer slapped Ky’s arse. “If he knows what’s good
for him he will.”
“Then put him to the question.”
What question?
Greeg extracted an iron poker from the fire and waved it so close to
Ky’s eyes it felt as if his tears would boil. “Where is the
girl?”
Of course. This was about Rowan!
Rowan, the rebellious slave who he loved. Ky spat a wad of blood from his
mouth. If he told Thorfin that Rowan had been taken by the bearded man, he
might know who that mysterious fellow was and go after her. Did he really
want Thorfin to get his hands on her? Even if he lived beyond this day,
could he protect her?
Then, in a moment of clarity he realized that Boss, the corpulent owner of
the carnival who had handed him over, would have already told Thorfin
everything. There was no reason not to speak what he knew.
“The man with the beard,” he said his words barely
audible.
Greeg struck him with an open hand. “Speak up!”
Ky repeated his answer.
“Yes, yes,” Thorfin said irritably. “I know of him. Who
is he?”
“I don’t know. He never said his name.”
“No one in the town knew him either,” Greeg confirmed. “I
asked them most pointedly.”
“You haven’t killed them all, have you?” Thorfin
demanded.
Greeg chuckled. “Not yet, but they wish for it.”
“They must know something. There are more clues to a man’s
identity than just his beard.” Though a beast in human form, and
despite consuming a vast amount of wine, Ky knew Thorfin was not without
intelligence.
“I will persist in my questioning, my Lord Thorfin.”
“I want answers.” Thorfin returned his gaze to Ky. “She
means something to you, this slave, Rowan.”
About the Author
Aussie Mikala Ash used to be a mild-mannered training & development
consultant by day, and a wild sci-fi and paranormal adventure writer by
night. Now she is a brazen full-time writer and nature photographer who is
concentrating on having among other things, “… bags, and bags
of fun!” Mikala can be found on Facebook and on Twitter.
