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Flag in Flames

Book 1 of Brotherhood of the Black Flag from the Black Flag Universe

The Brotherhood of the Black Flag is a tiny fleet of pirates, maintaining a precarious existence in deep space. When two of its captains take an interest in the same girl, the conflict threatens to tear their society apart.

2013
302 pages

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Velvet Lies

A 'Coral Palace' Novella from Ialfa, A Fantasy World

Murder is deadly, but in the Coral Palace the ultimate crime is telling the truth.

2014
25000 words

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Cantata in Coral and Ivory

A 'Coral Palace' Novel from Ialfa, A Fantasy World

Ikhsior is a man of action. But picking up your opponents and dangling them a foot above the floor just isn't as effective as it ought to be when it comes to dealing with court intrigue, romantic entanglements, and high fashion.

2014
127000 words

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Pavane in Pearl and Emerald

A 'Coral Palace' Novel from Ialfa, A Fantasy World

Maintaining the social status of a penniless family is a challenge even for a man of Kide's wit and elan. Marrying the emperor's very lovely daughter seems the ideal solution -- but the princess is bound by a secret spell, and any who get close to her fall prey to its magic.

2015
113000 words

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Frozen Witness

A 'Ice Wolf Investigations' Short Story from the Cultivator Universe

If the girl is already dead, how is she leaving footprints?

POLARIS: A Celebration of Polar Science, 2007
5000 words

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Serendipity’s Tide

Across a Jade Sea: Volume One from Verdaia’s Imaginary History

He's a stranger from the other side of the world, and there sure seem to be a lot of people who want him dead, but he was willing to trade his life for hers and she's determined to deliver him safely to his destination.

2013
85000 words

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Treachery’s Harbor

Across a Jade Sea: Volume Two from Verdaia’s Imaginary History

With his diplomatic mission disintegrated into a frantic fight against assassins, Chunru decides he must rejoin the people he knows must have betrayed him–the only way to protect himself, his country, and the woman who saved his life, is to learn who wants him dead, and why.

2013
80000 words