Polar Science Fiction

Mitch Matthews is writer struggling to make ends meet when his wife's brother offers them a first-class seat on a flight from Hong Kong to New York. When his wife needs to stay behind, it becomes an opportunity for some quality daddy-daughter time with his five-year-old Lilly. At check-in, they run into a strange Norwegian arguing with a huge Russian. A mysterious redhead is guarding a package in the business lounge. But everything is fine...right up until the event. Within hours of Allied Airlines 695 disappearing, a massive international search is launched.

For fans of determined plus-sized heroines and cinnamon-roll bear shifters, A Polar Expedition is the first standalone novella in the Shades of Sanctuary series, where the vibes are cozy, the heat is high, and the mates are monstrous. Grab a cup of tea and snuggle in because while the burn might be slow, the HEA is only a few hours away!

In Polar City - the capital of Hagar, one of the planets in the forlorn Star Republic - a human-dominated entity is caught in the power politics between the enormous Interstellar Confederation and the Coreward Alliance. The leaders of these entities keep their alien eyes on the Republic in the hopes of one day adding its territory to theirs. When an alien member of the Confederation is found murdered in Hagar's public square, the situation turns dangerous fast.

It's icicle city when the Magic Tree House carries Jack and Annie to the frozen Arctic. Luckily, a seal hunter on a dogsled lends them warm clothes. Unluckily, they get stuck on cracking ice. Will the giant polar bear save them? Or will Jack and Annie become frozen dinners?

An American research ship disappears in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea only to reappear a few days later. When a special US Coast Guard unit boards the vessel, they find it deserted, its power grid wrecked, two bombs waiting to explode, and an even darker secret hidden below her decks. A few miles across the international maritime boundary, a massive Russian oil platform harbors its own secret. Below the behemoth lies a mysterious energy source so powerful it threatens to topple the balance of world power in favor of Moscow. The Russians will to kill to protect it.

When archaeologist Annja Creed reluctantly agrees to help an old colleague on a dig in Antarctica, she wonders what he's gotten her into. It turns out that her former associate has found a necklace made of an unknown metal depicting three snakes. He claims it's over 40,000 years old — and that it may not have earthly origins. As the pair conduct their research, Annja soon realizes she has more to worry about than being caught in snow slides.

In Seattle for her best friend's wedding, curvy Grace is immediately attracted to the best man, Kingston Meade. He's equally interested in her, especially since his bear insists she is their mate. The attraction is undeniable, but she still doesn't know he's a polar bear shifter. There's also the added problem of leucistic panther-shifter Ashley, who is determined to get her claws into Kingston, and she's willing to slash Grace out of his life to do it. Will the bear king of Emerald City win and keep his curvy human queen?

Meet fascinating animals that live in polar regions, including harp seals, leopard seals, orcas, penguins, polar bears, and walruses. Which ones live at both poles? Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, The Little Penguin.

Pierre et Gabrielle se rendent tous les ans sur les bords d'une rivière pour assister à la remontée des saumons. Mais cette année, le spectacle est compromis.

Des cadavres sont découverts en montagne : un homme, une femme puis une jeune fille. Paul Mourier, de la police criminelle grenobloise, est mis sur l'enquête. Amnésique et handicapé suite à un incendie qui s'est déclaré chez lui quatre mois auparavant, il est aussi un peu alcoolique. Les corps et les indices retrouvés sur les victimes permettent à Mourier de faire le lien avec L'Alpe d'Huez et le Galibier et donc avec le Tour de France.

Ce n'était vraiment pas son jour. À la fin d'une journée de travail en plein cœur des Cévennes, Léa, jeune photographe animalière, tombe en panne de voiture sur une route de montagne sinueuse et peu fréquentée. Elle est soulagée quand un homme finit par passer et s'arrêter pour l'emmener. Malheureusement, lorsqu'un projectile frappe la voiture, Marc, par réflexe, fait un écart et c'est la chute.

La croisière de douze jours s'annonce idyllique et les vacances de rêve. Gilda et son fils sont émerveillés par la visite du paquebot sur lequel ils viennent d'embarquer. Ils partagent leur modeste cabine avec deux autres personnes, à l'entrepont du bateau. Le départ est à peine perturbé par un incident étrange : la porte des toilettes, près de leur cabine, est bloquée de l'intérieur. Lorsque le personnel navigant parvient à l'ouvrir, s'en échappe un oiseau affolé.