Two weeks after the events in "Omission," Mark Herman and Darby Shaw are finally able go on their first date. But things aren't all gumdrops and roses as their plans go awry almost as soon as the date begins. Can they get past the disasters, or will this be their last first date?The Last First Date is the perfect companion to Omission, and is a short story of 10,000 words.

My name is Zarra Perez, or at least that is what I am told. I have no recollection of that name or the face in the mirror. Genetic Corp X is one of the world's premier tissue and organ cloning centers. Medical breakthroughs of all kinds have originated from the work done at the facility. Zarra Perez was their lead research scientist on her way to curing Alzheimer's disease-until a nearly fatal accident left her with no personal memories or sense...

Duty or friendship, which to choose? Annalise is faced with a new case. She must find out who plotted to assassinate the CEO of ETek and keep her findings a secret from Falcon. Easier said than done. The man pulling her strings from the shadows knows she's up to something and takes what Annalise values the most as collateral. A choice must be made-friendship or duty. Whatever she picks, there may be no good ending. Secrets, lies, mystery, and forbidden...

"It's been a hell of a first day." Jon May has been the Governor of Elysium for a few hours, and he's already facing a belligerent Chief of Security, an ex-Operations Manager imprisoned for killing the previous Governor, and an amorphous energy mass that has its own agenda. So now Jon has to decide who to trust; his Security Chief will barely talk to him, and his only allies are people who, according to the Republic, are dangerous criminals. With...

Designed to obey, learning to rebel . . . In the first book in a visionary new series, the most perfect synthetic human ever created has been programmed to obey every directive. Until she develops a mind of her own . . . Synthia Cross is a state-of-the-art masterwork-and a fantasy come true for her creator. Dr. Jeremiah Machten is a groundbreaker in neuro-networks and artificial intelligence. Synthia is also showing signs of emergent behavior...

Perfect android. Wanted fugitive. Synthia Cross is the most advanced android with artificial intelligence ever created. Some see her as a boon to mankind. Most view her as a deadly threat. When Synthia escaped from her creator, even he had no idea of the advanced capabilities she'd developed. For six months she's hidden in the Wisconsin woods with the only human she can trust-computer genius Luke Marceau. Together they've upgraded her body, rewritten...

Where is Konik? The man, who spared his life and stopped a war, is missing. His wife's father hates him. His son resents him. He has an alien delegation on his doorstep. It is his first year as the Thirteenth Dragonhorse, and he still cannot fathom how he, has to be the most powerful single entity in the known galaxy. He has more questions than answers, but he knows that the fate of millions of people hangs on what he chooses to do next.

Most Wanted Android A uniquely intelligent AI, Synthia is coveted by the most devious domestic and foreign cabals. Dangerously independent, she becomes ruthlessly hunted … Evolving into the perfect weapon, humaniform AI Synthia Cross has been on the run six months and counting. She found a most unexpected ally in Maria Baldacci, a street-smart activist fighting the nascent threat of the singularity. Synthia is everything Maria fears and abhors....

With the destruction of the Earth ship Colossus the 3rd interstellar war is about to begin. The Cabal plan to reveal their political intentions to the Galaxy, but before they can, they have to eliminate their enemies first. Athena and her whole family are in their sights along with anyone that stands in the way of progress and control. Who will survive the onslaught and who will die? Only time will tell. Join Athena, Wilson and the CATTs as they...

He came to be known as World Winner. Most Merciful Firstlord. Greatest of the Dragonhorses. Monster. Murderer. But before that, before ten thousand years of tradition forced him to trade a life that was rich and real and comfortable for the destiny he was bred to, he was a teacher, a father, a husband grieving the loss of the only woman he had ever loved. Born and raised in anonymity, he couldn't have known his fate. He expected certainty and instead...