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Fifty years after the moon landings, the commercialization of space travel is finally here, but do we still know how to dream? Final Frontier recalls the heady thrill of the Apollo era and glimpses wonders yet to come. Inside, find a dozen uplifting stories of humor, tragedy, sacrifice and good old fashioned cussedness by today's award-winning authors - plus a healthy dose of optimism. All that, plus a forward by a NASA astronaut and a piece by Spider Robinson, inspired by Robert Heinlein. The Final Frontier is open for business!

One of the most oft-used themes for an author to explore is that of themselves and how they see authors in stories coping with everything around them.

Surviving the muki war, things seem to be looking up as the last of the humans within the barony are brought into the fold. The Coblynau have their city restored to its former glory thanks to Baron William Donovan, but will his costly gambit pay off? As real answers finally start to reveal themselves, the sea unleashes all new horrors, threatening everything William has built. To succeed, William must find a way to solve the ongoing problem of fueling his class, make use of all the gifts he's been given, and make a decision that will affect the lives of every human in the barony.

Is three a crowd - or is it not enough? Since he admitted that he loved Sean as much as he loved Lea, Andy has been acting oddly - mute, sullen, withdrawn. When Lea confronts him about it, Andy tells Lea he's been feeling uncomfortable because he wants her to come home to a friend's wedding. To Andy's old girlfriend. That Andy may have told his friend - and his old flame, and his family - that he and Lea are engaged. And that he doesn't know how to explain what he, Lea, and Sean are building.

Christmastime should be about being together. But Suzie and Danny have been apart for months, going to separate colleges. Danny didn't come back home for the holidays, and now Suzie is stuck with her family, driving up to the mountains when all she wants is her boyfriend. Her lover. Little does she know that Danny has planned a present for her that she will never forget!

Gruah, the granddaughter of King Cìnéad III of the Royal Clan Alpin, marries two men in less than six months, one she loves and one she hates; one in secret, the other arranged by the high king of Scotland. At the age of 18, she lays her palm upon the ancient stone of Scone and sees her destiny as queen of Scotland, and she vows to do whatever necessary to see her true love, Macbeth macFindlaech, beside her on the throne.

No longer traveling with the Wayward, Leo learns that finding his own way is its own adventure and one he could never have experienced as one of the Wayward. He joins a new caravan and befriends a young girl fascinated by the Twilight Gates, travels with one of the fae and learns of a danger to their realm, and makes an enemy of the Alley King. Surviving the journey is only the first step. The Academy is the goal. Even then, he must still gain entry to the Academy—which proves more difficult than Benjamin led him to believe.

Six-year-old Jaxon Lathan disappeared while playing in a park. Ten years later, he’s found wandering a deserted highway. The boy’s family races to the hospital to see him, but they are shocked at the sight. The bubbly youngster has been replaced by a scarred and emaciated teen. As they begin to bridge the lost years and rebuild their bonds, they must wrestle with their own guilt and demons.

Lea and her firemen burn the theater down! Andy and Sean are going to join their lover, Lea, at the theater where she works, but are they going to watch a show, or are they going to be the show? This trio is taking things to the next level, in every sense, and Lea thinks that's wonderful...but what about the neighbors? And her coworkers? And - gulp - what about Sean's mom? She and her boys are finding that as complex as their relationship is, it's nothing compared to trying to explain it to the outside world.

As Allison's awakening continues, she discovers that sometimes what seems far away can be incredibly close. When her friend Jordan comes to visit her in college, she finds that BFF and ILU mean a lot more in person than over a text.

Lea's flying home to San Francisco to pack up, separating her temporarily from Sean and Andy, her two gorgeous firemen; she'll have to do without them for weeks... Or will she? And just what has Kirsten - Lea's roommate and Sean's sister - been up to while Lea's been gone? Find out in The Visitor Comes Home!

Sensual and steamy, erotic and amusing, here are seventeen stories of erotic romance by K.D. West. Drawn together from three different collections, this boxed set runs the gamut from emotionally complex to hilarious and everything in between - but always exploring the ways in which sex and sexuality make us human.

Danielle and Robby’s love life is anything but conventional - and they’re looking for someone to join them. Danielle may not be in a three-way marriage like her brother, Andy, or their sister, Jessie. But Danielle and her husband Robby’s marriage has never been as conventional as it may have looked. And now, on the night of Jessie’s wedding, Danielle and Robby have a chance to live out their oldest fantasy. For as long as they’ve been together, Robby has wanted to watch his wife with another man. And she has longed to give him that.

After dreaming of going to college for years, Allison finds once she gets there that she misses the people she left behind: her best friend Jordan, and especially Ken, her lover, her one-time teacher. Fortunately for her, they miss her just as much.

Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Lea always takes pride in a job well done. Sean and Andy take pride in Lea doing well, and pleasure in doing Lea well. As she begins her life in Atlanta in earnest, Lea asks herself if her arrangement with Sean and Andy might not be too much of a good thing. And when they ask for more, are they crossing the line from a friendly threesome... to a friendly menage? Never one to take things lying down, Lea gets down to business.

Ken is hot for Dana, his teacher. And Dana is more than happy to teach him something important: A thing of beauty is a joy forever. And a beautiful teacher can be the pleasure of a lifetime.

I was a monster when I had nothing. Forced to be an assassin for a criminal organization, it only took a simple order to have me end a life. Now, I have everything to lose. The woman I fought hard not to love, has become my entire world. I might have taken Raven to save her from her father, but I’m keeping her for myself. Till death do we part. Vows we shared in secret may come to be more prophesy than promise, because I’ll destroy anything that tries to keep me from her.

The arrival of the mysterious Magi, along with their near invincible guardians, signals a change. For Jakob, apprentice historian, and son of a priest longing for adventure, it begins an opportunity. When his home is attacked, Jakob starts a journey that will take him far from home and everything he has ever known. Studying with a new swordmaster, he gains surprising skill, but also strange new abilities that make him fear the madness which has claimed so many has come to him.

No longer alone, Sam and Alec struggle to find time to continue their studies together. Sam knows that she is more than the lowborn she'd long believed, now living and training in the palace, but still doesn't feel as if she quite fits in. Worse, it seems as if Alec has moved on without her, preferring his new life in the university. Alec has quickly risen in rank, but that only draws attention to him. Learning from master physickers has its benefits, but there are dangers and he's not certain whether he can trust the new friends he's made. 

In a beautiful city, take one part heartsick man, add one part gorgeous young woman and seven parts cayenne-hot sex. Mix together and you've got the gumbo that is…The Big Easy. A tale of sexual serendipity.