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Black hearts and steel horses, we live to ride and protect our own.
I’m the man in charge, feared and respected. With my identical twin by my side, I’m riding high and living the best damn life anyone could ask for. That is, until Leviathan calls me with a mission and takes my twin from me. He’s needed elsewhere and I have to calm my bear before I do something stupid and piss off the dr ...
win Mail Order Brides Running From the Law Cora Weaver and her twin sister Beth are on the run from the law for a crime Beth is innocent of, when they see an ad for mail order brides in Angel Creek, Montana. Determined to save Beth from hanging, they respond to the ad, and arrive in Angel Creek, just ahead of the law. Mack Lawson, lost a bet to his brother James and now he insists that he marry a ...
Abby and Manny Blair anticipate the birth of their first child. Nausea plagues Abby every morning, and fears keep her awake at night. Orphaned at age eighteen, she prays daily for a safe delivery and a future with her child. Now more than ever, Manny yearns for guidance from his own father. But you can’t share good news with a man who’s been dead for years. Sheriff Williams delivered the devastati ...
Ellie, who is the focus of a Divine Secret, innocently triggers a series of supernatural events after she risks her life to save a stranger.
Now that she can see beyond the mortal plane, Ellie stumbles across the Soulfull Tavern, a bar containing patrons with morally questionable occupations. There she encounters the enigmatic Johnny Knight, Hell’s notorious contract binder. His c ...
Eli’s first mission after the SEALs is FUBAR. Gather intel? That’s a negative. Save a woman and claim her as his to protect? Roger that. I’ve always been a walking talking compass for trouble. And my aim was true when I walked into a bar and laid eyes on Mia Bailey. She wasn’t part of the job. The skittish brunette should have been off limits for so many reasons. Only the moment she looked ...
Jared Pearce never wanted to go to the moon. After a twenty year career with NCIS, he thought he would become a small town cop. But Sequent Mining recruited his wife Karen with her PhD in Geology. And to entice her, they offered him an "obscene" salary to become chief of Lunar Enforcement. The worst thing any of his officers deal with is a drunken brawl. Then an unattended death turns out to be mu ...
A woman is dead, a teenager is missing, and the partners of a vacation stem cell travel agency in Miami are suspects. One partner is the father of the missing girl and the other one is the husband of the murdered woman. The widower is unreachable, having taken clients on a stem cell therapy trip to the Caribbean. Nikki Garcia investigates the girl’s disappearance and, in the midst of conflicti ...
Assuming her new role at the helm of her family’s bed and breakfast in the Caribbean, Abby George has her hands full! With a rogue hurricane bearing down on the island and a nervous bride-to-be, Abby hardly has time for much else, especially the treasure hunt her father arranged for her as his parting gift. As if she doesn’t have enough on her plate, Abby’s lost trust in her boyfriend Andrew, l ...
Rebecca had been bullied for most of her school life. Now her father had been promoted in his job, they had relocated to a new area. A new school. A chance for a new beginning. But was it? How will Rebecca respond when she’s finally had ENOUGH? This is based on a true story. Parental Guidance is strongly recommended due to subject matter.
I landed my biggest client ever with a wealthy, muscle-ripped, bad boy. He’s my brother’s best friend. When Luke Briggs comes to town, the tabloids want a piece of him. My brother warns me. Luke is a jerk. He hired me to decorate his newly acquired property. It is the chance of a lifetime. But it turns out, he needs me to play the part of his fiancée. Complete with a ring on my fin ...
An abandoned house, an abundance of dogs. And a dead body or two. Sheridan Hendley’s volunteer position at Pets & Paws takes a new turn when more than twenty malnourished dogs are found at a rundown house on the outskirts of town. When the body of an elderly woman is found amidst mountains of clutter in the house, a search of the property leads to startling revelations. And another body. While ...
Winner of the 2022 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Historical. Until she discovers the truth of her sister’s death, no one will rest in peace. New Hampshire, 1865. Marion Abbott is summoned to Brawders House asylum to collect the body of her sister, Alice. She’d been found dead after falling four stories from a steep-pitched roof. Officially: an accident. Confidentially: suic ...
A murdered art teacher, a piano bar, and danger for Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth. Sheridan Hendley, amateur sleuth, wants nothing more than a return to routine following their family vacation. The last thing she needs is to find herself involved in another murder investigation. But that's precisely what happens when the victim is one of Maddie’s favorite teachers at the high school. While Sher ...
They both searched the world trying to fill their souls. But some beauty must be born from within… UK, 1967. Julie Jensen is desperate for a new beginning. After fleeing abuse and a rotten boyfriend, the determined young woman sets out for a fresh start across the globe. But just as she draws close to a fascinating folk guitarist in England, their intimate bond is cut short when she’s whisked a ...
Ten years ago, Leyla left Miami to pursue her dreams. Carlos let her go but has regretted it ever since. Now that she's back, she's going after a new dream, which may or may not keep her in Miami. Will he repeat the same mistake, or will he put everything he cares about in jeopardy to keep her in his life? This second chance romcom is "sweet with heat" —the sex is implied, the swearing is re ...
Kingship changes and a sweltering summer. What could possibly go wrong? Versont made a promise to a dying king, who ruled by the Dark. Now he must step out to claim the reign of Palanon. But will the kingdom have an alcoholic free spirit on the throne? As the Truth Bearer for the Light, he can’t tell a lie, even to himself. The Dark pushes him in the hopes he would falter into a lie or succumb ...
It’s 1739. An abused girl accused of witchcraft is defended by a man married to an actual witch. William MacLeod, a fierce Scottish lawyer, takes on a daunting task—rescue young Annaliese from her tormentors in Virginia colony and deliver her to her aristocratic father in London. But lurking in the shadows are enemies eager to expose MacLeod’s wife, Fiona, as a witch with a dark secret. Thei ...
He's the best man. She's the chief bridesmaid. It's dislike at first sight! When missionary doctor Matthew Coalbrooke and bubbly shoe-aholic saleswoman Anita Kiernan meet, he only thing they can both agree on is that the bride and groom’s matchmaking attempts are bound to fail ... Between his pride and her prejudice, there could hardly be a less likely couple. But God has a b ...
In this children’s book, young readers will meet a cast of 15 adorable and unique abnormal animals whom each learn valuable life lessons through their adventures. From a fluffy alpaca who learns the importance of perseverance to a plucky orange kitten who discovers the power of self-acceptance, these charming creatures will delight and inspire children of all ages. Through their heartwarming stori ...
I had a one-night stand with Natalie, a girl who’s half my age. Now I must protect her at all costs. In this small town, I keep running into her…accidentally, at first. I’m on a case and cannot get involved… but will break all my rules to save her. Each time we meet, we fall into each other's arms. Our chemistry ignites, flames erupting beneath the sheets, and I find myself falling ...
Celebrate the season of miracles with this collection of short stories about the lives of ordinary people and the lessons they learn during an extraordinary time of year. You’ll meet a young boy who reevaluates his perceptions after he’s forced to spend Christmas with his stern grandfather, an attorney who seemingly has everything but really has very little, a burned-out homecoming queen who gr ...
All Noel wants for Christmas is a relaxing, sun-drenched vacation. But when her bestie cancels, sending Noel’s ex, Dare, in her place, she nearly loses her tinsel. Ho, ho, no. Dare’s the one guy who broke her heart and now she’s stuck on an island with the Ghost of Christmas Past. It’s going to take a Christmas miracle to thaw Noel’s heart, but Dare’s determined to win her back.
A brutal new Ice Age covers the Earth…
When an experiment to reverse climate change goes disastrously wrong, Jarred and his daughter Hope are forced to head south in search of warmth. This man-made eternal winter shows no signs of stopping, and with temperatures continuing to plummet, fears of a new ice age drive survivors into a panic.
Jarred and Hope don’t have the wilderness ...
Her mother hired a matchmaker. He’s tired of being set up. Will their holiday arrangement fizzle or sparkle with the new year? Corinne Carter returns to her maiden name and her hometown, ready for a fresh start. But her impatient mother has hired a matchmaker to get the Christmas ball rolling. Jeremy Payne is still finding his rhythm after the failure of a long term relationship. And despite the a ...
Abducted by a handler for a human trafficking operation, four-year-old Lily is taken hundreds of miles away from her home to be brain washed into believing her family doesn't want her. From there she is to be sold to one of a long list of potential clients. Some want a child to love and to raise as their own, others simply want a child. Marcy is excellent at cleaning up and calming down the you ...
Three friends. Evil seeks to corrupt them. If they survive... what will it cost? Twins Cataleen and Aodan share a connection through their supernatural abilities. They have the potential to do great things with their gift—if they can resist the evil that seeks to corrupt them. Their friend, Faolan, is as close as a brother. But not everyone in their village trusts them. As tragedy strikes an ...
“No one can ever know I met my new client when I was buck-naked holding a dead rat. Elmer, Texas is too small a town. I’d never survive the gossip.” Cameron Morgan has been single mom extraordinaire for the past sixteen years, with the town of Elmer as her trusty sidekick (it takes a village, after all). But now, with her daughter off to college, Cameron's got a fresh chapter in sight. She’s a ...
Regan McHenry, is a Santa Cruz realtor, whose work puts her in the midst of mystery, mayhem and even murder. The amateur crime solver uses tools and techniques she’s learned during her career and skills she’s honed as a keen observer of human nature to solve mysteries ─ just not always soon enough to stay out of trouble. She’s aided in her sleuthing by her husband, Tom Kiley, a former computer pro ...
Holly Donnelly, an adjunct English professor, and her younger sister, Ivy Donnelly, a recently widowed, retired nurse are reluctantly drawn into the investigation of an elderly neighbor’s murder when Juan Alvarez, Holly’s trusted gardener, is accused of the crime. Holly fears police detective, Nick Manelli, assumes Juan is guilty and won’t conduct a proper investigation, while Ivy feels the “hunky ...
Only the invited get to stay. Only the lucky ones get to leave. When Katrina Darlington lost everything, she turned to a stranger for help. Desperate and grieving, she trusted the hand of friendship and travelled halfway across the world to a very private island. Blue skies, blistering sunshine, and luxury on a scale way beyond the average person’s means. The perfect place to start again, surround ...
Taking a leap of faith, I declared my best friend’s sister as my fiancée-without his knowledge. Surprisingly she played along. Now our fragile facade’s starting to blur the lines we agreed upon. The forbidden feeling of just thinking about being with your best friend's sister should be enough to deter me. But Blakely has been a part of my life since childhood and she’s always caught my eye. I al ...
Stranded…with my nemesis! AXEL: It’s bad enough an unseasonal blizzard means I’m stuck with my PA’s annoying cat, but to make matters worse, Mia Samson and her poison pen are in my house too. The renowned reviewer has tanked enough books with her dreaded DNF and I need to teach her a lesson. But my enemy is not what I expect and if I’m not careful, I’m in danger of revealing my secret to the one p ...
After a transformative winter as a snowbird in Arizona, Sharon Peterson's excitement to reunite with her daughters in Maine turns into apprehension. Sharing news of her newfound love, Hal Jackson, triggers resistance from younger daughter, Amanda, leading to escalating tension and emotional turmoil when Hal visits to meet them. Although their connection was overshadowed by the entrance of Hal, ...
So often, we remember war heroes as men completing great feats of strength on the battlefield, saving the lives of their fellow soldiers. The stories that are all too often forgotten are those of women. These are true stories of female prisoners of war, courageous nurses taken prisoner while serving in the military to take care of those soldiers. They are the women who risked life and limb to do ...
THE BOOKFEST 2022 MYSTERY-MURDER&CRIME AWARD WINNER, 2022 INDIE BRAG MEDALLION HONOREE Someone is killing the citizens of Hildebrandt, Texas, and carving perplexing numbers on the bodies. Police Officer Marla Adams has never wanted to be the lead investigator of a major crime, but when her father, the police chief, struggles with mental illness and second in command, her husband Detective Crosb ...
Two teenaged girls, generations apart, struggle with different problems, but together are a force of nature. Angela, a biracial American and Kirsten, an immigrant polygamist, discover their inherited gift. Will Kirsten return to her own time after she falls in love with the guy next door? Angela rescues endangered ancestors while risking her own love relationship. If you enjoy a touch of magic wov ...
Each holiday season is unique in the small Montana town of Timberton. New and returning guests bring their dreams, cares, and worries, and always leave with lighter hearts and renewed hope for the future. But no season has ever been as special as this one. Because, to everyone’s delight, wedding bells will be ringing. With a community basket project occupying much of the time, it’s a wonder the tr ...
Laying it all on the line for love... I’m tired of being good. Achieving geek status at college doesn’t equate with fun. So when I head home to my dad’s tennis academy in Santa Monica on spring break, I’m determined to be bad. And hot Aussie tennis star Kye is just the guy to help me do it. However, Kye’s troubled past continues to dog him and attending the Cresswell Tennis Academy is his last cha ...
Love. Christmas. Second chances. Heartbreak. Greyson Reeves. These are the things Chanel Baldwin has quit. As far as she’s concerned, Greyson Reeves is The Grinch Who Stole Romance—a.k.a. the guy that broke her heart. Since then, music’s been her main squeeze, and she’s become one of the most renowned flutists in the world, traveling the globe for performances. When Chanel finally makes it home fo ...
If I take on one more thing, my ornaments may all come crashing down... I’m juggling all I can handle: work, family, and most of all, school. I’m already overloaded when my bestie Luci asks me to take on a big project to help senior citizens. Between Christmas and finals, it couldn’t come at a worse time, but I agree to it anyway. Just when I think I have it all balanced, sexy baker Gabriel crashe ...
He was cunning, stealthy and the most sought after and revered bounty hunter across the plains. Calculating, swift and deadly; Nathan Malone ALWAYS collected his bounty and earned himself the nickname “The Silent Shadow”. Then he met her…gorgeous, graceful, fierce, and wild. She was so intriguing to him. Not to mention that she was the only other person, man or women, that he had ever met whose sk ...
Violence strikes close to home for park ranger Tony Wagner when Blake and Jill Fisher are brutally murdered. Their teenage daughters, Christi and Terri, have vanished. Tony finds evidence that the kidnappers took the girls into the mountains rather than leaving by road. Widely scattered signs keep him looking until he finds a clear trail. FBI agent Wyatt Garret joins Tony as he tracks deep into th ...
Will Alice land on the naughty list after kissing Santa? Will Santa be fired for inappropriate behavior? Or will she give him the five-star review he needs to keep his job and unwrap a present of his own? All Alice Gardner wants is for someone to love her, and her Nana doesn’t count. The curvy dental assistant fears she’ll never meet Mr. Right. But always looking on the bright side, she has a new ...
I never expected my best friend’s brother to be my protector. When grumpy, sexy, blue-eyed billionaire Oliver helped me escape on my wedding day, I didn’t expect to become his daughter’s nanny. I also didn’t expect him to give me lessons on the art of pleasure. Boy, it’s getting hot. And the more we practice, the more I want. Oh, he definitely wants more too. I don’t know if we can stop after thes ...
The ugly sound of gunfire rips down the Paris boulevard from the Louvre to the Opera, ruining the sunny and tranquil June day and throwing Eddie Grant head first into his own rendezvous with destiny. He reacts to the violent armed robbery on instinct alone, but soon realizes it’s more than a single crime. Failure may mean a major European war. Eddie calls on his experience as a Special Forces wart ...
THE SERIES: This Special Ops Force Series has one big difference… The members are ALL kickass females. They each have a reason to seek vengeance. They will cut through the frustration of red tape. Together, they will deal out justice for the victims and find it for themselves.
Together, they are PHOENIX FORCE.
Book 1 – The Prequel – Susan Horsnell Claire Marshall is fed up with ...
A witch hunter is thrust into a magical, dragon-filled world... At sixteen, Yanna Gray is part of her family’s Virginia based witch hunting enterprise, helping rid Earth of anything—and anyone—magic. But her militant life goes south when an enchanted amulet goes missing. Before Yanna can reclaim the artifact, the thief opens an interdimensional portal flinging Yanna into a frightening magical worl ...
This International CIA thriller takes the reader to New Zealand, Nigeria, and finally to the United States, where terrorism follows. Akinlana Osei, aka Gill, does not know what to do after his family is kidnapped in Nigeria in return for a remote device that can go through airport security without being detected. He contacts the CIA and becomes a person of interest because of his computer security ...
Life isn't always a fairytale... Lizzie hasn't had the easiest life. With old wounds from childhood trauma and boyfriends past weighing her down, she has sworn off all men, even if she does meet one that checks all her boxes. He will just break her heart, right? They all do in the end. Maybe Miles Knight is just what Lizzie needs to conquer her inner demons. Miles is used to being in the spo ...
When a rare meteor shower unleashes a mind-altering infection, Alex's loved ones begin to change. They're smarter, faster, emotionless, and they have a plan. One that doesn't include her. Pursued by friends turned enemies and desperate to save her little brother, Alex flees to the mountains surrounding her home, where the only chance for humanity has lain hidden for thousands of years. With ...
If you were eighteen hundred light years from Earth, how far would you go for that one chance to get home? Adventure Sci-Fi meets Alien First Contact as the British Army Reserve squad uses the power of ancient alien technology to find the way home in this all action, brilliantly paced and character driven sci-fi novel. After the world-shattering events of Hostile Contact, Finn’s squad leave Earth ...
Love comes with a price – especially among the undead. Sunny Martin is on the run from a monster—the monster within herself. Since the night she was drained of her blood and left to die, she has lived alone and in fear of the beast and its violent urges, always on the move. When a tumultuous affair with the mysterious leader of The Chosen ends in betrayal and murder, Sunny finds herself on the run ...
After fleeing impending war in England, nineteen-year-old Abby Stapleton works to correct her stammer and to become a teacher in America. She vows to return to her home in London. Abby couldn’t know the war would drag on, or that she would fall in love with Jim—soon to be drafted by the U.S. Army—or that she’d have to confront Henri, a rejected suitor, determined by his lies to ruin her reputation ...
This is a box set and includes three women's studies books from Life is Not Always Kind to Us Series: The Retreat The Journey my name is Tookie It is dedicated to women everywhere who have had a rough, tough life in the hope that these particular stories will inspire and uplift. These three stories are about three unique women, the difficulties they each faced, and the changes that happened f ...
SOMETIMES THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED IS THE ONE THAT LEADS FROM HATE TO LOVE... I planned for every situation on my summer solo road trip adventure… except finding a gorgeous stowaway passed out in my camper on my very first night. And turns out I know the surly, knuckle-scarred Greek God: Stone Cormac used to be my childhood best friend… until the tragedy that tore us apart. Forbidden from seeing ea ...
Kennedy Myers was the queen of Spring Hills High School: beauty pageant champ, head cheerleader, and the most popular girl in school. She only made one mistake - she said yes to the wrong boy. Elijah Stevenson was the resident nerd at Spring Hills High. Convention said he should have never been friends with someone like Kennedy Myers. He hid in the shadows and avoided the spotlight, which was ...
In 'The Amulets Awakening,' an epic tale unfolds as Bruno, Reynard, and Mika, a bear, fox, and mouse, are chosen by destiny to protect the Whispering Forest from dark forces. United by a magical amulet, they embark on a journey filled with danger, puzzles, and discovery, forging an unbreakable bond and uncovering hidden powers within. A story of courage, friendship, and the magic that binds us all ...
After years of psychiatric counseling and group therapy, Private Investigator Brenda Corrino is finally ready to move on. The cases involving David Fanning and Mark Alexander are long behind her. Brenda was largely responsible for helping to secure Alexander’s conviction for several rapes, including her own. A few years later, she worked undercover to get Fanning to confess to the rape and murder ...
This the second Maybridge Murder Mystery featuring garden designer Abby Finch, her family, friends and murder. The first death appears to be an accident, but then someone starts to apply blackmail pressure on her to give his garden a make-over and she becomes certain that far from an accident, it was an attempt to murder him. When a second body is discovered, with her fingerprints over everything, ...
Effie Drucker, an escapee from a gilded cage, finds purpose as VP and crisis management specialist at Peak Securities, and solace in the warm embrace of the Peak family. The only distraction in her carefully constructed world is Jonah Peak, a battle-scarred ex-SEAL haunted by memories and physical wounds. Despite their undeniable chemistry, both keep their guard up. With Daniel Harlow still lur ...
#6 in the Dead Red Mystery series Like Janet Evanovich? Sue Grafton? You’ll love this humorous mystery series! What if building a case against corruption gets you killed? On track to a successful political career, a charismatic young judge’s detour into corruption will uncover the scandalous truth of his father’s murder…and ultimately his own. Now it will be up to P.I. Lalla Bains to scour through ...
From Book 1:Librarian Janet Johnson is puzzled when she is invitedand practically draggedto her first meeting of the Rejected Writers Book Club. This quirky group of women would much rather celebrate one anothers rejected manuscripts over cups of tea and slices of lemon cake than actually publish a book. But good friends are exactly what Janet needs after moving to the small town of Southlea Bay, ...
Hope Bonnet did not experience a single moment of human kindness during her upbringing in 19th century Northburry. Being deemed repulsive by her mother at birth set the tone for her treatment by the entire Bonnet household. Abuse and ostracization filled Hope’s every waking breath until a chain of gruesome events and a shadowy savior offered her the opportunity to be freed from her tormented life. ...
His heart calls out for adventure. Strange visions haunt his path. Will his hunger to see the unknown cost him his life? The Mohawk River, 1125 AD. Wanders Far can't contain his yearning for new sights. Consumed with the desire to roam since he was a small boy, the unusual child longs to become a fleet-footed messenger for his people. But even though he tries to ignore his odd ability to join with ...
A Viscount who has lost his fortune…can he regain it with the help of a young lady destined to become a companion?
Viscount William Foster is devastated when he wakes up to discover he has, somehow, lost his fortune. Believing that he has been cheated out of it, he is determined to regain it in whatever way he can, only to find his fiancée no longer eage ...
Paul and Flint have been best friends for over a year. Both have girlfriends and have never been attracted to other men, let alone each other. But one drunken kiss causes them to question all of that. What on earth is going on?
The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction. On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive pegasus. Thanks to Marani’s mysterious invulnerability, this mostly works out well…until Marani and her quirky band of ou ...
SPANGLED TO DEATH— Dolley Madison—A descendant of Dolley Madison, Liv Anderson soon to be Reynolds, owns the White House Dollhouse store set in downtown Minneapolis, MN. An unexpected discovery of letters and jewelry from Dolley Madison should excite Liv, but instead it leads her into a tangle of theft, murder and bewildering clues. Spangled to Death draws upon important historic facts to solve a ...
Berkshire Mountains, Massachusetts, 1931. Aggie Burnside is ready for her next chapter. But when her New York job falls through unexpectedly, the registered nurse jumps at another opportunity and moves to her best friend’s hometown. Though she’s ...
A collection of tales blending characters through a journey into the unknown. Colors of the Soul, six stories of heightened emotions, mixes the supernatural with dark themes, and a mysterious German shepherd as a guide. Each story stands on its own, but each will have you turning the page for more.
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Funny, clean, small-town, sleuth novels—with a touch of romance. The heartwarming relationships between young and old and the quirky world of loveable characters will make Pineapple Port Mysteries your new favorite series.
After she's orphaned by her grandmother's death, Charlotte is raised by the Pineapple Port 55+ community. Finding human bones in her backy ...
From Book 1: Somebody knows her secret. Can Sophie keep her wolfish alter ego under wraps?
Sophie Garou seems to have it all: a great job at a prestigious accounting firm, a closet that rivals a Nordstrom showroom, and a terrific boyfriend who isnt afraid to use the M word. Theres just one little itty-bitty problem: Sophie is a werewolf and HER time of the month has a whole n ...
A rancher in need of a wife or he loses his everything. A promise to her grandfather to be a mail order bride just may be unfulfilled. Briggs Blackwood is stuck between a rock and a hard place. While ranching is in his blood, and he loves it, he has to meet one requirement to take over the BW Ranch: get married and produce at least one grandchild within five years of his mother's death. Briggs nev ...
Hubba Bubba’s Fish Camp in Po’thole, Florida is striving to become a bona fide Florida tourist destination with the addition of Miss Maisy, a pink flamingo, courtesy of Miss Trixie Delight, the star performer at Babes, Babes, and More Babes Gentlemen’s Club. Because you can never have too many flamingos named after redneck restauranteur Hubba Bubba’s favorite dancers - Miss Pinkie, Miss Lexie, and ...
A daring puppy. A vicious war. When the merciless desert craves her humans' lives, can this K-9 defend them, or will she pay with her blood?
