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I Bring the Fire Omnibus eBook and The Defiant audiobook

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You can read (and listen to!) most of my books through subscription services:

  • Everand* (formerly Scribd) – ebooks + audiobooks
  • Kobo Plus – ebooks (no Kobo device needed—the app is free)

Both offer 30-day free trials—so if you’re a fast reader, you could get through quite a bit at no cost.

Learn more about KoboPlus and Everand. 

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You can also find my books at your local library:

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  • CloudLibrary
  • BorrowBox

If your library carries ebooks or audiobooks, there’s a good chance they have my books—or can request them.

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If Your Library Doesn’t Loan eBooks or Audiobooks

You may be able to get a library card at a larger library system for a modest fee. Here is a website that lists libraries with non-resident borrowing priveleges.

A quick note

I’m a big library user myself and often enroll in various subscription services (books add up fast—and so do growing kids’ expenses).

However you choose to read—buying, borrowing, or listening—I’m just glad you’re spending your time with my stories.

*Everand isn’t currently featuring Magic After Midnight.

Featured Sci-fi: Lightwave: Nexus Station (Folding Space Series Book 0.5) by AM Scott

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Featured Sci-fi: Lightwave: Nexus Station (Folding Space Series Book 0.5) by AM Scott

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Trouble in all the wrong places…

Katryn of Cygnus knocks Tyron Phazeer off his feet—literally and figuratively. She’s got the net security skills Lightwave Fold Transport needs, she’s killer in a fight, and as a bonus, she’s beautiful.

Katryn’s been burned more than once—is Tyron and his job offer too good to be true? And does she really want to work and live in space? But her choices disappear when her past catches up to her.

Trying to escape the mercenary troop chasing Katryn through Nexus station, she slips in a hidden corridor used only by station maintenance personnel. Tyron knows those passages are controlled by a shady group known only as Nexus Below, and now, Katryn’s got trouble above and below.

Can Tyron help Katryn escape her enemies? Can Katryn learn to trust Tyron? Find out in Lightwave: Nexus Station, a Folding Space Series prequel.

Fly away with this classic space adventure today!

Featured Sci-fi: The Eon Series by Greg Bear

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Featured Sci-fi: The Eon Series by Greg Bear

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This saga of parallel universes from a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author “may be the best constructed hard SF epic yet” (The Washington Post).

One of the world’s preeminent New York Times–bestselling authors of hard science fiction mesmerizes readers with a mind-expanding, three-volume masterwork about the creation of an alternate universe that breaks down all barriers of time and space, and its consequences for future and past generations.

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Featured Fantasy: Dragon Apocalypse Series Sale by James Maxey

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Featured Fantasy: Dragon Apocalypse Series Sale by James Maxey

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Books 2 – 4 only 99¢ Each
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A classic sword and sorcery dungeon crawl to hunt a dangerous dragon!

After stealing a priceless relic from the Church of the Book, Infidel is the world’s most infamous mercenary. Now she’s got her eyes on a new prize, the fabled treasure trove of the dragon Greatshadow. Joining forces with a band of dangerous rogues, can she survive her own allies long enough to face the dragon?

Also available in audio, narrated by Jake Urry!

What critics are saying:

“This one is worth reading right now.” – Orson Scott Card

‘A magnificently entertaining romp bursting with charm.’ SFX

Featured Sci-fi: Shattered Starship Book 1 by Scott Bartlett & Christian Kallias

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Featured Sci-fi: Shattered Starship by Scott Bartlett & Christian Kallias

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With a single act of bravery, Wyatt proves to an ancient AI that he’s worthy to save the galaxy.

Too bad it also thinks he’s a moron.

Everyone knows the legend of the Kharathi, who almost destroyed the galaxy.

And everyone knows the Kharathi are all dead.

They’re about to find out just how wrong they are.

The Argo was built to defeat the Kharathi. But the ship was too powerful. And so, with its task complete, the Argo’s creators dismantled it and scattered it across the stars.

It now falls to Wyatt to find and reassemble the pieces of this incredible starship before the clock runs out.

He will fail.

Unless: he can somehow steel his heart, rise above his lowly station, and reclaim the greatness that is his birthright.

Fate is about to throw together the strangest crew imaginable, to sail the most powerful starship, against the deadliest alien foe.

Jump in now for this unforgettable ride – and don’t. Let. Go.

Featured Sci-fi: Hal Space Jock by Simon Haynes

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Featured Sci-fi: Hal Space Jock by Simon Haynes

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Clunk, an elderly robot, has reached the end of his useful life. He has one last chance to earn a much-needed overhaul.

Hal Spacejock, a crash-prone pilot, will have multiple bones rearranged if he doesn’t repay a loan shark.

Clunk is patient, reasonable and brimming with helpful suggestions.

Hal is stubborn, quick to anger and incapable of listening to good advice.

They’re as compatible as a burning match and a stick of dynamite.

All they have to do is complete a simple cargo delivery.

What could possibly go wrong?

The Hal Spacejock series combines humorous science fiction with fast-paced adventure and action. Clean, character-driven books with only occasional mild swearing.

Featured Sci-fi: Zero (Hal Spacejock Book 0) by Simon Haynes

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Featured Sci-fi: Zero (Hal Spacejock Book 0) by Simon Haynes

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Learning on the job might not be the best idea when that ‘job’ is flying someone else’s spaceship.

Broke, about to get evicted, and bullied non-stop by his human-hating robot supervisor, Hal Spacejock is desperate to escape his miserable life as a cargo loader at a third-rate spaceport.

After helping an eccentric old nobleman threatened by two armed thugs in the shadow of a rusty, condemned starship, Hal sees his ticket to the stars. Don Manuel needs a pilot for his space-faring wreck, and Hal is more than happy to lie about his qualifications.

All Hal has to do now is figure out how to fly a starship before anyone realizes he’s a complete fraud.

Hal Spacejock: Zero is the prequel to the popular Hal Spacejock series.