In 1954, Ensign James Cortell wakes up from a coma with memories of an alien scientist who had visited Earth some fifty thousand years ago. Years later, he realizes this knowledge should not be taken to his grave.Earth’s extraterrestrial visitors altered Homo sapien DNA to produce modern humans. Soon the industrialist overlords among the alien race realize that genetically altered humans offer a source of cheap labor. A galactic slave trade is born. When an unplanned mutation begins causing gigantism among some of the sapiens, Dr. Kadeya and her grandson, Ramuell, travel to Earth and plan to rectify the situation.As the scientific and industrialist factions of Earth's rulers clash, Kadeya and Ramuell are caught in the middle. But behind the scenes, an even greater power is at play, and very soon their future - and the future of both races now inhabiting the planet - will change forever.

Foxhound doesn't care about the gaps in her memory. Being a Contractor, a kind of spacefaring mercenary, keeps her occupied enough. Rather than dwelling, she rockets around the farthest reaches of the solar system, earning a steady paycheck hunting down ne'er-do-wells and enjoying a semblance of freedom most folks in the outer colonies can't dream of.So when she receives an urgent prisoner transfer request from a cult starship, she accepts the gig. She figures that transporting a bone marrow-eating serial killer from the cult's colony back to Earth is just another well-paying job that'll keep her mind off things. Upon discovering that the suspect in custody is an orphan girl—one that could pass for her much younger doppelgänger—she decides it's time to get some answers.Before she can piece together who the girl is and how their lives intertwine, a group of violent prisoners aboard Foxhound's starship breaks free. As the once-peaceful cultists take up arms in response, the Contractor teams up with her mechanized AI assistant and two of the cult's wayward members to stop the barbaric escapees and elude the grasp of the cult's radicalized leader. And when that’s done, she can focus on figuring out the secret behind the mysterious, potentially dangerous girl—but will she even want to know the truth?

Samantha “Reena” Barker is out of her element—WAY out.As the first (and only) human at an elite intergalactic university, Reena has somehow become an unofficial representative of the entire human race. No pressure, right? Navigating a campus full of aliens is hard enough, but add a grumpy, musically-challenged roommate to the mix, and things get seriously awkward.Thankfully, it’s not all bad. She’s got Panda, a quirky alien friend with an endearing love for humans. And then there’s the devastatingly handsome alien prince who might just have a crush on her. Too bad his ex-girlfriend isn’t thrilled about it...This complete collection includes all three books in the Alien U series.

No matter where the watch hands turn, she'd rather be binge-watching cooking shows. But when the fate of time travelers hangs in the balance, can she stop the deadly clock?Wilda Firestone survives off black coffee and white-hot sarcasm. And despite the colorful slew of characters filing through her time tourism costume shop, the retired First Nations Temporal Agent thought her days of hopping through centuries were over. That is, until a dying explorer crashes into her store, unleashing a plague that sends countless travelers to an early doom…Reluctantly donning her temporal agent hat once more, and knowing her own history grants her some immunity, Wilda vows to chase down the answers. But as she retraces the dead man’s steps from 14th century Mali and into 12th century Scotland and beyond, she chases after clues like a caffeine-fueled bloodhound. But as she delves deep into the past, she discovers a malevolent force which has reduced an entire village into a gory scene from a horror flick.Can Wilda unravel this twisted time mystery and stamp out the root of the sickness before she, too, succumbs?Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. is the exciting first book in the Toronto Time Agents science fiction series. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through history with a sassy heroine, breathtaking landscapes, and enough mind-blowing adventures to make Doc Brown jealous. If you're a fan of fierce women, stunning scenery, and pulse-pounding escapades, then C. N. Jackson's explosive tale is your perfect time-travel fix.Read Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. to race against the clock today!Trigger warnings: violence/gore, profanity, plague

The object over the Pacific doesn’t move.It doesn’t communicate.It simply waits.When a massive craft appears above Earth’s oceans in late 2027, governments scramble to control the narrative. Radar confirms it. Satellites capture it. The world watches.But the object is only the beginning.Strange encounters spread across forests and suburbs. Small, fragile beings deliver warnings no one fully understands. Military intelligence uncovers evidence that this is not humanity’s first contact — only the first time it cannot be hidden.And beneath the confusion, something far more dangerous is moving.As classified programs collide with public panic, Earth faces an impossible question:Are the visitors here to help… or are they preparing us for something worse?The Pleiadian Covenant is a modern alien-contact thriller about secrecy, survival, and the moment humanity realizes it may already be too late to choose its allies.For readers of The Three-Body Problem and H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds — grounded first-contact science fiction for the disclosure generation.

Meet master thief Gideon Sable and his misfit crew of magical con artists as they take on a daring supernatural heist.Welcome to London, but not as you know it. A place where magic and miracles are everyday things, and the dark streets are full of very shadowy people. Among them, Gideon Sable.Gideon Sable specializes in stealing the kind of things that can’t normally be stolen. A ghost’s clothes. A radio that lets you listen in on what the dead are saying. A photo from a country that never existed. Even his current identity.Now Gideon has a plan: to break into the most secure treasure house in the world and steal something very valuable from a very nasty man.To get past security, he’ll need a crew who can do the impossible:The Damned – a seriously scary killer, who’s staring down the barrel of eternal damnation.The Ghost – the undead spirit of an art forger who can pass through any locked door.The Wild Card – a man who can see beyond the veil of the material world.And Annie Anybody – the woman who can be anyone. . . and also Gideon’s ex-girlfriend.Together, they’re going to pull off the heist of a lifetime. And if they’re lucky, they might not die trying . . .The Best Thing You Can Steal is a fast-paced urban fantasy heist novel from New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green that is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows and the C.K. McDonnell’s Stranger Times series.---Read all of the Gideon Sable Novels:The Best Thing You Can StealA Matter of Death and LifeWhat Song the Sirens SangNot of This WorldWhere is Anybody?