Abandoned on Juracan


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Juracan was supposed to be abandoned. A global nuclear war forced those not killed to flee their damaged world. Then came the Radial War, and Juracan was lost to history. So why now is there a signal for help? The revelation of a lost planet’s existence raises many questions. Who sent the message? Why do they need help now after all these centuries? And how is the cry for help coming from a modern emergency beacon? The only way to find answers is to go and look for them. There’s a feeling of déjà vu as once again, Dewey finds himself en route to investigate a planet. An abandoned planet long forgotten. A planet assumed to be uninhabitable. At least this time, they can breathe the air. Without a hint as to what to expect, Dewey plans for the worst. Seldom has he been wrong. Though, just once, he’d like to be. Join Lt Dewey Tyler and his platoon of Hospitallers as they drop planetside, make new discoveries, and try once more to save the day.




Summer at Xawela


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Hospitallers, be careful what you wish for. In the wake of the Nongoma action, Sergeant Fermo’s team has been confined to base duty. But then there’s an ambush, and the peace talks mission goes pear-shaped. There’s only one team available to respond. Eager for action, Fermo’s team jumps at the chance to rescue their fellow Hospitalers. But the ambush is just the beginning of Fermo’s latest trial. She and her team must venture into unknown territory with few clues and no outside support. But they are not alone. They have brought help with them. Will it be enough to see them through the mission? And what costs will the team pay to survive? There’s only one way to know.




Standoff on Oulu


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VetTech Pagnotto is about to find out if he has what it takes to be a Hospitaller. Oulu is Pagnotto’s first mission off Hephaestia as a Wutenigel handler. He and the Wutenigel he’s named Thumb have come with Ascalon company to Oulu as a supernumerary. Thumb can identify and name every scent it encounters. With Pagnotto and Thumb as part of Ascalon company, the Hospitallers hope to find the source of recent terrorist-style bombings. An attack on a Texarkanian community pulls the Hospitallers deeper into the global conflict. Uncovering secrets puts the entire company at risk of total annihilation. Can Pagnotto and Thumb survive long enough to do their part in the mission? Can they survive a world seemingly hell-bent on their destruction? Standoff on Oulu is the third book in the Stories of the Orphan Corps series. Just like Rescue on Gimhae and Deceit on Panchala, Standoff on Oulu is a self-contained story full of martial adventure, political intrigue, moral dilemma, and an abundance of destruction. Get Standoff on Oulu now and be part of the Stories of the Orphan Corps universe. It’s the next best thing to being there. (And less dangerous.)




Deceit on Panchala


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“MSgt Hamdi, you’re too clever to let the galaxy have.” Msgt Hamdi was at the end of her second enlistment. Signing the next should have been easy. What was stopping her? Hamdi needed time to think, and overseeing a ceasefire with Acre company should have given her the time she needed. Nothing is ever easy in a war zone. The locals are unusually suspicious. It’s not until Hamdi and a squad of Hospitallers finds a friendly face in a cafe that things begin to look up. There is no certainty in war. When a mortar attack destroys the cafe, killing adults and children, things look even grimmer. Now, with both sides of the conflict blaming the other, Hamdi and Acre company have their work cut out for them. They have 24 hours to discover the perpetrators or the war resumes and more people will die. External and internal struggles tug at Hamdi from all sides. Can she find the killers? Can she find an answer to her own dilemma? Deceit on Panchala is the second book in the Stories of the Orphan Corps series. It is also a stand-alone story in the burgeoning universe of the Hospitallers’ Orphan Corps. If you enjoy an exciting military tale layered with political intrigue, and seasoned with engaging characters, Deceit on Panchala is your kind of story.




Wintertide at Knynsa


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Sgt Imara Fermo keeps her promise at Bhisho. Though everyone, including herself, was wounded, no one died. And they saved a lot of other lives in the process. But can she do it again? The Rhone have not honored their ceasefire. The war rolls on across the planet. Now, the Hospitallers must employ the third tenet of their mission. They must defend a Serdoban city from a Rhone assault. That’s when things go wrong. Dropships are attacked on their way to the surface. Imara’s squad survives, but they’re tens of kilometers from where they should be. In fact, they’re somewhere in the middle of Rhone held territory. And they’re on their own. Can Imara see her squad safely through their mission? Only time will tell. And time is running out.




Midwinter at Bhisho


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Providing aid becomes a fight for survival. When Imara lands on Abira with the rest of her company, things don’t feel right. And it’s not just the constant, falling snow. Bhisho’s townsfolk are nervous. This makes the Hospitallers wary. Then, thieves come in the night. But the thieves aren’t just thieves, they’re citizens of Grabouw, the other town in the valley. The Hospitallers learn that the people of Grabouw are starving, too. Imara and her team are charged with escorting supplies, through the snow, to the other town. The welcome here is even more chilling. Imara is certain more is going on than just a shortage of food supplies. A passed note confirms her suspicions. Now, Imara not only has to get her team safely back to Bhisho, but she also needs to report the truth, even if it costs her teams’ lives. Midwinter on Bhisho is the first story in the Seasons of War on Abira series. Follow Sgt Imara Fermo as she not only deals with her own demons but also struggles to understand the layers of deceptions that drive the civil war on Abira. Get the book. Get reading. The adventure awaits!







The Popol Vuh


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Ancient [Destroyers Series, Book Five]


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AS IF BEING A LITERAL WALKING DISASTER ISN’T BAD ENOUGH… With her bio mother now an insane storm goddess, Janelle and her friends have no choice but to seek out Huracan, the ancient Mayan god of storms, to combat her. And that won’t be easy. Huracan is an old god who craves power and human sacrifice, and handing over power to him could be worse than anything they’ve faced so far. But Janelle and her friends are determined to end their nightmare, no matter what the cost. And unfortunately, that cost could be the world.




Hurricane Child


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Lambda Literary Award Winner: “Lush descriptions bring the Caribbean environment to vivid life . . . An excellent and nuanced coming-of-age tale.” —School Library Journal A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and Winner of the Stonewall Book Award Being born during a hurricane is considered unlucky where twelve-year-old Caroline Murphy lives, and she has had her share of bad luck lately. She’s hated and bullied by everyone in her small school on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands. A spirit only she can see won’t stop following her. And—worst of all—Caroline’s mother left home one day and never came back. But when a new student named Kalinda arrives, Caroline’s luck begins to turn around. Kalinda, a solemn girl from Barbados with a special smile for everyone, becomes Caroline’s first and only friend—and the person for whom Caroline has begun to develop a crush. Now, Caroline must find the strength to confront her feelings for Kalinda, brave the spirit stalking her through the islands, and face the reason her mother abandoned her. Together, Caroline and Kalinda must set out in a hurricane to find Caroline’s missing mother—before Caroline loses her forever. “Absorbing descriptions of the island . . . a folkloric tale about overcoming old narratives and creating new ones.” —Publishers Weekly “Callender draws readers in and makes them identify with Caroline’s angst and sorrow and joy and pain [and] has readers rooting for Caroline the whole way.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)