Bøger af Frances Pauli

Nine tales of wily women from author Frances Pauli...Whether they are causing trouble or just getting into it, they've got what it takes to get the job done. Need a little bacon to domesticate a hell hound? Looking to seduce an Italian Vampire? You need look no further. From vengeful goddesses to mythical tattooists, from train robbery to the local spelling bee, these women are well prepared and fully armed for adventure. They have the tools. They have the attitude. They're tough, tricky, and possibly, just be a teeny bit wicked.

Pepper is a house bunny living in a dreamworld. She spends her days lost in fantasy until her owner accidentally leaves the cage ajar. In one fateful hop, Pepper finds herself at large in a world that is all too real.A wise bunny would get as far away as possible, but Pepper crashes straight into Axl, a skittish possum with a heap of his own problems. He's as fascinating as any imaginary prince, and her storytelling quickly lands her a place in his gang. Before she knows it, Pepper is ears deep in a risky business, trapped in a web of her own lies, and falling for the possum, his friends, and being a part of something bigger than just one bunny's imagination. Living close to man means constant danger. Her former owner is searching for her and fitting in with the gang poses its own challenges. As the noose of captivity closes in around her again, Pepper struggles to keep both her story and her neck intact. If she doesn't tell Axl the truth, she could end up back inside a cage forever.But telling him the truth could cost her everything she's ever wanted for real.

Welcome to Kingdoms Gone, a dark fantasy romance series where even a gobelin can find their soulmate...Maera lives as an outcast by choice. Guilt-ridden over her past, she hopes only for the punishment she deserves. But when a gobelin warrior steps out of thin air to claim her, Maera is torn between the debt she owes her people and the selfish yearnings of her own heart.Tal is the lowest gobelin, the cursed brother of the horde's greatest warrior. When he stumbles onto a legendary castle, however, he believes his luck is about to change. But the horde's enemies have found the thing as well, and Tal's brother breaks gobelin law to chase a human who is more trouble than she's worth.Now Tal and Maera are the only ones who can save his brother, the one person they both love and the only thing they can agree on. If they fail, the horde will never believe them, and the castle of prophecy will fall into enemy hands. If they succeed, they'll have to stand together against the full fury of the gobelin horde...Step into the Kingdoms today and download a date with the gobein horde.

Do You Have A Dragon Problem?It's not easy living with a dragon in your belly, but I think I've finally figured it out. We're going to be just fine, so long as the rest of the world doesn't find out. Which of course, is going to happen any second. It's not like I want life to be easy, but maybe, we could leave out getting stalked across Eastern Washington by reporters, followed by cops, and impersonated by strangers on the internet. Maybe, my gang could stop fighting among themselves, I could stop gathering runaways like a mother hen, and the stoner kid with a megalomania complex and a dragon that dwarfs my own will just leave us alone and go away.Keep Dreaming.I've never been an optimist, but maybe, if the world would stop conspiring against me, I could keep it from finding out about dragons. And get Doc back?My personal, invisible, Blue smartass isn't helping. Unfortunately, he's right. Doc left us. Now everyone's looking at me to fix things, our gang's coming apart at the seams, and I think I'm being haunted by a silver death worm. You made that up.Never mind. Some days, it's best to let the dragon win.

Eleven animal stories from author Frances Pauli. From dogs to dinosaurs, from the courtroom to the coral reef, follow these critter characters through a wild variety of adventures across genres. Meet a lion struggling to adapt to a high-paced city lifestyle, a pair of velociraptors looking to put the spark back into their marriage, a remora who is always in the right place at the wrong time, and a hellhound who longs for something far more ordinary. Follow a boxing champion through his last days in the ring, and two soldiers on opposite sides of humanity's last stand. Whatever species you prefer, Bearly Fiction invites you to step outside of yourself and into the world of fur and feathers, myth and magic, struggles and survival.

Genevieve doesn't believe in past lives, demons, or true love. All of which seems like a perfectly practical approach to life until the thing that killed her in World War One decides it's time to try again...Now Viv is bouncing between two lives and being stalked by something evil in both of them. As the love story of two soldiers unfolds in her memory, her heart opens for a man who may not even be available. Not that she has time to worry about minor details. If she can't figure out the demon's identity fast, Viv could lose more than just her life. She could lose everything she never believed in.

When Ayden chases a stray dog down an alley just in time to witness a murder, the cops side with the killer, and his sudden interest in Ayden sends her straight into the same weird visions that kept her institutionalized for most of her childhood She's learned to live with them, but somehow, the dark and dangerous Maxwell Jackson is not nearly as easy to ignore. He not only has the key to saving her dog, he believes in things Ayden has spent her whole life convincing herself are absolutely impossible. She might be able to get past the crazy, might even be able to learn to trust another human again, but Maxwell is part of a group that uses dogs to kill... and even if he is the man of her dreams, he's brought a whole lifetime of nightmares along with him.

An ancient enemy rises...Milyi has found her place inside the spider city, but her heart mourns for the boy she could not save. She burns for vengeance, for a chance to win back what was taken from her. When the enemy rises over the jungle, Milyi must face more than their deadly stings, she must learn to let Saku go. The Wisps seek to turn her people, to spread their poison from village to village. The only ones who can stop them are those who defy tradition, who ride the gigantic Great Ones, and who face a trial that could easily destroy them. When Milyi's turn arrives, she must brave the most dangerous burrow of all, prove herself worthy at last, and emerge ready to fight the demons who fall from the sky like living fire.

Vane has never turned away from an opportunity to seize power. He's spent his life manipulating others for his own gain. So when an ancient castle presents him with a magic ring and a legendary promise, he knows exactly what to do. Use the ring, find the Heir...and betray them at the first opportunity. Lidya is the middle child, neither lovely as her sister not physically able as her brother. She's lived in their shadows all her life and been happy enough there. But when a man called Vane shows up with a magic ring and an insane tale, Lidya's life changes. Before anyone can stop it, she's trapped in a contest that will drag them all on a quest, put one of them on an ancient throne, and could easily cost all of them their lives.

Did the Dragon make you do it?There's nothing like being left out of your own party. I sent my gang to the super secret dragon training facility to keep them safe, but now I'm on the outside, living with another dragon anchor who'd like to kill me half the time, and wondering exactly where it was that I screwed up... again. Between forest fire duty, juggling the media shit storm over the existence of dragons, and doing my best not to end up on TV, you'd think I wouldn't have time to miss them. You'd think I'd put in enough hours, that the universe had finished messing with me.Think again. Just when I'm sure I've got everything under control, my old enemy breaks out of jail, a rival gang comes after my crew, and the giant Silver Death Worm decides I'm its new best friend. Highly unlikely. Between keeping what crew I have left, keeping the dragons I don't control from instigating an unstoppable crime spree, and keeping myself from getting mended, I shouldn't have time to worry about Doc. Except, all of a sudden, my would-be boyfriend is at the very center of everything. And lying his ass off.What do you do when all your problems point straight to the one person in the world you want to believe in? What do you do when you lose everything, and even the voices in your head have no idea how to get it back?

For citizens of the Hybrid Nation, life is all about balance. Each hybrid possesses a predator side and a prey side. Their peaceful society depends on the equal integration of both. So for the few unlucky children to be born all prey, the only safe solution is life in an institution. When Free Denver police officer, Joll Warren, arrives at the atypical facility, he comes face to face with a repressed memory even uglier than the murder he's been sent to investigate. One dark secret leads him to the uncomfortable truth about his family's past. Joll races to find the answers, but even if he succeeds, the truth might never set him free. Because the atypical population in the Hybrid Nation is nothing at all like anyone imagines, and the prey heavy are not about to forgive and forget.

Something's rotten in the Fey lands. On both sides of the border, shadow creatures spring out of nowhere, and the dark legends surrounding the fey take on a whole new meaning. Marcus Bramble tracks a madman while Elizabeth and the crew at the Embassy sort through the evidence he left behind. But time is against them. The Fey rulers have turned a blind eye on forests teeming with imaginary monsters, and the Sidhe tower stands silent amidst the chaos. Will the race to uncover its secrets solve the mystery of the elves' past or unleash even more horrors on them all?

Satina knows more than anyone that gangs are bad news. As a Granter, she uses her magic to help people escape them. So far, her sole reward has been a life on the run, dodging from pocket to pocket and only landing in the ordinary world long enough to put her special skills to use.When the goodmother arrives in Westwood, however, a magic-hungry gang is just one step behind her, and their leader wants more than just the town. He wants Satina, and he'll do anything, use anyone, to get her. Though Satina finds an unlikely ally in Marten, the imp Skinner who manages to help more people than he hurts, it will take all the power they can summon to keep Westwood's secrets from falling into the wrong hands, to keep one wide-eyed girl from following the wrong man, and to keep Satina herself from falling in love with the only person in the world who knows how much of a fraud she really is. Kingdoms Gone series book one: A fantasy fairy tale

The burrows of the Great Ones are stirring. Horatch, a T'rant scout, is sent into the jungles to find a promising candidate among the scattered tribes of humans. He must risk his life to find one special child who is brave, talented, and able to survive the tests ahead. When he meets Milyi, his hopes soar. But just returning her to the Temple proves difficult for the spider scout. An ancient enemy has also awoken, and if the Wisps have their way, the Great Ones will remain a part of history, the T'rants will fall, and the humans will live as servants to the Wisp cults taking root in secret all across their world.

Mofitan has no more faith in the Heart... until he meets the enemy he can't help but believe in. Disguised as a slave, Mofitan infiltrates the enemy forces on Eclipsis. Certain his people's Heart is all a lie, his only mission is to help his friends, to overthrow an evil man, and free the people of Eclipsis from a tyrant. Except the enemy's right hand man just might be the woman he's meant to be with. If the Heart isn't fooling him again, Mofitan is on the wrong side... or she is. Between sabotage, deep core mining, alien extermination and random explosions Mofitan has to work out how to get Corah on his team before she gets orders to take him out. If his heart wasn't breaking, he'd definitely be having the time of his life.

Stella is the senior editor at the Arts Examiner, a cinnamon bear surrounded by her friends and respected by her coworkers. Until the powers that be announce a city-wide art contest, and the excitement drives the Examiner crew into a chaotic frenzy. Between playing mother hen to her friends, working out what she's going to enter, and keeping up with her job at the paper, Stella has enough to juggle. So when a sexy polar bear starts sniffing around Stella's desk, she knows better than to take it seriously. She knows better than to trust her luck with males, and all the skeletons in her closet agree with her. But no matter how loudly her history screams at her to run, Stella finds herself wanting to try again. She should know better, but this old bear is hoping she can learn a new trick. She's hoping, and that scares her even more than all the secrets in her past.

I never should have let Steph drag me to that Psychic Fair. Metaphysical nonsense doesn't suit me, Seattle doesn't suit me, and I think I might be allergic to patchouli. I'm definitely allergic to car accidents, to giant elk falling from the sky, and most importantly, to the huge, blue dragon that's attached its obnoxious tail to my navel. Just try having a smart-ass dragon nattering in your brain twenty-four-seven. Better yet, don't try it. I recommend skipping the entire, batshit crazy, ordeal. Avoid black cats. Don't get that Reiki treatment, and definitely don't wake up alone, surrounded by other dragons who know way more than you do about what the hell is going on.I can handle it, though. I got this covered. Just as soon as I figure out how to get away from the urban highlander who thinks I'm his mate. Just as soon as I work out how to detach...I wouldn't recommend that. You see what I mean? Crazy. Now I have to escape, to convince the nutty dragon clan that I am not their leader, and to come up with some way to get rid of...You could try exorcism?I get the feeling this isn't going to be easy.

Dolfan believed in the Heart... until it gave her to another man. When Vashia arrives on Shroud as an indentured bride, Dolfan recognizes immediately that they are meant to be together. Broken, lost, and on the run, she trusts no one, but Dolfan has enough faith for the both of them... Until his people's sacred ritual gives Vashia to someone else. Until Dolfan's faith, and his heart are tested. Vashia's arrival ignites a storm on Shroud, and the full-scale invasion that chases after her threatens to destroy Dolfan's home, his culture, and his planet. If he can't challenge his own beliefs enough to admit the ritual was wrong, the only woman he wants will likely be the end of everything he's ever known.

Shayd's visions serve the Heart... until it asks him to betray his own future. When the Shrouded Heart sends him on a mission of diplomacy, Shayd is eager to obey. The treason of his predecessor has stained the rituals and weakened his relationship with the sacred crystal, but when it brings him to Rowri, he is certain the alien priestess is destined to be his heartmate. Despite the fact that their mission is to deliver her to her wedding... to someone else. Rowri's duty to her people insists Shayd must give her away, even as their heartbond draws them closer and closer together. Though he understands her loyalty, honoring her choice will put her in danger, leave her planet open to attack, and unleash an old enemy dead set on destroying them all.

Liz Larson is fairy touched, a revel Dancer struggling with an addiction to fairy food and the lure of her own memories. When a strange elf turns up with an old photo and a new mission, Liz has only one answer for the uptight agent. No way. Never again. Marcus Bramble is not interested in babysitting a human junkie, but a series of ghastly murders has spread terror across the Fey lands. Only the fairies know what's going on, and only one person can get the little devils to talk. Unfortunately, Liz has no interest in cooperating... until the investigation points to her old partner. Until Lockland Sheen is involved. Now the elvin agent and the human Dancer set out to save both their worlds. Unfortunately, the more they rely on Liz's tie to the fairies, the closer she inches toward the madness that lurks behind her fantasies.

Stevie Roth gave up her chance at inter-dimensional adventure and settled for the ordinary world. She almost convinced herself she'd made the right decision, too. Until Weldon Marks, out-of-this-world goofball and totally delicious dork, shows up and reminds her exactly what she left behind.Suddenly she's back up to her neck in the insanity, and remembering exactly why she left. Weldon is acting cagey, his clone won't leave her alone, and the invisible man is leading an investigation that seems hellbent on spoiling any chance she has at keeping the one idiot in the universe she wants in her life for good.Her world has turned completely upside down, her favorite snake is missing, and Stevie's pretty sure the beat up box Weldon stashed in her living room hides something illegal in any dimension. If it does, she's going to strangle him... If he doesn't get himself killed fist, that is.

Chloe Watson is an ordinary girl looking forward to a nice, peaceful winter, until she finds a bizarre artifact in a hotel room and meets its owner, Andrew Paige. He might look like an ordinary suit, but he's got a string of secrets hiding behind his knee-weakening smile. When he offers her a job at The Dimensional Shift, Chloe is tossed straight into the world of inter-dimensional tourists and their odd accommodations.Between dealing with the Shift's unusual guests, and trying to determine if the boss' interest in her is strictly professional, Chloe uncovers a plot to steal the hotel's dimensional keys. With the help of the town gossip, her alien abductee neighbor, and her new invisible best friend, Chloe confronts and inter-dimensional crime ring and a host of complications that make romancing the boss look like the least of her problems.

Ten Animal Stories from Award Winning Author, Frances PauliWhat happens when a grown man has a sentient teddy bear? When a witch makes a wish that turns her dog into a human? When a little girl looks between the veils of reality and finds something that is "more than just a bear"?Bearly Fiction: Volume Two explores the intersection of human and animal with ten short stories ranging from funny to fantastical. Ten humans discover their own animal encounters. From ancient koi fish to wily fox, from a dragon miner to a murderous cow. When man and animal collide, it's bound to be a hairy experience.

Chloe Watson is just starting to get used to her inter-dimensional career, her covert relationship with the boss, and her life as a cross dimensional traveler when a last minute promotion, a galaxy wide tournament, and an unexpected stowaway manage to throw a wrench in her status quo.Unless she can sort out a string of parallel abductions, deal with an infestation of Lemurian bedbugs, and get her local pet store associate back home before the woman blows the whistle, everything Chloe has going for her will be history.In the meantime, her relationship is on the rocks. Her job is on the line. And her boyfriend/boss is keeping secrets that could cost them both a lot more than just their salaries.

Ancient Powers have returned to the Kingdoms, and old magic brews in dark corners. When three gods arrive in the flesh, two take up sides and make ready to battle. Milara, however, is trapped between her desire to make amends for their past and the voice of her own memories whispering to her of war and vengeance. She must find the remaining Fairbright siblings and make her peace before her kin's war tears the Kingdoms to pieces. But unless she can banish her ghosts, face her past, and survive the retribution demanded by the gobelin horde, Milara risks losing herself completely to the fury of magic scorned. The final installment in the Kingdoms Gone series is here, and with it, the fate of all magic in the Kingdoms.

Six inter-galactic short stories from author, Frances Pauli.From The Fobidden Zone to the Alien-Human relations department, these short, alien-infested romps explore encounters with a diversity of imagined species, scenarios, and space disasters. Join Dylan Lowwater, lackluster employee at Space Station H22-J231, Jo Lorey, out of place musician desperate to communicate with a threatened race, and Lieutenant Commander Roe, just plain desperate, as they struggle against out-of-this-world obstacles. In a universe overflowing with tentacles and glow gin, sometimes adventure is easier to find than a date.

Zora has always been the quintessential space tramp. Check around. Now that her escapades have left her with a bun in the oven, her wanderlust has morphed into fits of spontaneous weeping. The baby's father may or may not be the self-proclaimed clone emperor, galaxy do-gooder, and the first man Zora's ever wanted to keep around longer than one night. Naturally, she's ready to run as far and as fast as possible. Unfortunately the one thing that hasn't changed is her luck, and the man she thinks she wants to escape is hell bent on following her. When the mission goes horribly awry, Zora's left to care for a zillion dormant space slug eggs, outrun pirates, activists and the Gen-fed authorities and keep her continually expanding middle under serious wraps. Compared to this, intergalactic morning sickness was a piece of cake.

When Xenobiologist, Dr. Murray, receives yet another phony wedding invitation from her galaxy hopping sister, she does what any good sibling would do. She drops her research and hops the first flight to some obscure planet at the edge of the civilized universe. But Zora's weddings never manage to go off as planned, and before the cake is served, Murray finds herself imprisoned with the unapologetic bride. With the assistance of a mysterious android and the universe's last living space slug, the two find themselves on the run in a stolen space ship with half the galaxy in hot pursuit. Thanks to Zora, it's the least desirable half. Maybe Murray will get lucky, and the crash landing will kill her.

Liz Larson holds the last remnant of the Seelie Sidhe's power. The elves look to her for guidance, but all she has to offer them is the disturbing story of their origin, the final truth that will turn many of them against her. With her dwindling number of allies, Liz needs to reopen the borders, to find the missing Marcus Bramble, and to avoid the sudden, terrifying attention of the new Fey ruler, the Unseelie Speaker and new master of the Sidhe Tower. While her friends in Mundanity race to pry open the gates, and Marcus searches for the answer to a puzzle that could save or damn them all, the Unseelie Speaker marches north, bringing his army and his wrath to focus on Elizabeth. What can one, fairy-touched human do in the face of the Unseelie court's full fury? How can she fight when the enemy's anger is only partly blind, when she can see all too clearly the traces of justice behind it?

Two women on opposite ends of time. Between them is the war that will change their world forever... Payne lives a cursed life. Her touch brings death, and her memory is damaged. She has only an aging mage for company, and he could easily be her enemy. When a stranger tears her away from her temple's safety, she finds the world outside just as empty of answers. Who can she believe and who, if anyone, can break her curse and free her from a life that is rapidly slipping toward darkness and destruction? Farine has been blessed with everything she's ever desired. Her father is the king, her friends surround her and her life seems perfect. Until a strange User dares her to look into the unicorn's eye, and the veil of illusion is lifted. Now her father's perfect kingdom shows its true colors. The walls are crumbling and the enemies no one believed they had are marching for the gates. As the Kingdoms crumble, Farine must choose between trusting her old friends, or her newly awakened heart. One woman living on the eve of the Final War and one dwelling in the aftermath. Only by untangling their destinies will they find the answer that could save them both.