Dragon Sands BookStrand Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, HEA] After a six-year relationship finishes, archaeologist Doctor Sharn Lawrence makes a radical change in direction and embarks on a long trip to the world Xephon. Once there, she discovers she’s not taken as seriously as she’d have hoped and is sent on some minor mission to the Dragon Sands territory at Nielurk. However, things turn more interesting when the crew of the Zhen Khe capture a Tarourke leader in the desert and take him back to the moon base while on their way to join another mission with the Xenxaphan. After meeting the winged alien held in the brig with his Xephon infidel, Sharn finds she’s totally mesmerized by his magnetic aura and mysterious beauty. When she’s offered the opportunity to travel to his previously impenetrable base, she can hardly believe her good luck. But artifacts aren’t the only thing she’s interested in, and the Tarourke leader Rem Salek exhibits unexpected interest in more than her research as well. ** Dragon Magic BookStrand Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, HEA] Kel Ryder finds herself adrift in space with nineteen survivors after a plague wipes out the rest of the Dread Moon’s crew. Unfortunately, nobody knows how to operate the ship although everyone is desperate to return home. Suddenly forced to take charge, Kel notes two lights on the monitors, and events unravel quickly. She hooks in a battered pirate ship and throws the bandits in the brig until she works out how dangerous they are, but it’s not long before the second light on the monitor announces itself as hostile aliens. Now desperate to avoid the impending doom they represent, Kel’s forced to ask for the pirates’ help, but Captain Dreyton of Korey doesn’t have much time to make up a plan and is furious and contemptuous of her for neglecting to warn him sooner. However, he’s the least of her worries, and it’s not long before she mysteriously forgets him as hostile aliens dock and rampage through her ship. Note: This book contains adult language used as profanity. ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance