Showing results by publisher "Eve Langlais" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Darn it, a man has his pride and a caribou of a certain majestic presence - all of which could wind up ruined if he abases himself to play a simple-minded reindeer in the town's Christmas parade. No way was he wearing tinsel in his antlers. Like heck was he sporting a red nose and pulling a sleigh. But he changes his mind when he meets the woman in charge of the event.

The mark appeared while I slept and can’t be ignored. I must present myself to the consulate, and from there, I don’t know what happens. While I’ve been taught the mark is an honor, I have no idea what it means. Questioning isn’t encouraged. I must obey. My change in status exposes me to a violent side of society that I never suspected. Brings me to a strange and wondrous place known as the "surface", where I am immersed in a different way of living. I discover pleasure. I am involved in intrigue and learn about lies and different perspectives of the truth.

Can a broken hero get a second chance at life and love? Once known as the Iron Eagle of the skies, Eli, a former military hero, now spends his time drowning his regrets in alcohol - until a woman challenges what’s left of his pride. Yvette, a human with a mission, drags Eli from his pit of misery with a plea he can’t ignore: The world needs you. And Eli needs something to help him move past grief and guilt. What this shifter doesn’t expect as he regains his feathery courage, is to fall in love. But will he have a chance at a happily ever after given the threat facing the world?

What happens when science goes too far? Chimera Secrets feature five stories about genetically altered humans who find love. A Nurse for a Wolfman: Only love can tame the beast. Guarding the Mermaid: Love is even more slippery than this mermaid when wet. The Lionman Kidnapping: It’s not just his mane that’s impressive. A Chimera’s Revenge: A mad scientist. An even madder patient. A fiery kind of love. Capturing a Unicorn: Will he betray or save the world’s only unicorn?

It was supposed to be a simple job. Grab some specimens from Earth and sell them on the interstellar black markets. In and out, with no one the wiser, except Tren accidentally abducts a human.

There's a problem on the Gypsy Moth. Craig "Crank" Abrams has found a stowaway. A tiny one who tucks easily under his chin with the biggest damned eyes he's ever seen - and a way of tugging at a mechanical heart he thought broken. Ghwenn has secrets, which is why she's on the run and hiding. When her enemies catch up to her, she finds an unlikely hero in the cyborg who refuses to hand her over.

Careful what you ask for, because Lucifer sees you when you’re sleeping. Spies when you’re awake. Knows if you’ve been nauseatingly good, so try to be bad for the devil’s sake. Merry is determined to make Christmas special for her son. He hasn’t spoken or smiled since his father died, so she writes a letter hoping for a holiday miracle.

Big, bad, and purple. Indulge in some alien romance.

They’re big, they’re blue, and they’re taking earthling females as mates. From the sands of white Mexico, to the Xamian home planet, and the vast galaxy in between, three different tales of alien love with a large dose of humor and pleasurable probing.

Get ready for some zany romance on the high seas with Lucifer acting as your matchmaking host. Includes three previously published titles in one handy collection for your listening and giggling pleasure.

Watch out for those umbrella drinks. Not even one day at sea, and I find myself the bride of a sea monster. In order to break a curse, I am supposed to marry a sea monster. Considering I only barely tolerate seafood, that isn't going to work for me. Nor will I be guilted into doing it. Why should I wreck my life for a stranger? Instead, I leave on a cruise and get bitch-slapped by fate. The first night aboard, not only do I get wasted, I accidentally wind up married to the multi-armed beast I'd sworn to avoid.

Plump Diana is ironing her underwear when the hottest blue babe in all of the galaxy appears in her living room. Did she forget to mention he was naked too? Abducted, decontaminated, and dressed like a harem girl, she's been chosen to become the hunky alien's mate. Kor asked his ancestors to find him a biddable, docile mate, instead they found him Diana - a curvy, argumentative earthling who sets his pulse pounding and his loins on fire. He might be an alien who doesn't understand the meaning of love, but he sure knows what he feels is more than lust.

Someone pulled a Jurassic with my genes. I am the result of an experiment - human spliced with dinosaur - or so I assumed growing up. According to my parents, they rescued me from a lab when I was just a roly-poly egg. All my life I’ve hidden what I am because my parents told me I had to, but when they die, my world is blown apart. Which is when I meet Urion. Tall, dark, and arrogant, he invades my dreams and then ignites my world. I’m trying to protect my heart, but he makes me want something a misfit can’t have. A happily ever after.

Aliens ended life as we know it on Earth. Not on purpose I should add, though that didn’t matter to the billions who died. But it turned out, in some respects, surviving was even worse. In case you were wondering, it didn’t help when the end of the world arrived. Alone and afraid, somehow, I managed to hold on. Foraging for supplies. Eking out a hidden existence. Avoiding the mutants that emerged after the alien plague. I’d resigned myself to dying alone, which was when I literally fell into Xavion’s arms. And I managed to find love in the apocalypse.

Wiping out humanity is his number one objective - until he meets her. Aramus has no patience or sympathy for the excuses humanity uses to hunt cyborgs down and eradicate them. He's put up with too much at their hands to ever forgive and forget. But all that changes when he rescues a fragile human doctor who refuses to see him as a machine. She teaches him that perhaps not all emotions are a weakness and that love can make even a cynical cyborg like him stronger. And for those who'd mock his change of view or threaten his female? Go ahead. His knuckles could use some exercise.

Curvy Samantha is a dreamer looking for a happily ever after with Prince Charming. Her whole life changes when she finds a magical book that transports her to a tropical island with a hunk who thinks he's a wizard. For years, Suzie’s been running with her children, determined to not be found by her violent ex. Tired of hiding, she decides to settle down in suburbia, where she meets Hunter, a hot neighbor with a sword and secrets. The god of chance has sent Breanna on a quest to free the realm from a powerful spell. There’s just one problem.

It was supposed to be a simple mission. Locate a kidnapper’s vessel. Rescue the woman. Return her home. Collect a reward. Instead, the first mate of the Gypsy Moth finds himself married to a galactic crime lord’s daughter and fighting off those that would make her a widow. Busy watching his back while keeping her safe, Damon misses the deadliest attack of all. The one on his heart. She’s taken it, and he’s got to decide whether giving up his freedom is worth the price of love.

As reaper leader for the Canadian guild, Brody and his crew don’t get as much work as other countries until the Dark Lord gives them a new mandate: Establish a dating service on Earth that will facilitate the meeting between citizens of hell and humans, with the end goal being babies. He is dying to return to hell, until he meets the stubborn woman living across the hall. The devil wants Posie mated, but she is resisting all attempts. What will it take to make her see the light? And how will she react when she finally discovers that death has been knocking at her door?

Will he betray or save the world’s only unicorn? A novelist and journalistic investigator, Oliver is on a mission to expose the secrets of a clinic that dared to perform illegal experiments on humans. Against all laws and morals, there are doctors making monsters, and it has to stop. Humanity itself is at stake, which is why he must destroy the knowledge of their creation and eliminate any living threats. Then Oliver meets Emma, a former patient, living within the ruins of the clinic. She’s sweet and gentle, pretty, too - despite the horn projecting from her forehead.

All he ever wanted was to be one of the boys. To run, play, and love. So, Adrian made that dream come true by experimenting on himself, and in curing his disease, he became something more. Someone special. Intoxicated with his discovery, he shared his healing gift, but not everyone was grateful for the second chance. Some of his patients tried to kill him.