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Copyright 2006 by Toni V. Sweeney
Spacedog's Best Friend (Young Adult Science
Fiction): A spoiled teenager is forced to grow up
when she and a trio of telepathic poodles are
stranded on a planet inhabited by tribes of warring
terriers. Click here to read reviews.
Walks the Shadow Trail (Western
Romance/audio book): When German immigrant
Wilhelm von Brandt lays claim to a broken-down
Nebraska ranch, he finds a friend in half-breed
Johnny Moon but Will's love for the Pawnee
woman, Summer, will destroy their friendship and
nearly cost his life. Click here to read reviews.
The Last Voyage of Sinbad Singh (Science
Fiction Romance/audio book): Hired by Navajo
Andrea Talltrees to find her fugitive-from-justice
husband, half-breed smuggler Sinbad sh'en Singh
embarks on a journey that will take him and his
new employer halfway across the galaxy, to
uncover a secret invasion that threatens the Terran
Federation, and also to discover that love can be
stronger than death. Review.
The Rose and the Dragon (Science
Fiction/Romance): When Miranda Wilson is
hired by Dominic Andrus as nanny to his
ten-year-old triplets, she thinks her new boss is
merely an eccentric millionaire. To her
astonishment, she discovers he's the head of an
extraterrestrial crime family, hiding his children on
Earth to prevent their abduction. Abruptly,
Miranda finds herself on the planet Gataeus, in
love with Dom's brother, Kit, and in the middle of
a war that could mean death for the entire Andrus
family. Click here to read review. Click here for
another review.
Animal Magnetism (Short Story Anthology) A
collection of short stories featuring the fantastic
side of our four-legged friends, proceeds going to
Noah's Wish, an animal rescue organization which
helped save stranded pets during Hurricane
Katrina. Features "The Cat's Letter to His
Mistress," by Toni V. Sweeney.
Short Stories
Shadow's Crossing (Amazon Shorts feature). While
a plague rages in his village, a ferryboatman bemoans
his solitary life, and then a ghostly rider with no
money to pay his fare, asks for passage across the
river.
Sidewalk Sale (Amazon Shorts feature). Shaggy
was one of the rejects placed on sale by the toy store
during their annual sidewalk sale. One by one the
other items find owners until only Shaggy is left, and
then, a special shopper comes along.
For Love and Adler's Brain (Amazon Shorts
feature). Marcus Adler had been the best of the
government assassins and the keeper of many
secrets. He had also been an android with a human
lover. Now Marcus is dead and Rena Powell wants
Luc Kal-leel to find his brain before the Federation
siphons out all its secrets. Luc agrees but he has an
agenda all his own: to convince Rena to love him as
much as she does the now-deceased android who
only exists as a microchip.
Victory for the Hawk (Amazon Shorts feature).
When the Sea Dragons attack, Cimric, war chief of
Cymene agrees to fight Edelwulf the Invader in
single combat, little knowing that the Drune Priests'
visions of victory will take an ironic turn and set his
son on a very different path.
The Witch, the Wolf, and the Sellsword (Amazon
Shorts feature). The legend of the witch, the wolf,
and the sellsword was sung throughout the
Dynestrian taverns but only one man knew the true
story. For the price of a mug of ale, he told the
young traveler how a man lost everything he wished
for, because of a speck of goodness in his soul.
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Variation on the Theme of Man (Amazon Shorts
feature).
Prudish Marsh's new partner is a Variant, a mutant
who can change sex at will. As if that isn't bad
enough, Marsh finds himself falling in love with
Lexi's Alter Ego, the beautiful Deidra!
Dragon in Chains (science
fiction/romance), PublishAmerica, 2006.
Sequel to The Rose and the Dragon, this
story continues Miranda and Kit's love
affair and Kit's attempts to legalize his
crime-bound family. When Empire Police
Lieutenant arrests Kit, Dominic, and Niki,
Miranda becomes the material witness in
a trial where telling the truth may sentence
the man she loves to prison for a crime he
didn't commit. (Click here for review.)
The Chronicles of Riven the Heretic,
Book One: Bloodseek
(Fantasy/Adventure), Double Dragon
Publishers, 2007. Cursed by the gods for
refusing to believe in them, Riven kan
Ingan fights demons, black sorcery, and
the hatred in his own heart to win back
the woman he loves. Book One in the
series The Chronicles of Riven the
Heretic.
Vengeance from Eden
(Historical/Romance), Double Dragon
Publishers, 2007. The night before his
execution, a convicted killer agrees to tell
his jailer the reasons why he gunned down
an unarmed man, and why the only thing
left for him to do is to die. (Originally
recorded as an audio book, the
paperback/e-book versions will be the
unabridged hard copy.) For review, click
here.
Walk the Shadow Trail
(Historical/Romance), Double Dragon
Publishers, summer, 2007. When
German Nobleman Wilhelm von Brandt
comes to America and the sprawling state
of Nebraska to claim his ranch, he finds
his new home nothing but a sand-covered
shack on the prairie. With the help of
Pawnee halfbreed, Johnny Moon, Will
resurrects his property and makes it into a
successful horse ranch. Then, he meets
Laughing Summer Woman, daughter of a
Pawnee chief, and the best and worse
days of his life are about to begin. This
was originally published as an audio book
under the title Walks the Shadow Trail;
paperback/e-book versions will be the
unabridged hard copy.
The Last Voyage of Sinbad (sf/romance)
Double Dragon Publishers, 2007.
Halfbreed smuggler Sinbad ch'en Singh
thinks that finding Navajo Andrea
Talltrees' fugitive-from-justice husband,
Tran, will be a milk run, an easy way to
earn 9,000 credits. Little does he know
that he and Andi are about to embark on
the adventure of their lives, where they'll
face a Crime Lord with a score to settle,
uncover a secret invasion that threatens
the Federation, and discover that love can
be stronger than death. First in the series
The Adventures of Sinbad, this was
originally published as an audio book
under the title The Last Voyage of
Sinbad Singh; paperback/e-book
versions will be the unabridged hard
copy.