On their mission to track down Skadi, Dali and Rion end up in a new but related mess when they encounter a sentient AI lifeform who takes over Rion's body. But, despite some disagreements, the AI has similar goals and may prove an ally when things turn even...
Damiskos, disabled from his time in the military, is at a seaside villa when he meets and is drawn to the slave Varazda. But there's more going on among the guests than it first seems---espionage and intrigue---and definitely more to Varazda, which Damiskos uncovers as he helps him and grows closer to...
Maia has more allies than she ever dreamed she would, but that does complicate things, and things aren't going as smoothly as she'd hoped. As her enemies make moves, plans change, and Maia and friends will have to take some serious risks if they want to stop the Emperor and the...
Valentine needs money so he can get into the city and get hormones and surgery, so when he and his salvaging partner are offered a job to retrieve stolen androids, they take it. But between feelings for the cute AI in an android body helping them, disagreements with his partner, salt pirates, and the jerks they're working for, things could get...
When Katsu is called home for an emergency, Ashe goes with him. But the longer he's there, away from his found family in a land where everyone seems to hate him, the more it starts to take a toll on Ashe and their...
Now part of a special team, Dali has been going on missions, hoping it will one day bring them closer to finding who was responsible for their partners' deaths. But then they get assigned to negotatiate with Shontavians, an alien species created for violence, and it may be their most dangerous and interesting mission...
Eyck frees a slave one day and is pleasantly surprised when the young man shows back up five sun cycles later to be his apprentice. Eyck lost his wife and Wex has had a difficult past, but the feelings they're developing could lead to something great if they can figure out how to navigate...
Zeke has been living alone in a cabin, thinking he's the last person alive, until Nathan shows up injured on his doorstep a few days before Christmas. As Zeke helps Nathan with his injuries, the two men get to know each other a bit and find companionship and happiness with each...
Coal is a Christmas fairy who wants to prove himself by granting an adult wish, so when the wish involves bringing happiness to a grumpy but attractive Dom who wants to help Coal explore his desire for pain, it's the perfect opportunity. The only problem is that Christmas faeries can't stay among humans, and Coal doesn't want to leave...
When Jonathan is spelled to grant the Christmas wishes of people around town, Forrest offers to help. Jonathan mostly finds Forrest insufferable, except for the part of him that has a secret crush on the man, but Forrest isn't the relationship type, and Jonathan isn't ready to have his heart broken...
