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Keep your enemies close...

Recovered from the wounds he received in the Battle of Inkerman, William Dudley, newly promoted from the ranks, returns to the Crimea and the ongoing siege of Sevastopol. Determined to serve with honour as a commissioned officer just as he had as a sergeant, Dudley runs afoul of the paranoid schemes of his new company commander, Captain David Neville.

As the British Army prepares for the final assault on the massive fort defending Sevastopol, the Redan, Dudley discovers the greatest danger he will face will not come from the Russian guns but from within the ranks of his own regiment.

Empire and Honor Book 2

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My Darling Edith...

Averil read the impassioned words in disbelief and astonishment. A love letter, here among her spinster aunt’s possessions? What could it mean?

When Averil Matthews arrives to sort out her deceased aunt’s estate, she expects to find a neat bundle of papers in a drawer somewhere suitable to her aunt’s unassuming life. Instead, she finds a passionate love letter. A letter worn by years of reading and re-reading…

A Rose Rountree Mystery

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Egypt got run over by a reindeer…

There’s no doubt about it—Cade Dugan has a magic matchmaking touch. Every time he’s made figurines of mates for local residents of Holly for his ceramic Christmas village they’ve arrived as depicted. His problem is the figure of the woman in the blue coat he made for himself, because women swoop down on Holly, determined to be The One, the minute they hear about it.

Egypt’s had great luck with men—all of it bad. Every time she introduces her guy to a friend, she ends up being a bridesmaid instead of the bride. She’s on her way for the fourteenth outing—her sister’s Christmas Eve wedding to Egypt’s last boyfriend—when her car conks out near a tiny village full of more Christmas cheer than she can stand…and a gorgeous hunk in a sleigh, drawn by a team of reindeer, who is clearly a complete nut job.

A complete nut job who makes her tingle all over, and who is fated to try to kill her three times before he can claim her forever.

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Whom the gods make mad must be destroyed

Azdrefel is once again imprisoned in the infinite void of the Everdark, but before anyone can celebrate victory his high priest engulfs an unprepared kingdom of Oestrand in a war it can’t hope to win. With its king hidden in the Sorcerer’s Tower, the land falls under the savage and bloody hand of the Servants.

But Hasdrugon isn’t content to rule. He wants vengeance on those who sent his god into exile, and there are traitors who are only too willing to help him.

In the conclusion of the Everdark Wars trilogy, Perian Dawnstar and Randrick alt Harbinnen are left with a task incomplete and an implacable enemy whose plans for them would make nightmares seem pleasant.

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When someone has no one

Freelance investigative reporter Victor Koseva has disappeared. A loner, Koseva has few friends, no co-workers, a dysfunctional family background, and some quirky proclivities that could easily have gotten him in trouble.

But when his concerned sister-in-law hires Dick Hardesty, he discovers Koseva was looking into two very dangerous subjects: corruption in a powerful local labor union and drug use at a local boxing arena—an arena owned by his estranged father and brother. Add a handsome gay middleweight with eyes on the championship and a peculiar kleptomaniacal accountant and a total lack of clues or sources for same, and you have the making of a puzzle that threatens to stump even Dick Hardesty.

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This is the way his world ends

Christopher Evergild, like his father and his grandfathers before him, had trained all his life for one thing: to be the Royal Champion of Abernal and maintain the peace with the strength of his arm.

Then the king dies at his wedding feast, and his heir is a woman exiled to a mountain keep as an infant—a woman reputed to be so hideous only trolls can bear to look at her. Plots to replace her sprout before the king’s corpse is cold, but Chris’s duty is clear.

How is he to know doing the right thing will change his life forever?

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Love by Moonlight...

In the center of the maze at an Adirondack resort lies a spring-fed pool. Legend says that if you look into the serene depths under a full moon, you’ll see the face of your true love. In this collection of four novellas, the magic of the Moon Pool touches the lives of eight people for whom love seems to be a dream that can never be reality.

Thea — who lost her one true love because she couldn’t bear the scorn of others.

Faith — who has given up on love in the face of responsibility.

Lynn— who settled for practicality when she yearned for poetry. and

Cynthia — whose reputation for selfishness was no match for love.

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Discover the wonders of imagination

Rupert Dullz isn’t very happy. His grandmother’s coffus is getting worse, school is boring and there’s nothing to do on his days off but rake up endless piles of leaves. Everything in Graysland is, well, gray, and every day is just like the one before it, and the one before that.

That is, until a strangely dressed man named Pie O’Sky swoops out of nowhere in his multicolored bagoon and offers a special reward to whoever can open his mysterious door. When Rupert succeeds, he’s thrilled when Pie O’Sky carries him beyond it to the brilliantly colored land of Far-Myst. Adventure calls, and Rupert discovers a wonderful world full of something he’s never heard of before–imagination.

But Far-Myst is in danger, and it may be that only Rupert has the power to save it. Is he the one whose imagination is powerful enough to stop the evil that is destroying the beautiful world beyond the door?

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FRIDAY

Fr1800T The Changing Definition of Urban Fantasy

Fri 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Trinity

A. Allston, E. Bear, J. Hall, A. Martinez, J. Rountree*, D. Sylvan

This subgenre label has been around for several decades, and it’s being applied to stuff now that would have been out of bounds in the 80s. What does it mean, and what does it include and exclude?

Fr2000SB Trends in e-Book publishing

Fri 8:00 PM-9:00 PM Sabine

L. Anders, E. Burton, J. Kenner, J. Reasoner, W. Shetterly*

What kind of fiction is available as e-books these days, and how is it finding its audience?

Fr2100P Reading

Fri 9:00 PM-9:30 PM Pecos

Joan Upton Hall

Fr2100SA What’s New with Doctor Who

Fri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM San Antonio

F. Duarte, M. Fletcher*, G. Oliver, A. Porter, R. Rose

A discussion of recent developments with the classic BBC TV show.

Fr2200SB Fringe: Why We Like It

Fri 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Sabine

R. Bennett*, E. Burton, A. de Orive, Mi. Finn, R. Kelley, M. Walsh

How did this show become so watchable and interesting?

SATURDAY

Sa1000SB Game of Thrones: Comparing the Book to the Series

Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Sabine

M. Bey, A. de Orive*, S. Leicht, G. Oliver, J. Rountree

Exploring the faithfulness of the adaptation and the high points of the book vs. the show.

Sa1000T Steampunk as a Fashion Movement

Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Trinity

R. Bennett, Mi. Finn, B. Hale*, J. Vanderhooft

What is it about this neo-retro look that’s captured so much interest in fandom and even spread to TV shows like Castle?

 

Sa1000DR Signing

Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Dealers’ Room

L. Anders, K. Frost, J. Hall, K. Hoover, B. Mahoney, R. Rogers

Sa1200SB SF/F Poetry Round Robin Reading

Sat Noon-1:00 PM Sabine

K. Holt, T. Mallory, J. McDermott, J. Perez*, R. Rose, J. Vanderhooft, D. Webb

Authors take turns reading from their own poems.

Sa1500SM Broad Universe Reading

Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM San Marcos

J. Cheney, M. Fletcher, P. Jones, A. Latner, N. Moore*, G. Oliver, C. Rambo, J. Reisman, J. Vanderhooft

A series of rapid-fire readings arranged by a prominent women’s writer organization.

Sa1700SM How Much Interaction Should Writers Have with Their Readers?

Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM San Marcos

E. Burton, K. Holt*, M. Maresca, J. Nevins, R. Rose

Spending time with your readers in person and online can be good for your ego and an effective way to promote your work. How do you keep it from taking too much time and negatively affecting your creative process?

Sa1800SA What’s New with Vampires

Sat 6:00 PM-7:00 PM San Antonio

A. Allston, M. Bey*, J. Hall, P. Roberts, D. Sylvan, S. White

Who are the new writers and what are the innovative ideas dealing with our favorite undead creatures?

Sa2030SM Reading

Sat 8:30 PM-9:00 PM San Marcos

Gloria Oliver

Sa2130P Reading

Sat 9:30 PM-10:00 PM Pecos

Rie Sheridan Rose

Sa2200SB Writing Erotic Fiction

Sat 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Sabine

M. Fletcher, P. Roberts*, R. Rose, J. Vanderhooft, S. White

The art of writing naughty stuff.

SUNDAY

 

Su1000SB Fans in the Mainstream Media: The Big Bang Theory, The Guild, and More

Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Sabine

R. Eudaly*, Mi. Finn, P. Jones, G. Oliver, A. Porter, L. Thomas

Long regarded as social outcasts, sf/f fans are now the subjects of successful television shows, web series, and movies. How and why?

Su1000SA Theme Anthologies

Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM San Antonio

C. Brown*, M. Dimond, J. Mandala, N. Moore, J. Vanderhooft

The art and challenges of editing a theme anthology and writing stories for one.

Su1030P Reading

Sun 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Pecos

Elizabeth Burton

Su1100DR Signing

Sun 11:00 AM-Noon Dealers’ Room

K. Kimbriel, J. McDermott, G. Oliver, J. Reasoner, V. Villafranca

Su1200DR Signing

Sun Noon-1:00 PM Dealers’ Room

M. Bey, J. Blaschke, A. Downum, F. Duarte, S. Johnson, J. Vanderhooft

 

Su1300SA The Return of Sword and Sorcery

Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM San Antonio

L. Anders, L. Donahue*, J. Hall, R. Rose, W. Siros

Exploring the rising popularity of sword-wielding barbarians, supernatural snake creatures, bikini-clad maidens, and more.

Su1430P Reading

Sun 2:30 PM-3:00 PM Pecos

JoSelle Vanderfhooft