Would his lips tell a lie? He had obsidian eyes and raven hair, unbounded skill and a masterful air...and for a time Eden Sommers loved him. But five years ago. Lt. Col. Mark Bradley disappeared. Though she tried, she couldn't forget him...especially when a clandestine agency secreted her off to a windswept island to face him once again. But was the man who claimed to have stolen away from his captors the real Mark Bradley? She'd spent nights in his arms, but now her days could be numbered. For it Mark hadn't been brainwashed by the enemy, as was suspected, then he was a cleverly coached impostor -- one whose look, whose touch, whose kiss only Eden could tell...

“I beg your pardon?” TOKUGAWA’s voice said from the comm console.“I don’t blame you—but what did Aoki think he was doing?”“Aoki-san served his master obediently. Just as I did.”Yoshimitsu Michiko glared at the console. “That’s a crock. He was a man, a damned good one, not a lapdog.” She shook her head. “I have to clear your head of this samurai crap you picked up from O’Neill. It’s romantic, ridiculous, and largely untrue.”—————Deep in the fortress-like headquarters of Yoshimitsu TeleCommunications‚ American scientist Elizabeth O’Neill had molded the circuitry of a mammoth computer into a living‚ thinking‚ feeling being—a human soul trapped in the confines of a cybernetic body. She named her creation Tokugawa‚ hero of Japanese samurai lore‚ and educated him with all of the values of a feudal Japanese shogun.Yet Tokugawa’s powers were far greater than Elizabeth had imagined. With access to every computer in post-World War III’s fully-automated society‚ he had the potential to become the ultimate spy‚ the perfect assassin‚ an invincible dictator.Only loyalty to samurai virtues kept his ambition in check—until the day when Elizabeth was taken away from him‚ and Tokugawa began his quest for revenge...

Cozumel had been home to Liz Palmer for ten years. She was settled, respected. Her Black Coral Dive Shop was the best on the island. She no longer missed Houston, or thought about the man who didn't want her or their child.And for two short weeks, Cozumel was home to Jerry Sharpe, the diving instructor she'd hired. Until they found him—murdered. Suddenly Jonas Sharpe, Jerry's twin brother, stormed into her well ordered life with grief in his eyes and revenge in his heart. He plunged them both into the desperate world of drug smugglers—and into the dangerous depths of passion.

Illus. in full color. "Designed for children who are just beginning to read independently, this humorous story has very large print, simple vocabulary, and lively, amusing illustrations. Should be appealing, whether used for reading alone or reading aloud."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. From the Trade Paperback edition.A little black puppy acquires a boy, teaches him some tricks, and finds him when he is lost.

Set in 1960, this novel tells of Filib Kobal's journey from his home in Carinthia to Slovenia on the trail of his missing brother, Gregor. He is armed only with two of Gregor's books: a copy book from agricultural school, and a Slovenian - German dictionary, in which Gregor has marked certain words. The resulting investigation of the laws of language and naming becomes a transformative investigation of himself and the world around him. In the summer of 1960, young Filip Kobal leaves his home to search for his missing brother. He is led not only in the direction of his brother, but to an investigation of language and to recapturing a past.

FREEDOM’S CAUSE The lightning-quick Russian victory over the United States is total and complete. The Soviet thermonuclear first strike transforms America’s cities into fire-scorched mounds of radioactive rubble, its vast countryside into a shattered wasteland. The onslaught of Russian invasion troops capture most Americans fortunate enough to survive the nuclear carnage, creating a slave labor force to serve every demand of the Russian overlords. But a handful of survivors escape the Russian net and choose to live—and give their lives if need be—for freedom’s cause. Led by Ted Rockson, the ultimate soldier of survival, the FreeFighters vow to drive the hated Russians from American shores at any cost. And when civil war breaks out between the two Soviet factions that rule the United States—the Red Army and the black-shirted KGB—Rockson knows it’s time to strike, to divide and conquer the oppressor—or die in the attempt. The battle that will determine the very course of civilization is about to begin . . . DOOMSDAY WARRIOR

Epub (my conversion)Ten classic short stories about tough ranchers and ruthless rustlers in the Old West.

Two hundred years after a nuclear apocalypse forced humanity to flee earth, humans still remember the most feared warriors of that planet—-the Paratwa, genetically modified killers who occupy two bodies controlled by one vicious mind. The legendary Paratwa named Reemul, known as the Liege-Killer, was the strongest of them all. Now someone has revived Reemul from stasis and sent him to terrorize the peaceful orbital colonies of Earth. Is this an isolated incident, or has the one who unleashed this terrible power announced a gambit for control over the entire human race?

An old woman is awoken in the dead of night by knocks at her front door. She opens it to find her daughter, Doruntine, standing there alone in the darkness. She has been brought home from a distant land by a mysterious rider she claims is her brother Konstandin. But unbeknownst to her, Konstandin has been dead for years. What follows is chain of events which plunges an Albanian village into fear and mistrust. Who is the ghost rider? Based on the story of “The Ballad of Constantine and Doruntine”, an ancient tale that is known wherever Albanian is spoken and whose versions exist in every Balkan language and in several other European folk traditions. The legend tells of a brother, Kostandin, who rises from his grave to fulfil his promise of bringing his married sister Doruntine back from a far-off land to see their dying mother. Revised edition with many additions and title change of Doruntine, published many years ago.

This techno-thriller novel is set at the time of the break-up of the Soviet Union, yet reflects today's headlines. Damage to a Russian aircraft carrier leads to a breakdown in the detente with the United States. Star wars erupt as the two countries invoke space-based weapons in a deadly face off in orbit. Robert Issacs, Deputy Director of Scientific Intelligence for the CIA, and his top aide, Dr. Patricia Danielson, connect the carrier damage with a mysterious seismic signal. Thwarted by internal CIA politics, they put their careers at risk to engage in an unauthorized consultation with Jason, the secret group of physicists who consult for the government. Astrophysicist Alex Runyan advances a fantastic theory that triggers a race for the truth before the conflict with Russia can spin out of control. The quest leads to the New Mexico laboratory of Paul Krone. The true danger dwarfs that posed by the international crisis. Bonus links to historical background material are provided at the end of the book. The Krone saga continues in the sequel, Krone Ascending, also available for Kindle.